TomTom launches navigation system for truck drivers

TomTom has added the compact Trucker 5000 to its portable navigation device specifically drivers of large vehicles. The device has a 5-inch screen and includes customised routes for specific vehicle type, size, weight, cargo and speed, which is combined with TomTom’s traffic and routing technology to provide ETAs based on vehicle profile and real-time traffic information.
November 13, 2015 Read time: 1 min

1692 TomTom has added the compact Trucker 5000 to its portable navigation device specifically drivers of large vehicles. The device has a 5-inch screen and includes customised routes for specific vehicle type, size, weight, cargo and speed, which is combined with TomTom’s traffic and routing technology to provide ETAs based on vehicle profile and real-time traffic information.

It comes with the lifetime truck maps at no extra cost – updated four times per year. Other features include advance lane guidance (which shows which lane to take at junctions) and Speak & Go voice control.

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