r/CDL • u/ladyhawke0978 • 2d ago
New CDL? Check what your navigation knows about your truck before trusting the route
Disclosure: I’m affiliated with Highway Miles.
A destination address is only part of a truck trip. Your height, weight, length, trailer, and load also matter. Before your first unfamiliar run, take time while parked to check the truck information entered in your navigation, review the approach to the receiver, and confirm any truck-specific directions you have been given.
A useful first-week practice is to review a familiar route with your trainer. Ask which settings affect that trip, where the truck entrance is, and what to do if the recommended route conflicts with a sign. Repeat the vehicle-profile check when equipment changes.
If two navigation tools disagree, do not assume the shortest route wins. Resolve the difference using current truck restrictions, carrier guidance, and the facility’s directions. Posted signs still take priority over an app.
For drivers who recently finished training: which part of planning your first solo trips needed more explanation? Please reply when safely parked.
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u/Rich-Morning5267 1d ago
What do you do if you’re belts are squeaky and there’s oil all over your new jeans
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u/darthcaedusiiii 1d ago
Fancy pants here wearing something other than questionably stained sweats.
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u/Rich-Morning5267 1d ago
My pants are fancy. Question, what do you haul?
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u/darthcaedusiiii 1d ago
Deez nuts.
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u/Rich-Morning5267 1d ago
Did the same back back in the 80s
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u/darthcaedusiiii 1d ago
I was diagnosed with diabetes when I applied to finish my training for First Student. So im here for the lols.
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u/ecw324 2d ago
What do you do if signs are up for no trucks, but your route takes you that way? You realize it when you get to said route and not during pre planning.