GARMIN OTR 1000 and why I chose it to replace my DEZL 770!

I'm a truck driver, not a product reviewer! Be gentle! lol.

[@faithford9143]

Thank you for the video I enjoyed it your voice is very soothing. Love your dog

[@thedetailingman3816]

An overhead console would be a nice way to clean everything up. Maybe a custom one done in fiberglass and painted to match. Another great video!

[@ronnydowdy7432]

Be glad to see what you decide

[@dennisvaneeuwijk4111]

I had a garmin on my old motorcycle. Works great 👌

[@albertosbrolla8424]

Nice GPS, thanks for the video!👍🏻

[@WilkHustle]

Great set up .. dope truck 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@miketravis4980]

It was cool seeing you in the Kenosha area. I notice you kinda late, so I wasn't able to get that traffic update back to ya. 🤙

[@davidanddiana7173]

Cool stuff man 👍

[@littleroo340]

Thanks dude, my 770 I’ve had for about 4 years is starting to act up. So I’ve been looking at new ones. Keep the updates coming on that 1000 please. Very interested

[@Truckinlife]

Try updating it on a computer. It will help for awhile at least.

[@littleroo340]

@@Truckinlife yeah brother I have just a couple months ago. It’s only showing the big roads and when i get on the side roads hell it don’t even show them it looks like I’m driving in the damn cow pastures. 🤷‍♂️😂😂

[@Truckinlife]

@@littleroo340 I hate to ask stupid questions but... is it zoomed in too far? lol

[@littleroo340]

@@Truckinlife hahaha 🤣 no brother it’s on the standard route view it puts itself on its jus old and slowly going bad.

[@IndigoJo]

In my experience, they do degrade over their lifespan. I had a 770 and when I finally swapped it for a 580 (I had a 780 but they stripped out features I needed), there were lots of annoying bugs and it was slower than when it was new.

[@Juan_Hernandez_Jr.]

Nice gps. Thanks for the video!

[@IndigoJo]

I've been using Garmins since I passed my truck driving test in 2013. The major rival (TomTom) just doesn't come close. If you drive more than one truck, you've got to set your truck weight, height etc every single time (they don't have profiles) and you can't mix and match units (metres and feet) like you can on Garmin. I keep telling TomTom they'll never get me as a customer without that feature. I just ordered an LGV 810 (that's the European name for the OTR). The only bad unit they did was the Dezl 780; they did away with hands-free dialling because they couldn't make it work with their new Android-based OS. I hope they've sorted that problem out with this one otherwise it's going back as well. I just wish they'd improve things rather than changing them, because they never ask us which features we don't need or don't like, they just change them and expect us to just live with it or stick with our old unit.

[@raymondbradley6788]

Jason has a lot to juggle. Deleting and starting over mightClear up some of the Jogo. Be safe brother, love the vids😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@montiraruba2831]

We used our 1000 driving from San Jose, California to Weatherford, Texas. Great tool. The only thing I wish it could display was the current time in the upper right-hand corner.

[@unclebenny9028]

I know, right? Why would someone need something as simple and important as the TIME?!?!? LOL Another feature is voice command route planning if your dispatcher is a newbie...

[@unclebenny9028]

Digging into the settings a little further on my Garmin Nuvi 2595 and I found a feature called "Dashboards"... I can pick a dashboard that gives me 2 more data slots in navigation mode... One of these can be set to the current time and the other slot/panel can be set to the arrival time... It's better than squinting at the tiny time at the top corner of your phone... Hope this helps!

[@adco]

Good subject, great comments

[@larrytaylor4482]

Jason, as far as the length of the video's? As long as their not to short and since your running dedicated now, it don't matter. I still enjoy the ride along. Gunna be a sad day when the Cat gets installed. Ms. Bella will sound different. Be safe and keep shiny side up 🤙

[@danielhahn5455]

Thanks for the videos.

[@18WILLS_]

Nice video Garmin GPS are the best & very dependable

[@shabadabadoo4326]

dude, inside of your cab looks sweet

[@soldiersilk65]

Sweet Truck my brother and stay out There

[@americanautotransportllc]

I know in your case it doesn’t matter because you have your big visor but I wish that it had a dashcam built in. Thanks for the video

[@SlickD217]

Cool GPS but I want to see that truck!!!! She looks super clean 👍

[@chrisspence9158]

I like the set up..which one is better and how much do they run on the price.cause I'm looking for one that want have me going in residential areas

[@deanolinik571]

Mann I love your truck So cool

[@48statenomad]

There is a fiberglass cab box thingy that you were kinda descibing. There is a video on McDonald chrome shops youtube channel it's featured on the green peterbilt that they built you should look into it. It is sharp! They also go over all the parts so you can find it elsewhere online

[@grasscutter1963]

Pretty truck man!

[@gabrielpeca7571]

I`m not sure if you knew, but with Garmin Express you can backup the GPS and when you get a new one, you can just restore all your personal data, like favorites and stuff, to the new one. It takes just about 5 seconds and boom, you got them transferred

[@Truckinlife]

I was not aware of that! thanks for the information, I'll have to give it a shot.

