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Using CoPilot Truck
Route Settings
CoPilot Truck offers a number of standard PC*MILER
route types and options. For a full description, see the
PC*MILER Route Types
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Select Menu > Settings > Routing. You will
need to scroll down to see some of the options.
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Routing Type: Select Practical or Shortest.
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Toll Roads: Select whether your want CoPilot to
Use toll roads, Never use them, or to Avoid If
Possible.
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Options: Select National Network or 53 Ft. Trailer.
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Check Override Restrictions for Light Vehicle Routing.
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Check International Borders Open to allow your route to cross
international borders.
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Check Hazmat Routing to generate trips for hazardous material routing
(see
pages 42-43
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Vehicle Restriction: (Not currently available) Click Edit Vehicle
Restriction and enter the information that pertains to your vehicle. If
nothing is entered here, your route will avoid all truck-restricted roads by
default. If information is entered, some restricted roads may be used
where appropriate.
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pages
37-41.
for more information).
Saving a Routing Profi le
Different combinations of route settings can be saved
as routing profi les for use at a later time.
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Click Save Routing Profi le.
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Enter a name at the prompt and click OK.
Loading a Routing Profi le
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Click Load Routing Profi le.
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Select a profi le from the list and click OK twice to
apply the profi le and close the Routing window.
Road Preferences
(Available only after a routing profi le has been saved.)
Scroll down and click View/Edit Road Preferences.
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For each road type: Choose whether you want
CoPilot to Strongly Avoid, Avoid, be Neutral,
Favor or Strongly Favor when calculating a route.
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Speed: Select an appropriate speed for each road.
Note:
Changing the default route and road preferences
in CoPilot will affect the route calculated and ETA shown.