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silver heels review Garmin 4 3 Inch Trucking Navigator Lifetime

I own this unit, and the GARMIN DEZL 560 lmt. I owned the Rand McNally 720 for a day and returned it.
About the 720, beautiful display and plenty loud, but negotiating the menu system was definitely not intuitive. It was good at notifying me of state line crossings and approaching scale houses. It recorded state mileages well, but didn't have a feature to record you actual route and odometer readings when crossing state lines. If you don't have a big brother, company satellite tracking you, it's a feature you'd want for your IFTA records. It navigated me fine from near OKC to Memphis TN, but there's nothing remarkable about that. I returned it because of the complicated interface, it was difficult for me to find walmarts and rest areas along the way, but yes, it will find them, with a lot of screen button pushing.
About the 2 Garmin units.
The 2 are very similar except for that the 560 lmt offers much more detailed IFTA records, has user adjustable speed limits, and a bigger screen.
The 465 on the other hand, doesn't have all the features of the 560, but acquires satellites faster, calculates and recalculates routes a LOT faster, and usually gives me the better route. I typically use the 560 simultaneously for a 2nd opinion, as it doesn't always choose the same route. It's better sometimes, but usually not.
Finding POI's on both units are super easy. The 560 remembers your history better and will bring up suggestions as you search for a name, like walmart. But the 465 is still easy to use. If the 560 would navigate quickly and accurately like the 465, I would say it would be darn near perfect for truckers. If the 465 did IFTA like the 560, I couldn't imagine how it could be better. If you want a navigator that will get you there, fairy reliably, but without all the bells and whistles, go for the 465, especially if you're a company driver under the restrictions and watch of satellites and ELogging.
Note : Always carry a truckers map with you, and be sure that your route if you don't already know it, is clear of height and weight restrictions, and is legal if you're hauling hazmat. No GPS navigator is perfect, no navigator is perfect, not even me, and I doubt Christopher Columbus was either.
That said, the 465 will give you the least head aches.
And those drivers who complain about a lackof trip planning features for breaks and fuel stops... You can do that yourself easily with a map and a shirt pocket sized truck stop guide.

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