[@kennywinters7972]

Have had my G. OTR1000 for about a week now....this baby ROCKS! THANK YOU GARMIN and Thans Truckin Life for the post. Kenny from Southern CA. PS: Transferring saved places is soooo easy to do. I transferred from my old garmin 7 inch to the new OTR1000 and it took like one minute to do!

[@Truckinlife]

Glad you like it! I transferred my old contacts also. Can’t remember if I did it in the video or not. lol

[@docsmitty4]

Damn man, I was worried that the 1000 was gonna be too big and take up too much windshield space with just one device lol.

[@lilic724]

On that windshield suction mount I noticed it has a USB port , Can that port be used to power a dash cam

[@flexedbmw]

I know Garmin used to have a live traffic while using the GPS. It was sold separately, kinda like an antenna that plugged in them. No Hotspot required. My trainer had it. I always hoped Rand McNally would come out with it but never did.

[@Truckinlife]

They have it through an app now.

[@christophermoody6840]

@@Truckinlife yeah but it uses hot spot data like a mofo. I only get 5 GB of hotspot per month from my cell provider, it would be good to have a dedicated live traffic antana that didn't eat cell data.

[@unclebenny9028]

My Garmin Nuvi 2595 has the option for FM traffic data but it requires a compatible charger cable which I presume doubles as an antenna to receive the traffic data signal...

[@jimmym1192]

You stay safe out there and take care of yourself we want to know what's going on with the catapiller engine

[@Truckinlife]

The CAT is Stalled due to other things going on.

[@exel234]

Good video

[@circlecreeper]

i was just south of you yesterday in burnside, doing some logging.

[@orcastrated2359]

You had a small toolbox that held sockets and ratchet, where did you get it from I’ve been looking everywhere for something like that

[@Truckinlife]

It’s a craftsman I got a Lowe’s somewhere. I also carry a flip open case from harbor freight.

[@ChadRichLLC]

So how do you still like it? Any issues or things you don’t like about it

[@Truckinlife]

It doesn’t dim enough. I like it though.

[@creigdudley3016]

Where did you find it ,would like to know if you please tell me thanks ,it all looks really nice

[@Truckinlife]

Bought it at loves.

[@kennyspry5189]

Are You interesting in selling your Old GPS If so I would like to Buy it Thank You Appreciate it Very Much Awesome Video

[@tonydavis2196]

I like your setup. It seems functional.

[@371508129]

Did you check the power cord yet to see if the old one works?

[@Truckinlife]

Same plug in but the part right behind the plug in is a smidge different.

[@jessecastro4733]

Good informative video!!! Looking forward to seeing how good the 10inch works versus the 7inch on the road!!! Do you update your GPS through Garmin app on cell phone or through laptop? Keep doing what you do and we will see you on the next one 😎✌️

[@Truckinlife]

I use the desktop at home to update it usually but I have used the laptop occasionally if it starts acting up.

[@Peterbilt01]

I want to turn off my voice command search ! It picks up my conversations after the latest update , cant find a tutorial

[@Truckinlife]

Mine picks up my conversations also. I haven’t tried to turn it off tho.

[@ericb3061]

How are you doing your Wiring. What do you have in the glove Box .

[@Truckinlife]

I have multi plug cigarette lighters/usb hard wired in the glove box. So anything that takes a cigarette plug or a usb is plugged into them. All my wires run into a hole in the top of dash by the windshield and through the dash.

[@DennisSantos]

Nice truck, but how the hell do you see where you're going with that ultra low visor? That, and the long hood makes it like you're in a bunker.

[@Truckinlife]

Look through the windshield. lol. I sit on the floor (no air in the seat). So all the visor covers is the sky (like it should).

[@48statenomad]

Talladega fiberglass makes that cab headunit piece that has plenty of realstate for your radio and cb and your 2 foot gps lol

[@zalo_tuandriverga]

I am more focus on your truck than the gps 😅

[@Truckinlife]

Check out my other videos! 😁🤙🏻

[@absoldati]

What eLog do you use? I’m looking for one like that.

[@Truckinlife]

It was a peoplenet.

[@toddgartshore1170]

I'm on a pit crew for a 360 sprint car team and my wife and I travel in our motorhome to different tracks. What would you recommend to be a good Garmin to put in the motorhome? I would like to put one in here that we could put the height of the motorhome in it so I don't got under two short of bridges.

[@Truckinlife]

These new OTR series are good for that. Kenwood also makes a couple in dash units with truck/Rv routing.

[@toddgartshore1170]

@@Truckinlife thank you I appreciate the help very much. I'll go and see if I can find one of the two tomorrow. When I watch your video I was like I need something like that rite there.

[@Truckinlife]

@@toddgartshore1170 they make the OTR series in a smaller screen which is less money than this one I bought and will still do the same thing. The 10” screen is kinda pricey.

