Rand McNally's Intelliroute TND 500 Provides a Host of Truck Driver Features
Rand McNally's flagship GPS device, the IntelliRoute® TND 500 uniquely meets the needs of the over-the-road trucker by providing detailed routes for trucks and turn-by-turn spoken directions in addition to the street name allowing the driver to keep his eyes on the road. With Enhanced Speakers- twice the power of consumer GPS devices you won't miss a direction because of cab noise. This original 5" GPS device provides the unique trucker business tools that will eliminate manual calculations of mileages, provide an efficient manner to calculate arrival time to your destination and more!  According to Rand McNally, the IntelliRoute® TND 500 has been recognized by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) for excellence in design and technology with a 2010 CES Innovations Award as well as the "Best of Innovations" honor for In-Vehicle Navigation. The IntelliRoute® TND 500 is Rand McNally's first trucking navigation device designed to guide professional drivers on the safest, most efficient route for trucks. Built from the ground up for professional drivers, the IntelliRoute® TND™ 500 incorporates input and hours of testing by real truckers. The device was built to help truckers in each phase of their work day from planning to driving to reporting. With 35% more truck routing information than other GPS units, the device leverages Rand McNally's proprietary truck data derived from more than 70 years in the commercial transportation industry. The IntelliRoute® TND 500 comes with preloaded maps of the U.S. and Canada Including a searchable truck stop information database from the Trucker's Friend® National Truck Stop Directory. You’ll also have unlimited access to updates and upgrades via Rand McNally’s TND™ Dock. The TND™ Dock software is stored on your device and automatically installs the first time you plug in your device into a computer through a USB cable that Rand McNally® provides with your purchase. Through the TND 500 Dock you can receive software upgrades for your device, get construction updates, get truck route and POI data updates, and purchase additional data features as they become available. Note: Using the TND™ Dock requires an Internet connection and Windows compatible PC. The IntelliRoute® TND 500 also includes Trucker Business Tool which will save time and money with tools designed for the over the road driver. Some of the tools included are as follows: Trucker Business Tools 
Features Exclusively for the Professional Trucker with Rand McNally Truck Navigation Truck Info - customize your route using truck length, height, and width plus HazMat. Route by shortest time, shortest distance, or avoid tolls.
IntelliRoute® Features IntelliRoute provides a very robust list of features for the professional truck driver. We have listed the most prominent ones below:
 IntelliRoute® Operator’s Manual We have included a link to the IntelliRoute® operator’s manual so in case you have questions about this unit or IntelliRoute, you can obtain additional detailed information on the actual operation of the TND 500. Rand McNally IntelliRoute TND 500 Specifications: Introduced: September 2009 What's in the Box: * IntelliRoute TND 500 navigation device Owner Reviews Amazon By Eric Mclemore "Truck Driver Owner/Operator", March 6, 2010 Im a Truck driver and the TND is Not Trucker Approved! I've been using the Garmin 760 GPS for years. Then I decided to Step-up to the Rand McNally TND 500. That was the worst decision possible! Ok, I'm gonna be fair so I'll start with the best qualities of the TND...The Suction-cup mount is superior to my garmin's and the screen is a half inch bigger and it automatically keeps up with the miles I drive in each state. ok, that's it! It goes down-hill from there!So much is wrong I dont know where to begin! 1st the crappy maps is nowhere near the precision of my Garmin. On the TND you can't tell when you are approaching a curve until you're already in it. This is important as the Garmin maps shows you the curve in advance scaled perfectly so you can decide if you need to adjust your speed. Next the zoom function on the TND is Horrible. Unlike My Garmin, the TND does not have a scale-bar to help you guage actual distances on a map. If you do find a zoom level that you are comfortable with, it will only stay zoomed for about 15 seconds and then revert back th the factory set level. The TND maps does not show state boarders, the state hwys and residential roads are the same color, there is no route function, adding way points is a hassle, you cannot slide the maps with your fingertip, there is no cursa. Instead, the TND has cross-hairs that you can't move. Yeah, the TND is louder but without quality. It actually sounds better turned down. My Garmin's voice sounds sexy and pleasent to the ear. The TND sounds like a robot built in the 1980's. The TND is very slow to calculate routes compared to my 760. Bottom line...Rand McNally, my best advise...go buy a Garmin...Make it better and call it a Rand McNally GPS. Because your maps software need to be equal to or better than Garmins "Right now it's not even close" or the only people will buy this product are people who are misinformed and dont know any better "myself included". That is why my 7 day old TND is for sale for whaterer I can get and I have gone back to my Garmin 760. By Diane Hulton, October 22, 2009 Ok I will try to be brief. First you must run the update or you will be annoyed with it. It has some major flaws right out of the box but they are fixed with the first update. It tracks all of your miles in every state that you drive in and then you can have them displayed by date for fuel taxes that's why I bought it, and so far that has worked correctly. The gps works well but the maps get a little shaky in smaller towns and it will direct you down some tight roads. some times I have found it takes me past the easy on/off entrance to a plant and then has me making tight turns and driving on roads through town only to find there was a huge road that went straight to the entrance. But again I think RandMc will fix these issues in later updates. I have been really glad that i had the GPs unit a bunch of times it got me out of some crazy situations and I generally trust the unit now so I do recomend it, maybe wait a while for a price drop though if you already have a gps. ProductReviews.net by Ed, July 14, 2010 The TND500 works good when it works I’ve had the thing a month and a half and now I get a screen pop up “Missing system file please call customer service” so I called the number and get told it can’t be fixed now they want to mail me a label so I can send it back to them. Heck in a OTR driver so that means I’ll have to go home get the label send the unit back to them. Go back on the road and back home yet again before I get a replacement unit so at least a month with out a gps I paid $500 for. If I wanted a paper weight I’d pick up a rock I didn’t need to pay $500 for it. by Gary Buchs, July 12, 2010 I have used this unit since May,17,2010. I don’t understand what problems others are complaining about. I have been very satisfied with this product. Learning curve is very short. have only had to reference the Quick start guide once or twice. I am an owner operator who operates out of the Chicago,IL region for many years. Yes I PU & Del. in the city sometimes. I find the information and road selection to be very good and the response to adjust your route extremely quick. Takes one minute or less to enter a new address and easy to save locations. I like the points of interest selection, truck parking, truck services nice information when traveling into regions you may not be as familiar with. I can sometimes locate my PU/DEL. with the points of interest. The Miles and time for arrival is one feature I use constantly to keep my customers informed of my ETA. The Log/Odometer very useful. Helps with Fuel /Mile reports for IFTA, calculating Average miles per-gallon and managing my preventive maintenance schedule. I like the way the unit changes for daytime to night vision Graphics are easy on the eyes and voice commands loud easy to adjust and easy to understand. TND 500 0Owner Ratings Amazon 7 reviews TND 500 ProductReviews.net 6 reviews Return from TND 500 to Truckers GPS |
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