Magellan announced an update to the RoadMate Commercial 5190T-LM, a fleet navigation device. Designed to help commercial drivers safely, accurately, and efficiently plan, drive, and report their trips, the unit features comprehensive protocol support (including HOS and IFTA), best-in-class truck navigation software, and the Windows Embedded Compact (WinCE) operating system.
The RoadMate Commercial 5190T-LM also comes with a large 5-inch high-definition touch-screen display; multiple destination, truck-specific routing technology; free lifetime map updates and real-time traffic alerts; Bluetooth hands-free calling capability; and an extra-loud 93dB speaker.
The Magellan RoadMate Commercial 5190T-LM includes a comprehensive fleet protocol-support package. A sampling of which includes:
Driving status reporting of hours of service (HOS) for multiple-driver logins logs hours of service and driving status, tracks hours, and records state mileage for IFTA (International Fuel Tax Agreement) fuel logging; all logs may be exported for reporting and tracking.
Automatic on board recording (AOBRD) to assist with HOS and IFTA tracking.
Vehicle profile protocols that allow the office to import/export height, width, length, weight, and type of vehicle for custom and safe routing.
Text message protocols for sending and receiving messages between driver and office.
Destination protocols to receive and display new stops sent from the office.
Estimated time of arrival (ETA) protocols.
Multi-destination protocols that allow the office to send up to 12 destinations to the driver.
Status protocols that show up-to-the-minute vehicle location, including current GPS position, TTG (time to go) to next destination, and more.
Auto arrival protocol that automatically detects when driver has arrived at a stop.
