ALK Technologies Launches CoPilot Truck 11

Princeton, New Jersey - February 5, 2008 - ALK Technologies, Inc., the leading worldwide developer of GPS navigation, routing, mileage and mapping solutions, today announced the launch of CoPilot® Truck 11, a full featured GPS navigation and trip planning solution that runs on Windows® based laptop computers. CoPilot Truck 11 is completely redesigned with step-by-step address entry, 2D and 3D map views.

CoPilot Truck offers industry standard spoken PC*MILER® directions directly in the vehicle. It is the first GPS navigation system specifically designed for company drivers, owner operators and leased operators. Truck-specific, spoken dock-to-dock directions are provided throughout the United States and Canada. PC*MILER routing options range from Practical, Shortest, 53'/102” Trailer, HazMat, National Network and Toll Avoidance with 13'6” height, 48' length, 80,000 pound weight and 96” width restrictions.

An easy-to-see Driver Safety screen with flexible and clear map views eliminates distraction while driving. CoPilot Truck easily avoids and favors roads and locations, and will find the best sequence for up to 50 stops. If a turn is missed, its fast and automatic route recalculation prevents drivers from getting lost. In addition to truck stops, weigh stations and rest areas, CoPilot Truck includes 6 million infoUSA® Points-of-Interest with phone numbers.

• CoPilot Truck 11 benefits include:
• Reduces out-of-route, empty and deadhead mileage
• Reduces fuel costs
• Improves driver and dispatcher productivity
• Helps avoid costly fines and vehicle damage
• Provides accurate pick-up and delivery times
• Safe and stress-free driving on truck-legal roads
• Improves driver retention and recruiting

CoPilot Truck's proprietary North American map database has been maintained by ALK for nearly 30 years. ALK's street level and highway network database has grown to over 7 million miles of roadway nationwide, with over 460,000 miles of truck-restricted roads. CoPilot Truck 11 includes over 800 updated counties across the U.S. with over 200,000 miles of new roads. It also includes 140 million nationwide U.S. street addresses and 30 million nationwide Canadian street addresses.

“ALK released the first GPS navigation system for the trucking industry in 2001, this latest release highlights the evolution of our award winning technology under the hood,” said Craig Fiander, senior director, marketing for ALK. “CoPilot Truck is tailored specifically for drivers who work in an unforgiving environment, where one missed truck restriction can turn a profitable load into a costly load.”

As an added premium service, fleets can take advantage of a seamless connection to CoPilot Live FleetCenter™ which provides multi-vehicle tracking, 2-way messaging plus fleet management, mobile dispatch, and historical reports.

CoPilot Truck 11 is available at truck stops throughout the U.S., including Flying J, TravelCenters of America, and Petro locations, or by visiting one of our partner websites: www.DieselBoss.com, www.GPS-Planet.com, www.GPSCheap.com, www.BuyGPSNow.com.

CoPilot Truck versions compatible with mobile communications systems running Windows Mobile® , CE, and XP Embedded are also available from ALK. For more information about CoPilot Truck 11 and other ALK industry leading GPS navigation solutions, visit www.CoPilotTruck.com.

About ALK Technologies, Inc.

Since 1979, ALK Technologies has developed innovative mobile navigation and transportation technology solutions. ALK's award-winning CoPilot Live GPS software is the navigation based services platform of choice for mobile operators, hardware OEMs and systems integrators globally. ALK's PC*MILER routing, mileage and mapping solutions are used by over 22,000 transportation, logistics and manufacturing companies worldwide.
Find out more about ALK at www.alk.com or www.alk.eu.com

Click the following links to find more about the various versions and current prices/availability:

• CoPilot Live Laptop 11 Software Only

• CoPilot Truck 11 North America

• CoPilot Truck 11 - with USB GPS

hi what is the cost of the lap top 11 just a driver looking to make things better and easier so truck will make little more and me on time more

Hi Mr Turtle 1954,

to Laptop GPS World.

The consumer software, ALK CoPilot Live 11 for laptops sells for $149 (or less): http://alk.com/copilot/laptop-store.asp

The software for professional drivers, ALK CoPilot Truck 11 sells for $199 (or less): http://alk.com/copilot/truck-laptop-store.asp

You may buy various software + hardware packages, which are more expensive, and which include a USB (or Bluetooth) GPS receiver. Or you could buy a GPS receiver separately. A plain USB GPS receiver cost only about $35 these days: http://www.semsons.com/glbuusbgpsre.html

I HIGHLY suggest you read this link concerning CoPilot 11 Truck before you invest in it:
http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/alk-co...-released.html

I've finally given up on them releasing any patches to fix the numerous problems with CoPilot 11, including the fact that the map data is flat-out HORRIBLE.

Have used CoPilot Live 11 Truck in my Rv for about 14 trips now and have finally given up. It is a disaster. For no apparent reason it would have me exiting to U-turn. More than once I ended up in the 'hood stuck because I can't back up with a tow car on the back. Simple things confuse it and then it starts telling you to u-turn. It will verbally say "turn right" but the screen will show a left turn. Oh, there's more. I wanted to post this to warn people NOT buy it. I wanted the option for RV's so it would steer me around low bridges, narrow roads, etc, but it is not worth the nightmare I have every time. Been more than fair with this thing. It's in the process of being replaced by TOMTOM GO720 which can only be an improvement. I get 9 MPG and can't afford the unneccessary and dangerous u-turns and side trips the CoPilot Live 11 Truck version has taken me on.

hi will its your job to look at map to to see if you should turn its just part of driving all gps do's the same thing so look a little long you just think the machine do's all lol be nice but we still have to think with it

With CoPilot 11, you have to "think" out the entire trip. CoPilot 9, once in awhile it'd mess up a route. Not 11.

