BUS Routing and Navigation

Checked many options including Garmin and Rand. This app by far more superior for routing and avoiding restrictions.

I have used this system for three days. What do I NOT like about it? Not much. >>>I wish it had an audible tone (other than voice) to give me the final turn prompt. I have a$400 Rand-McNally TND 740 that is being sidelined by this app. The doorbell prompt is something I miss from that unit. >>>I wish I could load this on multiple devices (two would be good) under the same account and email. As it stands now, I would have to buy a separate subscription for each device. My other options are to buy a phone with an even larger screen or start a tablet plan with my mobile provider. The aim here is to get a larger screen display. Unlike car usage, bus usage places the screen at a greater distance, and makes everything smaller and less visible. >>>I have not tried it, but it seems like using it on a Wi-Fi tethered device is not recommended by the manufacturer. This comes out in the FAQs. It appears that this disables some of the functions. I wonder if this a means to control licensing. If this is the case, it is not good to punish all users trying to maximize the app's utility by employing larger screens. >>>There are too many steps to routing. Enter the location name or address Select "create route". Press navigate. Two steps should suffice. >>> HOS activation and status are not automatic. Each status change must be manually entered. >>>These are the only negatives I can recall now. I will amend my review if necessary as I have more time to experience the service. >>>What do I love about it? A lot! The only problem is you do not have time to read it! I will hit some of the main features I like. >>>Hands-free location entry by location name or address. >>>USA based means fewer pronouncement errors like "arr tee" for the abbreviation for route, or "ayv" for the abbreviation for avenue. It has only been a few days with it, so I have a few more to discover in comparison to the $400 Rand-McNally unit. Unfortunately, and I may be confusing this for another system, but I think I heard it say Drive Martin Luther King boulevard for Dr. (Doctor) Martin Luther King, >>>Unlike the TND-740, this app does not treat buses like trucks. In New Jersey, buses are permitted to use the Garden State Parkway, as long as operators are aware of any low clearances along the route. Trucks are restricted from some or all of the roadway, depending on weight. The TND-740 actually stopped navigating, because I would not remove the 18 to 25 ton motor coaches I was driving from the Parkway. I had to underreport the weight on the unit to get it to not do this. This meant I had to be more wary of absolute weight restrictions, since the unit would not alert me to those that exceeded the entered weight. One December morning in Delaware, on a construction detour with a fully occupied bus, I narrowly avoided entering a bridge with a 5 ton restriction. CDL QUIZ: Which Smith Key saved my and 50+ passengers' lives? >>>For what you get, the pricing plan is excellent. I am happy there is no free option. This app is designed for professional drivers, drivers whose livelihood depends on safe and timely operation and delivery of passengers and cargo. Unlimited software and map updates, realtime traffic, live incident reporting and IFTA and HOS recording are indispensable. This is a more than worthwhile business expense, fully deductible. Thanks to this app, T-Mobile is likely going to be happy when I purchase one of their data plans with a "free" tablet to accommodate this app.

Great on East Coast. The best app for charter buses. Tried Rand. This app has more updated maps.

Not a good routing app. It has numerous and significant flaws as partially noted below. I didn't use it enough to properly assess it after paying the subscription fee and asked for a refund of the unused portion of the annual rate I paid after the 48-hour window. They would not refund even after I pointed out the flaws, and instead asked that I submit a tech report each time the app is in error. I shouldn't have to do that...don't launch an app until it's ready. It's only redeeming feature is being able to select which travel stops to show on the map. - It twice tried to route me on a road known to be closed every winter. Google knew it was closed. - Can't zoom in/out or scroll around the map when an active route is running. - Can't select a location other than current location, which is helpful when trip planning. - It caused me to enter a no-exit area where I had to do a 4-point turn to get turned around in downtown Chicago because it thought I was on lower Whacker rather than upper. - When the destination is in a crowded downtown area, the last turn it says to take is sometimes in the middle of the block where there is no road. - I didn't take a turn it wanted and when trying to reroute the map fluttered and the voice sounded like a record skipping.

I'm fairly disappointed with this app! I attempted to use it on my school bus route with 16 stops, and it was maddening how discombobulated it was. The optimize button did absolutely nothing but make it worse. And then I tried it with my coach bus company trip with just 3 stops, and it still acted like it was schizo! I'll not be subscribing anymore, I've already wasted $30!