Thank you!

You’re welcome

You’re welcome

You’re welcome

Ooooooh could you explain what you mean by pre-tripping with google maps? x

Put in the destination address then zoom into it (and/or use the street view feature) to figure out where a semi truck into it as well as see if there's a guard shack, fencing, etc. If your route takes you through a town, use street view to make sure you'll be able to make the turn (ESPECIALLY if it's a right turn out if the streets make is MAIN STREET) *Don't EVER use JUST Google maps for semi truck routing*

@@RushinTruckin Really really helpful! Thank you so much! :-)

I have 14 years old Garmin Nuvi350 still working as new.

I like 770DEZL.

I still wear my fanny pack from 1987 and it still works like new

You're welcome. The Rand McNally 750 is also I good device. That's what I've been using the past year and change. Either one would be a good choice

@@RushinTruckin What made you change over. I have been looking at Rand McNally Overdrive. also. One reason is that I like the "Atlas." Do you use the atlas or find it helpuful? Is the atlas available in the 750 as well? What made you decide to change? And, why not the Overdryve?

The overdryves don't have good reviews so the extra $ they charge for them isn't worth it in my opinion. I used the RM 740 before trying this Garmin so I was used to its software so I decided to trade this Garmin in on the RM 750. I have a good buddy that bought this Garmin and loves it

And yes, the RM has the atlas on it. I don't use it. I have the huge waterproof paper one if I need it

just say" hey Garmin! rest area ahead!"

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HA !

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32'' hahaha

32 and 7/8 would be better. Stick it on the windshield with JBweld glue..🤛🤜🦾

Kirk Gibbs 💯 correct. I make mention of that in the description. They’ll all tell you to turn down a road you roll by, laugh, and say YEAH RIGHT! Preplanning is essential. I use Google maps and the atlas

Tip... reset your vehicle weight to your actual weight. Garmin SHOULD have an input for both, but they don't. I don't ever recall seeing a sign telling me I can't take a road based on GVWR unless it's 5 tons or so. Usually (always in my experience) a higher weight restriction (26 ton bridge for example) is actual weight and not GVWR. Hope that helps. Been using a dezl770 for a few years now, this unit looks faster and appears to have several useful improvements. Cost/benefit analysis may not pan out though.

I think it's distracting too brother

Thank you. You too

Rosca Liviu It’s not that it’s outdated, they just didn’t put in enough RAM I demo’d that Sygic gps and wasn’t a fan plus you’re either having to pay for a separate data plan or use your phone’s hotspot

@@RushinTruckin I'm ok with data plan, i have unlimited data on my phone but i don't make hot-spot all the time, here in the UK we have smart motorways and display panels for the traffic incidents 2-3 miles one to next one. Also i drive in the night time and it's usually quiet if you don't mind closures for construction 🚧 Speaking about Garmin GPS i think the hardware cost around 100 dollars, maximum. Until the final price it's software, licensing and profit, a lot of profit. I will like to test Garmin software on a powerful Android tablet, hopefully somebody will hack that android apk. Also will be a nice thing to install Sygic on that Garmin. I think and i really hope that they have a better gps signal that an Android tablet. On my Samsung S5E it's decent but i hope on a dedicated GPS device should be excellent.

I’m sticking with my Rand McNally 740 so would you like to buy this one off me?

Thank you

Just curious what your biggest issue was with the 750? I’m beginning to take the lack of info I’ve come across as a red flag.

Ed - I just finished 2 wk testing of the 750 and had tested the OTR 800 and Dezl 780 previously. I had to send my Overdryve Pro7 in for battery issues. I liked the 780 over the Pro 7, better lane guidance, louder volume, more warnings: RR, schools, red light cameras etc but adding pit stops was odd. On the OTR, software flow seems somewhat better but had downgraded some features. The distance to warnings like to RR, curves, etc has been removed. Red light cameras is now part of Up Next function, so you won’t have automatic warnings. Speakers downgraded to 2w. Why not keep the 3w, let the user adjust volume. Also on the OTR 8/10” you get mile marker, distance to destination, time, etc. The RM 750, takes some time playing with to add an address, called bookmarks now. When adding stops or planning route, initial distance info is generally off by 10-25%. It showed 611 but when plotted it was 797 with no alternative route. You can’t select remaining time to final now either, only time to next stop. However, you can go to route summary in order for it to calculate it. If you have several stops planned, it will show distance in between each stop. THEY all have weird quirks, some w easier workarounds. I finally got a RAM mount kit to try the OTR again in portrait so it overhangs the dash to have a clear unobstructed view while I wait on RM to return my Overdryve Pro 7, to see if make a final change.

