There are more than 3.5 million truck drivers in the USA, according to the American Trucking Association. Each driver has unique needs and routes, but they all have a common goal of getting goods from one location to the next. With each new route comes a new challenge that can make driving more difficult, more boring, harder on the truck, consume more fuel, etc. For these reasons and many more, we’ve created a list of the top 10 trucker apps according to drivers we’ve interviewed.
CoPilot
An app for Android and iOS that helps you plan your routes in the most efficient ways. The CoPilot app allows a driver to have distraction free directions as well as multiple stops in a route. The other main features of the app are offline maps, 2d maps stored on your device, millions of POI’s stored on your device, alternative routes, voice guidance, speed limit notifications, detour, and lane indicators. All in all this app is one of the leading apps that truck drivers utilize every day. www.copilotgps.com
FatSecret Calorie Counter
With long days on the road and very few areas that accommodate vehicles like trucks, it is hard not to eat fast food, and eat healthy or even exercise. FatSecret Calorie Counter is compatible with iOS and Android. The app features a barcode scanner for nutrition labels, a food diary to keep track on your calorie intake, and even helps truckers find locations for a food quick pick that are healthy and accommodating to their needs. The daily journal will help keep record of their progress while out on the road. www.fatsecret.com
FleetSafer Mobile
Many people have a bad habit of reading or writing a text while driving. This pulls the driver away from the road, on average, for about 4.6 seconds. In that 4.6 seconds they have taken their eyes off of the road, their vehicle will have traveled the length of an entire football field. FleetSafer allows people to respond to text and emails with an automatic “I’m driving” response. This reduces the temptation to be on the phone, and allows the driver to focus on the road. This app is compatible with any phone system such as Samsung, Apple, or Blackberry and also compatible with any carrier (Sprint, Verizon, etc.). www.aegismobility.com
Gas Buddy
Finding the best deals on gas prices around your immediate area has become just as easy as 1, 2, 3. GasBuddy supplies drivers with the most updated gas prices in their area allowing them to choose the cheapest prices in order to save money when traveling. The app is universal allowing anyone to use the system. Another 
feature allows individuals to enter into daily contests and win prizes. Gas Buddy’s GPS system integrates with Google Maps, making things quick and easy with just a press of a button for directions to each gas station. www.gasbuddy.com
Transflo
Transflo gives truckers the unique ability to save images of delivery receipts, logs, or bills-of landing and even electronically send fleet documentation to a distributor or provider. These special features provide the driver the opportunity to do all of their work on the go without messy paperwork. This way, logs and receipts can be obtained instantly. All of the features can be customized to a fleet or order specific needs. Some of the features are; multi-touch zoom capable in order to do a quality check on the images, provide additional information to each log such as container number, provide confirmation number for successful transmission, have the option to permanently save information. Transflo has done a great job with keeping this information up to date for the drivers use and accommodations in iOS and Android platforms. www.pegasustranstech.com
Big Road Free Trucker Log Book
Communication is key, especially with truckers and their companies. Big Road provides features like real-time hours of service, availability (location and traffic), roadside inspection risk, vehicle inspection reports, document management, instant messaging, and state mileage reporting. This keeps the company up to date with their fleet and drivers, with just one click of a button. The app also keeps the drivers accountable for their information being correct and their loads accurate. www.bigroad.com
uShip Mobile
The opportunity to bid on freight, place bids, asks questions, and to generate new business is here with this simple app. A shipment is posted every 30 seconds in uShip Mobile, from vehicles and furniture to equipment and tools. Features on this app include the ability to share your location for potential business in the area, capability to set up shipment alerts allowing the right job to find you, set expectations and have great communication with customers, make a profile, and manage every job right off of your phone. uShip Mobile keeps everyone busy every day. www.uship.com
MyDat Trucker Services
MyDat Trucker has been changed to DAT Trucker app that is available for Android and iOS. This app allows drivers to have a more accurate GPS truck stop locator, locate travel plazas, best diesel prices, find truck-friendly hotels and services, and even find CAT Scales and Walmart’s while on the road. This is frequently used by owner operators and carriers to find loads and utilize a community of resources. Other features within this app allow you to set your truck type and filter nearby load results, the ability to link Facebook or Google accounts or even an email address to get more results. This app gives truckers everything in one central location. www.dat.com
NOAA Weather Radar
It’s a good idea to check the weather before getting on the road, but throughout the day the weather changes. NOAA Weather Radar gives people the opportunity to have real-time, HD, animated radar images that give reports about the weather. The app provides interactive maps detailing severe weather and the most accurate weather information at that time. This gives truck drivers the opportunity to know if they are headed into a major storm or if it is going be hot. They can make adjustments as needed when traveling. This app has become a reliable weather tracker for activity on road trips. With this app you can customize your weather report, toggle between multiple cities to look at the weather, get real-time rain and snow tracking throughout the day, and set a personalized location like “Home” or “Work”. You can even get alerts sent straight to the screen of your phone. This app is compatible with Androids or iOS and it is also is one of the most intuitive apps for truckers today. NOAA Weather Radar & Alerts
tpMobile for Xata Turnpike
This iOS and Android system is an advanced recorder solution for fleet managers and drivers. This system is compliant with FMCSA and DOT requirements, helps prevent HOS violations, speeds up DOT audits, monitors fuel economy, monitors idling and hard braking, displays driver logs. The app gives fleet managers automatic notifications about low hours remaining or violations, and gives the drivers graphical logs that make roadside inspections easier and safer. All of these features helps reduce operating costs through increased driver productivity. It can also keep customers happy with the ability to see arrival or delivery times, and reduce the amount of time being spent on audit and paperwork for drivers and managers. All information can be accessed 24/7 through the web app and secure internet providing the ability to go back and double check records or track information on loads and drivers. (app no longer available)
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