GPS-controlled navigation systems do not always provide the most reliable routes. There are countless cases of incidents caused by truck drivers who believed they were doing well by following the instructions given by their mapping applications to the letter. However, there are today GPS navigation systems for Android smartphones specially adapted for trucks..
GPS application for large vehicles
The Play Store is full of GPS applications for Android smartphones and tablets. Among the best known are Waze, Google Maps and Nokia Here WeGo. These road navigation tools are particularly practical for organizing a trip or staying informed in real time of traffic jams and accidents.
Even if these GPS offer many advantages, when it comes to guiding large vehicles such as trucks, trucks or motorhomes , they quickly show their limits. Many drivers have already had the bitter experience. Many of them found themselves on too narrow roads or in front of bridges of limited height for lack of listening to the bad advice given by their GPS..
It is therefore better to choose applications capable of adapting to the sizes of your vehicle. Among these is the NavTruck app which, as the name suggests, is intended for truck drivers. 
Unlike conventional navigation systems , this GPS will only offer routes suitable for trucks (capacity of bridges, height of tunnels, etc.) while taking into account the constraints of transporting goods.
NavTruck features
The Renault Trucks special truck application available for Android is very pleasant to use. It chooses a stripped-down interface in order to favor reading comfort. 
This does not prevent it from benefiting from a very neat display and from offering a wide variety of information..
Drivers can therefore easily access traffic information (traffic jams, accidents, rest areas, truck stops, weigh stations) in order to adapt their itinerary accordingly. 
The application is also capable of indicating hilly roads, those exposed to a strong side wind but also the routes prohibited for the transport of dangerous materials.
How to use Renault Trucks NavTruck
The Renault Trucks NavTruck application is available on the Play Store for 99 euros. The standard license gives you the right to download the map of the region of your choice (France, Benelux, Italy, Iberian Peninsula, United Kingdom and Ireland etc.). Note that the application is available in several languages, especially French.
Each card is stored in the internal memory or SD card of the smartphone. It is therefore advisable to have sufficient storage (at least 2 GB of free space) when installing the navigation system.
- Launch the Play Store app on your Android smartphone
- Type in the Renault Trucks NavTruck search engine and install the application
- During the first launch, you will be asked to select the card to download
- Please note once your choice is validated, you will no longer be able to modify it
- Enter the characteristics of your vehicle (width, length, height, axle weight, total weight)
- Indicate if you are transporting dangerous or flammable goods
- Also specify the type of road taken (with or without toll)
Now you just have to activate the location function of your Android smartphone and wait a few seconds for NavTruck to position you on the map. Then enter the address of your place of destination. The route calculation is fairly quick. The application will then suggest a route adapted to your vehicle and your type of load.