Great info, thanks! I’m onto the 750 now myself. The distance to final thing is my biggest annoyance with it as there’s plenty of real estate on that bottom bar to have it there. Overall, though, I’m liking the changes over the 740 and the Nav 1.0 software

This is great! Much appreciated Craig.

@@craigh2275 ALL GPS's are off from the initial guesstimate to the final real mileage. I HATE that! I have made complaint to Rand McNally AND Google. My favorite GPS is the Rand McNally TND 730. It's a few years old and older technology... but it has been the most accurate (meaning as accurate as a GPS can be).

I’m using the RM 750 right now. It’s been about 2 years now. The charging/battery started acting weird. Sometimes it’ll hold a charge fine but then, while still plugged in (as it always is), it’ll drain down to where it’s red. Every now and again, the 20% power warning box will pop up. Quite annoying

Thank you!

The more you drive and use these truck gps's, the more you'll find errors. Happens on the Rand McNally 750 I have too

Idris you’re welcome

Steve Joe yes, they should! 🤣 did you see my pinned comment? Just be aware there may be some routing issues to watch out for.

Steve Joe I haven’t done a review video on it yet but I’ve been using the new Rand McNally 750 daily and I would buy this 10 times before buying this Garmin. It’s $400 vs the Garmins $600. It has some weird routing sometimes too but not as bad or as often as the Garmin.

Rushin' Truckin' just saw this lol . You saved my money

I think I'm try the Rand mcnally to the grammar it's ok

@@RushinTruckin what about the Overdryve 8 Pro II? I found one for $300 new.

thanks! Great question! I'm not entirely sure because I've always used the magnetic charging mount. I would assume the charging plug can be plugged directly into the unit itself

Not sure what you said, but there a thumbs up so I’m assuming it’s good so thanks 😊

I thanked you and you have been a great help by publishing the video. thanks again

Bekir Bilgin ahhhhh ok you’re welcome

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I don’t remember what I said to make you say this. You are correct, though.

You're welcome! Wow, 3 years with only Google maps! I bet that put you in a few hairy situations! I use the Rand McNally 750 for my daily and it's done me really good as well. Either this Garmin or the 750 are my recommendation. They each have their quirks so it just comes down to which software and user interface you prefer (think of the Android vs iPhone debate)

Lol I have no idea, sorry

Yes

Yes, there’s a 7”, 8”, and 10”. The 10” is massive!

There’s an audible ding, that’s it

It should automatically route you away from any low bridges based on the height of your vehicle profile that you enter

JOURNEY. Yes

No to the controls and no I don’t think so but not 100% sure

Thank you

I can see that from someone with your amount of experience. New drivers don’t need to use Google maps for truck routing cuz it’ll get them into trouble really quick. Not enough common sense these days I have all those apps and use google maps to get zoom into the customer to get an idea on the great way to get into them

@@RushinTruckin Hello. That is so true. You be safe out there.

Such a stupid law made up by a political paper pusher

@@RushinTruckin They do not care about drivers. But they still need to find stuffs to shop. The drivers moving those stuffs around.

I dunno about your first issue. I always leave mine plugged in. Otherwise, the battery will drain in hour or two so if it wasn’t charged, it most likely ran out of battery.

SteveRT 1... extra... inch is all I’m asking for 🤣

Great review brother , I have this and the new 8 inch RM love then both.

Thank you

I have 2nd tnd780 and will have to change again..problems with charging.McNally have always problem with hardware...but maps 2 is much better then garmin maps

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I’m using the Rand McNally 750. I use “Weather Bug” and “Storm Radar”

Mine had the clear circular stickers/seals on all 4 sides

Could it work, yes, but it can and will get you into trouble in central PA with all the small roads and low bridges. You’ll need to trip pan using street view in Google maps until you get used your routes

Thank you? Weather radar? Yes, but it doesn’t work very good.

🤷🏼‍♂️ supposed to but time will tell how they hold up

Do you turn your own butter 🧈 too?

Put in the address or coordinates. Right before you hit the route button, there’s an outline of a tab in the top center. Tap that and it’ll save to your bookmarks. You can rename it then too

It's supposed to but do your due diligence and pay attention to the posted signs

I’m not sure. I only had this unit long enough to review it. Sorry.

