I have the same GPS. I find that if you want bypass around a major city. Go into the truck settings and tell it that your hauling hazamat and it will route you around the city. When once you get around the major city change back to non hazamat in the truck settings. Works everytime!! In most major cities, hazmat cargo cannot travel through downtown cities.

@ItsAHighwayVlog

3 жыл бұрын

That would usually do the trick! In most cases, it will route you around the major cities if you have it set to hazmat.

I still use my TND720. It works fine without all the hiccups. Of course none are flawless, but Rand is trying to cram too much into these devices. In doing so, they are creating too many issues while the quality control and popularity is dropping. Unfortunate from one of the "leaders" in mapping and navigation. They need to stick to making a good quality truck GPS without all the extra crap, most of which requires WiFI...an added expense. Simple, easy to use, accurate and reliable. That's really all professional drivers want. Leave the tablets, cameras, computers, gaming, SAT radio, ELD's, etc. to other specialized vendors.

@ItsAHighwayVlog

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree on just needing a good reliable no frills unit that works. We do love the 8" screen, just makes it easier to see for us "well aged" models, lol.

I run three States out of Reno, NV. 48 foot Refer for fresh produce. Im using the same unit. Can’t live without it in SF Bay area, LA, and with picks way out in farm country. I use it mostly for the T by T Guidance. And have experienced the same issues and problems as yourselves. It doesn’t freeze up like the older model, but will shut down without any warning. Thats not fun. Wish it could be set to avoid downtown areas and take me around congested cities. For example Twin Falls, ID. Lots of truck roads there, but it sends me through the busy streets every time. Always runs me through towns and cities even though a faster truck route is available. All in All, its worth the money. Just have to get use to it. I’d buy it again. You Nice Folks look very familiar. We may have talked at a Truck Stop somewhere. Great Video, Thanks and Happy Trails. Take Care.😊

Thank you so much! I just got me one gps like yours, and you had made it easy on me. Thanks!

Do they fall apart too? Rand McNally gps’s separate after a while I have no idea why. It’s seems to be a common complaint about their products.

Awesome video thanks

@ItsAHighwayVlog

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Love the video

@ItsAHighwayVlog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good video

Is softwhere same as older rands with the 8 pro

Thank you

@ItsAHighwayVlog

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

It has very very nice features, but since am on dedicated run and always running to the same place I know where to stop for breaks, lunch, 10 hour reset, fuel, etc. As a matter of fact I don't even need a GPS anymore but I still use my 150 dollar garmin GPS lol

3 жыл бұрын

Lol that must be nice on dedicated. I tried that but i didn’t make enough money

@rhoodj

3 жыл бұрын

@ I make more money local than OTR. Off Sat Sun work at least 10h a day, home every day, paid per hour, 2 to 4 h over time every day. I hate OTR shit

There’s so many issues with this GPS I’ve been through two of them in the last six months the files keep getting corrupt etc. and they’re not even selling it anymore it’s discontinued so that tells you a lot

@rhoodj

3 жыл бұрын

I think Garmin DEZL are way better

@zelmarhernandez2681

3 жыл бұрын

I’m tempted to buying one….. they have plenty in the truck stops even now….with three months free Sirius satélite radio built in…

I am having trouble making an address book. I can bookmark locations and save but nothing ever converts over the the address book. Any suggestions?

@ItsAHighwayVlog

3 жыл бұрын

So "Save to Address Book" doesn't work? Maybe try updating the unit?

Question. Does this GPS give you the option to create multiple stops? And the GPS puts them in the order that’s most efficient.

@ItsAHighwayVlog

4 жыл бұрын

Yes you can have multiple stops. You can rearrange them manually, or it can automatically optimize up to 10 stops. Honestly have never tried the optimize option as we usually are only going from point to point.

@jeffreyk2297

4 жыл бұрын

Perfect. I’m a semi driver that never leaves the state. When you have 4 stops in a major city it would be handy for Rand to put them in order so your not criss crossing all over the city. Thanks

Does this gps need wifi to show routes ? Or just for some of the featureS

@ItsAHighwayVlog

3 жыл бұрын

It does not need wifi for the routing. Only for real-time traffic and weather.

