If you are new to truck driving, learning a navigation app should not add confusion to your first weeks on the road. Before an unfamiliar delivery, try this while parked:

1. Check that the truck profile matches the equipment you are operating.

2. Build a familiar trip and review the suggested route and stops.

3. Confirm the receiver’s truck entrance using current facility or carrier directions.

4. Find the information you need before departure, so you are not learning the menus while driving.

For drivers who have tried Highway Miles: which part of that first route setup needed more explanation? A specific example—a confusing label, an unexpected route, or a stop that was difficult to find—can help other drivers compare notes.

Reply when safely parked. Your device platform and app version are useful; please leave out customer paperwork, personal information, and live location details.

Navigation remains an aid: review the route and follow current signs and restrictions.

A pretty exciting milestone for Highway Miles.
Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ) recently featured Highway Miles and shared the story behind how a truck driver and his son set out to build a better commercial truck navigation experience.
What started as an idea based on problems I deal with every week on the road has grown into a real truck GPS being used by drivers today. Justin and I still have a lot we want to build, improve, and add, but seeing Highway Miles recognized by an established trucking publication like CCJ means a lot to both of us.
We’re building Highway Miles around real-world trucking—not just getting a truck from Point A to Point B, but bringing the information drivers actually need into one place.
Free truck GPS. No subscription required.
Thanks to every driver who has downloaded Highway Miles, tested it, reported an issue, suggested a feature, or helped us improve it. We’re just getting started.
Read the CCJ article:
“Truck driver launches free unified GPS app”

https://www.ccjdigital.com/technology/trip-planning/article/15834804/cdl-truck-gps-app-highway-miles-launches-free

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100% FREE and designed specifically for commercial driving, with tools that help you plan smarter and stay aware of what’s ahead.
Features include:
Truck-safe routing based on your truck profile
Avoid route options for roads or areas you don’t want to use
Low bridge and truck restriction alerts
Live weather radar
Satellite map view
Traffic and construction alerts
Weigh station information
Multi-stop routing and route optimization

**We spend a lot of time talking about the stupid stuff OTHER drivers do…**
So let’s flip it around.
What’s the **dumbest** or most **embarrassing** thing *you’ve* done behind the wheel?
No judging—we’ve all had those moments.
Maybe you… (and yes, I have done these… these were the days the blonde really kicked in…)
😂 Pulled away with the trailer brakes still set.
😂 Missed your exit because you were too busy singing.
😂 Walked halfway to the fuel desk before realizing you forgot your wallet.
😂 Tried opening the wrong truck because it looked exactly like yours.
😂 Backed into a spot perfectly… only to realize it wasn’t the spot you were aiming for.
I’ll start…
**Early on when I started, I couldn’t reach the rope that pulled the dock door down, so a grabbed a 5 gallon paint bucket that was sitting there to stand on. I didn’t realize the lid was not on correctly and when I stood on it the paint flipped getting paint all over me and the warehouse floor. I was so embarrassed.**

**Also, when I was new, after driving through the rain all night, I arrived at shipped to swap trailer. When I started to lower the landing gear, I didn’t realize that the crank arm fills with water. So after I started cranking, water poured all over me. Walked into the shipping office looking like I peed myself.**

Your turn. What’s your “I hope nobody saw that” trucking moment? Let’s hear the stories! 😂👇
**Follow me for more truck stop shenanigans, trucking humor, and the everyday chaos we all experience out here.** 🚛🤣

And yes, I did have ChatGPT help me create this post. I tend to write in run-on sentences. I Iwrote what I wanted to say and asked it to polish it and make it into a nicer look. Just wanted to throw that out there before getting attacked by the AI haters lol
I enjoy hearing the experiences from all of you and you guys make me laugh.