Just as an idea of how bad the data is, take a look at an overview of West Virginia. The only roads in the state indicated as truck accessible are 4-lane highways. I've had CP11 telling me that a road was truck restricted while I was sitting beside a highway sign that states that the road is the truck route.

I have to speak up my mind or else i'll have a coronary:
CoPilot Truck 11 has got to have the dumbest algorithms for route calculation there have ever existed, as far as i can tell.
It seems to me that in most instances it takes the most unpractical, prefferably the longest, most nonsensical route possible.
I got to give it that.
I have no previous experience with CoPilot, but version 11 Truck is downright a catastrophy.
There, i said it.
Except for the freeway interchanges wich in 3D rendition do help a lot( and even there it is sometimes inacurate), it is a tedious to work with, driver unfriendly piece of something.

One proud CP Truck 11 owner.

You want to have fun with CoPilot? Try going straight through Columbus, OH on any of the interstates there. For some reason, ALK thinks that the interstates in the center of town aren't truck legal. I've even had it try to route me on the side streets to get off of the interstate when I was going west to east on I-70. It will also tell you to exit, cross the street and get right back on the interstate.

The worst I've seen v11 do is when I was hauling a load from Richmond, VA to Fairmont, WV. It had me routed on I-64 into Staunton, VA, then take US-250 for the remainder of the trip. I've taken a truck on that route - ONCE and ONLY once. The ~250 miles took something like 9 hours.

At least with v9 you can manually mark roads to avoid/prefer. Perhaps when v12 comes out they'll fix some problems.

Hi folk's.
I am an accross the road driver, pulling a 53' reefer. My laptop is sitting on a mount made from a camper kit used to convert a table to a bed. I screwed the base to the floor of the cab. Installed a small piece of plywood to the other base to sit the laptop on. It removes easily when not needed.

Alk upgraded my version 7 to a version 9 for peanuts. They don't seem so generous on upgrade's now.

30 to 40% of the address's I enter are not found, but when I find my way down the street to make the delivery, the computer knows exactly where I am. It will give the option to go 3950 Industrial Rd, but dosn't have a clue where 1650 Industrial Rd is. A trip with multiple address's entered can be a problem. Instead of helping you back to the address you just missed, the route will change to the next address on the list.

Some times I will arrive at the warehouse, but be on the other side of railroad tracks, canals, etc.

I wonder why the program does not have any way to minimize the screen?
It is impossible to exit the program if one is to start the searching for a GPS signal option.

Hi! There I'm Warren I have had simmiler problems with alk.
It seem as though ALK is not interested in good service any more, and when you call them and ask questions they tell you, you need to contact
some other department. I was told service is not listed too. by there
engerneers or service departments.

To ancer your question if it's in the progeam, then you will have to get a
new up date. and that should have it in it.????

Thats if they have there ducks in order. if you have PC Miler 9 a lot of
the new streets and addresses is not in it.

and if you have PC Miler 11 WELL! you just got riped off. and
send it back and get you mone back. I would think ALK wood have seen
the JUNK they are selling. and re call all of them. But thats not
the case, I still see it sold in truck stops. I have spent howers
on the phone trying to help them. ther is just no interest on there part.
hope I helped you. Warren

P.S.
GPS use satlelights to guide you from 1 point to an other.
However when the GPS you get and install in you car,truck, boat, ect
run aprogram, and the program has at that time up to date data.
But things are changing so fast that even at assebly its out dated.
So every now wnd then check with manufacturing. for up dates.

Yep,
Just now got home from a long day, should have been short, get home, "Let's go to the PARTY, ".....But No...GPS routes me out of the best route.... Costs time....so: "Happy New Year Folks!!!" I'm wishing for something more reliable to drive with for the new year comming....!!! Here's Hoping.!!! Have One On Me!!

So you are in the same shape I'm in good to know I'm not alone.
ALK needs to listen to there customer base more than there the software desiner
that put 11 together. any way happy new year to all.

Have just returned from a run (Ogden Ut to Virginia Beach Va) with some new software to play with. I have had a lot of trouble entering locations with my copilot 7 program. I purchased microsoft streets and maps again. (tried it a few years ago) I then purchased online the truckstops plus template that fits over streets and maps.
At my first stop in Boone Ia copilot could only find the town center. Streets and maps took me right to my delivery. When leaving the premise I had brought up copilot on my laptop. It tried to take me back to the main highway on a non truck route road.
Had the same results entering my reload address in Virginia Beach. Copilot couldn't find it, but streets and maps took me right to it.
The truckstop plus template is interesting. It shows all the truck stops and wallmarts that allow truck parking as you travel down the road. Rest areas and ports of entry also appear. If you want to go to a truck stop and are unfamiliar with the area, this program is very valuable. You can click on your location and all the stops within 50 miles appear. A couple more clicks and you have a route to your chosen stop.
This program also has a data base of resticted roads and low clearance bridges you can bring up even if not online. It is sure worth the price and is fun to use as you are crossing our great country.

Ware do I get the truck stop plus and how much dose it cost?
Thank you for the info on ALK 7 I was thinking about contacting them and finding out more. That will not be nessary, now.
I have a frend that got world nav. and he tells me that it's the worst navagation
system, he's ever seen. he gose on to say it get lost and then tryes to run down 1 way streets and through walls to get you on track. He took that back to petro and got his money back. now he's got delphy. havent seen him since he got it.

When I was in the service I worked with gps all the time and I could go any ware
and be accuret to with in dims distance. I think what these companys are doing
is makeing up map programs and loading them in to gps receiver. and not checking
there accurce.