@craiggunsinger9970

3 жыл бұрын

@@ItsAHighwayVlog thank you so on your honest opinion is this better then the tnd 740 or should I go with that or the Garmin dezl?

Maybe I should wait for vs. 9. I’m current using 740 and it has 80 percent same features minus camera My big gripe is no ability to blow up the text. Like numbers for mileage. Do you have the ability with OD8 ? Or is the 8” screen making that scale up?

@ItsAHighwayVlog

4 жыл бұрын

The OD8 screen gives you the ability to zoom in but does not really work so well for being able to see the numbers any better as they resize. On certain screens, they made the font smaller, so in some cases, it's actually harder to see. Still, easier to see than the 7" tablets and much better than the regular GPS.

@GODANMEDIA

4 жыл бұрын

It's A Highway Vlog they told me a way to blow up the sub menus in the Android is but it only blows up the os text. Sometimes companies forget the basics. Thanks for the advise. I think I will be buying one soon if they don’t release 9 anytime soon. I almost have enough points to not pay anything

@AlienByte1

4 жыл бұрын

When is the 9 model coming out?

@GODANMEDIA

4 жыл бұрын

0 oo0 I must have mistyped. I’m assuming I meant to say model 90 vs. the current 85. However that said. I’ve decided on model Tnd 750 launched 2 weeks ago but only available from Rand McNally online store. I’m using fuel points I saved and it’s not been released to vendors outside Rand McNally store yet

Very interested in a video on your onboard WiFi!

@ItsAHighwayVlog

4 жыл бұрын

We were planning on doing a video on that, but unfortunately, the service provider we go through is no longer accepting new customers. We'll probably do a video on it sometime anyway.

Does it work for motor coaches?

@ItsAHighwayVlog

Жыл бұрын

I would think it would.

Had mine for 2 years took very good care of it have a gallon of super glue holding it together the mont is crap have the protective case on it was 50 bucks the glass got hot and warped came off the routing sucks have to charge it from the back and tablet goes dead all the time not good biggest waste of 600 bucks i every spent.

The map updates are already 2years old and nothing in future for this unit

Does it have IFTA on it?

@ItsAHighwayVlog

4 жыл бұрын

It has the ability but we do not use it. Do not know how accurate it would be. Or if I would trust it

Just bought a new one of those pieces of JUNK!! It sometimes tells you to turn right, yet the picture shows a left turn. It will also tell you to take a right when you're on an interstate! It will guide to not take an exit sometimes, though when coming up to a fork in the road, it says NOTHING!! 70% PLUS speed limits are INCORRECT. If you call their support line and they don't want to deal with your problem, they will simply HANG UP on you! Should I go on??

@ItsAHighwayVlog

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that.

It isn't the fact that the GPS don't work and they don't want to do anything about it also the suction cup it keeps falling off the dashboard it is trash also you can record front and back only facing forward

@ItsAHighwayVlog

3 жыл бұрын

We do not even try to use the dashcam feature. Useless really and the image quality is laughable.

@phoenixharvesters1373

2 жыл бұрын

I bought a brand new one at Love's truck stop in the damn GPS doesn't even work on it! And I can't take it back and get my money back. So it's about five hundred eighty bucks pissed down the drain

I so t buy anything from rand McNally anymore because they breakquickly and don't work. I have this product and the tripmaker has never worked

@ItsAHighwayVlog

3 жыл бұрын

They have been OK for us over the years, but there are definitely some major quality control / design issues. For what we pay for them, they really should last longer.

I just bought mine and paid over $500 for the Love's truck stop. The GPS doesn't even work on it. I've done everything that the instructions say do about Bluetooth. And I can't even take the thing back because it's an electronic device . It's as is when you buy it. So to prove it doesn't work I went on Amazon and I bought a $67 trucker GPS map system and it worked just fine. In conclusion Miss Rand McNally is a piece of junk. They should stick with paper maps.