3. Setting up Truckmate
For Truckmate to calculate a route suitable for your vehicle it needs to know certain
information about the vehicle itself such as it's height, weight and width. It is possible to
save the settings of 10 different trucks. Follow these instructions to enter your vehicles
details.
Access the Menu by touching the centre of the screen of your Truckmate with your finger
and then press the 'Configure' button. Next tap the 'Truck' icon.
Name: Enter the name here.
Height: Enter the height of the vehicle here.
Length: Enter the length of the vehicle here.
Weight: Enter the weight of the vehicle here.
Width: Enter the width of the vehicle here.
Weight per axle: Enter the weight per axle of the
vehicle here
Truck type:
Truck:
Standard setting for fixed axle vehicles.
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Trailer:
Specific traffic rules exist for trucks with trailers. For example, there are roads
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that are forbidden for vehicles with trailers. These will be avoided.
Delivery:
Specific traffic rules exist for delivery vehicles. For example, trucks are only
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allowed in certain areas if they are delivering goods.
Public:
Certain vehicles are allowed to use the traffic rules of public vehicles such as
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busses and money transport vehicles.
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