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Post by Roadeo1
Would it be possible for WAZE to have a CDL-A GPS version? Meaning the system would avoid low bridges and restricted routes and bridges?
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Roadeo1 wrote: Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:06 pm Would it be possible for WAZE to have a CDL-A GPS version? Meaning the system would avoid low bridges and restricted routes and bridges?

 
 
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Roadeo1 wrote: Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:06 pm Would it be possible for WAZE to have a CDL-A GPS version? Meaning the system would avoid low bridges and restricted routes and bridges?

 
 
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Post by usa_56lugs0o
Suggestion to Waze

Make a “Pro level”
All the same features PLUS
height/weight restrictions
No truck route options
Are Scales open?
Truck friendly rest stop
No/fewer ads?
And IF there is ads you can target market even more?

Most of us would be willing to pay for that
And truckers are on the roads and highways more and will give you a better feedback on road closures and hazards
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Post by unjek
Would be great if there was option to use waze as sat nav for larger vehicles.
Liability shouldn't be an issue, as driver is responssible for driving vehicle. Sat nav is just guidance as roads do change anytime.
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Post by steelguitarlane
SkiDooGuy wrote:Unfortunately this is a very hard feature to implement.

It has been inquired about several times, but long story short, don't expect it any time soon.

There are several MAJOR hurdles to overcome when considering trucks. Not the least of which include things like GVWR and road weight limits, seasonal weight restrictions, and heights of the trucks and overpasses.

Getting things like weight allowances and bridge heights would be paramount to that feature otherwise trucks would be routed down places they cannot go.
So Google is unable to do that which Garmin and Rand McNally have been doing for around fifteen years?
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Post by Spondzile
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That would be an epic ubdate and also It gives you a lot of new users !
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Post by SkiDooGuy
Again, a lot of it comes down to liability on Wazes part. If they say an overpass is a certain height and it’s not true, they run the possibility of a lawsuit if the truck impacts the bridge.

Would it necessarily hold up in court? I have no idea, I’m not a lawyer. But I know that’s one of their reasons for not having a truck mode on the roadmap.
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Post by SkiDooGuy
Unfortunately this is a very hard feature to implement.

It has been inquired about several times, but long story short, don't expect it any time soon.

There are several MAJOR hurdles to overcome when considering trucks. Not the least of which include things like GVWR and road weight limits, seasonal weight restrictions, and heights of the trucks and overpasses.

Getting things like weight allowances and bridge heights would be paramount to that feature otherwise trucks would be routed down places they cannot go.
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Post by sidaorb
Surely a very simple solution would be to have an add button for users to place height, weight and width restriction points to the current map, these would then be visible to other users. Maybe on a separate on/off switch for this feature would mean 'car' drivers could disable it, similar to a POI catagory.
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