​@@RushinTruckin thanks for the quick reply, I guess I will order it and find out 😀

The 780 I use has the live traffic feature and will suggest re-routes so I’d assume that one would have it

I tried the 8” TND tablet and that thing sucked! My daily use for the past 200k miles has been the RM 740. It’s treated me well but has it’s quirks now and then like they all do. The routing is good other than the occasional wtf road it wants me to turn on. I still prefer it over this OTR800. If you’re interested, I’d sell this Garmin to you

@@RushinTruckin I'll keep that in mind and if I decide I will contact you and see if you still have it. Not sure what I am going to do yet.

@@jdm1039 I bought the RM750 a few weeks ago. It would show missing navigation files when updated. It never updated the missing navigation files. It would should a different speed limit then what was posted. It didn't show newer constructed roads. I called customer service about these issues and it felt like talking with a 16 year old kid. I picked up the Dezl otr800 last week. I find it much better and with many more helpful features. Do your research but I highly recommend the Garmin over Rand McNally. I have 15 years long haul experience. Garmin has always been the best GPS for me.

The RM 750 is my daily driver. I recommend it over the OTR Garmin series. Just realize it has its quirks and faults, just as they all do. I prefer the RM software and user experience over Garmin

Rushin' Truckin' could you do a review on Rand McNally 750?

They're a decent company. Other than low pay, the other 2 annoyances I had with them was the security code you have to enter every...single...time you start the truck and the no idling between 32-70 degrees. The truck will auto shut off if it's between those temps and with no apu or any other way of running the a/c, it can get quite uncomfortable (think of the greenhouse effect). In SOME of their trucks, that can be overridden by bumping up the idle but it's a luck of the draw if your truck will have that as well. Oh...the other annoyance I had was their slip seat policy. If you were off for 4 days or longer, they'll have you clean your truck completely out and issue it to someone else then give you another truck when you get back to work. Hope that helps.

Just think inf front,not 1,at least minimum 2 steps always. And never hurry with truck.

Only Google maps that I know will allow you to download a certain area for offline use.

It’s been good. Very rarely lose signal and just as accurate as any other one which means about 95% good.

It’s hard to tell if it will or not. Have you tried calling them to see if they have a solution? The OTR1000 is HUGE! Have you seen one in person?

@@RushinTruckin Being on the road a lot, I just decided to get the same one you have yesterday afternoon from a Pilot in Sturbridge MA. Had 299.00 on my rewards, so it was a good deal coming out of pocket for 336.00. But I will definitely call Garmin in the future. And yeah, that 1000 is too large. Thanks for the review on this model, I was able to go to the counter and actually know what I wanted. Seasons Greetings and be safe out there.

Not sure your definition of forever but prob 90 seconds? Never timed it

Yes, in order for those functions (traffic and weather) to work, it’ll need to be connected to your phone via either Wi-Fi hotspot or Bluetooth. You’ll need to download the Garmin Drive app too

Alright cool, thank you for the reply! Stay safe out in the roads 🙏

Hmmmm good observation. I didn't realize that. I've never had a coast to coast run so I didn't even think to test that

It has the same

Thank you! Good question. I wanna say it still just beeps but I wouldn't bet my life on it. I only used it for a couple weeks. I now use the Rand McNally 750

@@RushinTruckin Thanks for quick reply I need an alerts not just beep lol. I think Rand McNelly has all the features that new Garmin OTR800/1000 has. I am quiet satisfied with Overdryve 8 Pro, but its too bulky So I want to go for less bulky. I think I will go for Overdryve 7 Pro II (7") or TND550 (5"). Thanks

Agreed the 1000 is too big. One thing to think about with the one with a dash cam is you’re having to worry about 2 angles, the dash cam as well as the viewing angle and usability (being able to reach it without strain to look things up) of it. In order for the dash cam to see what’s needed to be seen, you’re limited in the placement of the unit. Just something to think about

the actual icon but not very distinguishable

Add a shortcut on the nav search screen for the fuel stop of your choice and will show you all the ones in the viewing level your screen is zoomed too

I just bought the 500 and I think it's better then a huge screen that's the same for gps modes.

You're definitely not alone in that desire. I personally think the 7" is perfect. Big enough to see all the details but not so big that it's obnoxious and distracting