http://www.parretttrucking.com Trucking Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:28:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.parretttrucking.com/get-a-great-navigator http://www.parretttrucking.com/get-a-great-navigator#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:28:27 +0000 http://www.parretttrucking.com/?p=45 Over the years, things have really changed for long-distance drivers like me.  It’s not like it was say 10, 15 years ago, when I started out as a trucker as a young lad.  Because of the advancement in technology and development of GPS, you can rest assured that you will pretty much never get lost.  I personally spent a lot of time working out which navigator would be best suited to my needs.  My wife bought me one that I ended up exchanging but I was grateful for her for putting the idea into my head. The one I have also has a lot of different options including what voice you want to help you on your way. I made sure to choose one that wasn’t too relaxing as that would send me straight to sleep!  In the end I settled on a lady’s voice (which is of course softer) but one that had a bit of toughness to it, reminding me a little of the principal of my old high school and she certainly had a way of keeping me on track!  I even named her Gladys since that’s what we used as a nickname for our principal all those years ago.  What I really like about Gladys is that for such long journeys when you’re on the roads alone, you feel like you have some company.  And believe me, when you’ve been driving along for sometimes six hours at a stretch, you like to have someone else in the vehicle with you…or at least feel like you do.  So I would advise anyone who has to go on long stretches to get their own personal Gladys in the car to accompany them at all times.  Plus, of course there is the most basic part of GPS that will ensure you will never have to worry about getting lost again!  In my book, that sure does count for a lot.

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