[@toddgartshore1170]

@@Truckinlife I'm going to check out the TA and the loves today and see what they got. If they don't have the smaller one I'll see if Amazon has it. I'm going to put it and the camera monitor up high like you have yours setup. Just gotta figure out how to run the cord.

[@blainetoalston5945]

I still have the NUVI 350. Hahahahaha 3.5 in screen. Probably from 08? I guess it works!

[@michaelguthrie2723]

Made the switch myself to the 800. Always had RM. Not completely sold yet 🤔

[@Truckinlife]

I’ve known too many people who hated their RM. lol

[@adco]

I struggle to get any of them to work well and I own both for three years

[@lmao7183]

First time GPS owner and Garmin OTR DEZL 770 (7inch) owner but do GPS's have crappy battery life when not connected to a power source?

[@Truckinlife]

in my experience, yes. they are also programmed to automatically shut off when unplugged.

[@lmao7183]

@@Truckinlife Oh okay. Thanks for the response!

[@sylviareynolds8463]

Bella is getting all dressed up.

[@raymondbradley6788]

Boy that came out all convoluted you know what I mean

[@leelahd4428]

Have you seen the shelf you can get that mounts where the visors are and the cb mount is?

[@Truckinlife]

I have. Not sure if it’ll work for what I need tho.

[@leelahd4428]

@@Truckinlife You could mount a camera out front and just see where you’re going on screen. Then you cover the whole windshield. 😉

[@Truckinlife]

@@leelahd4428 I’m not worried about being able to see... lol. I’m not sure if they’ll hold the weight. lol

[@leelahd4428]

@@TruckinlifeThe one I’m thinking of, I saw on MrPeterbilt 379 video. ‘Tour of my 2006 Peterbilt 379’ at about the 6 minute mark. Looks sturdy. Just so we’re talking about the same thing.

[@chriswood8038]

Where u get your tablet mount

[@Truckinlife]

Truckstop. I don’t remember the brand off hand.

[@EduardRusak3011]

What do you see in your trucks windscreen???

[@Truckinlife]

Everything I need to.

[@ronwindle3244]

I wanted to now if it falls of mount

[@Truckinlife]

Never had it fall off the mount in years of use.

[@mrgcav]

Here is what you have not heard or been told. The OTR800 unit is designed for professionals and Truckers and only for the open road and not for city driving. I provide professional repair services to my clients. Garmin (or anybody) really does not make a GPS device for delivery drivers and service professionals and they should. TheOTR800 is not well suited to the daily driver commute type. The car mode is a joke. It is easy to use but its alot to learn too. Voice command recognition is better but you can no longer rename the device and are stuck saying "OK Garmin ~~~~~" I had a DEZL 770 and then a DEZL780. I only "upgraded" because Garmin is famous for not supporting older models. and I wanted a larger screen. The older models Navigated better with more options. Shortest route, Fastest route, street only, and economy mixed route. This way I could chose to save on gas or save on trip time. The OTR800 does not do this. Its navigation is one minded and the route it chooses most of the time is not the most direct route. Nor can you choose an economy route. Plus you have no choice of what route you you get. Its navigation is far worse tan Google Maps. and Worse than my Dezl780, which was not perfect. The OTR800 wants to use only the fastest route and it loves freeways. Example: If you want to go east on to a destination a half mile away on the same street you are already driving east on and there is a freeway ramp miles north, south or west of your present location. The OTR800 will plot a course way out of the way to that on ramp, telling you to traverse ground you already covered. Just to get you in the freeway. It does not even consider most of the time that the best route is straight ahead unless it can not find an on ramp within its search radius. So you have to IGNORE the device your paid nearly a Grand for or use Google maps to find the address. Plus if you ignore it, it is gets very pushy, tells you are going in the wrong direction, to repeatedly make a U turn until you are within a quarter mile of your destination. THIS IS INSANE. So do not plan on saving any fuel. Now if you are in the open country and need the interstate as truckers do, it works great. But for local city driving, I would go back to my 780 if I could to save on gas. My other gripe is that it's OS is only Android 6. We in 2022 are on Android 12. So most modern apps will not run on it. Also WARNING: APPS Drive and Dezl can not be killed or shut off. They consume power and data constantly I do not recommend installing Drive app and Dezl app on any phone, until such a time as users have full control over the apps. For nowhere in the user agreement does it indicate these apps run 24/7 and can not be shut off. I think they are secretly collecting personal data. The apps really do not help me navigate. They are supposed to warn me of real time traffic and speed traps. This is yet to happen once, in the six months I have owned the OTR800. Last gripe is the on screen warnings and agreement you see EVERY time you boot up the device. Annoying and takes too long. Does not remember the last mode, Truck, Van, Car etc it was in either.. The first thing a good GPS device should do when you turn it it on is show you a map of your present location and ask you where you want to go. Garmin does not think this is important. So Is it better than a 780. No not for my application.. It does find addresses and house numbers very accurately, better than the 780. But on several occasions it took me way out of the way and on several occasions had me drive in circles or drive to the wrong place THEN correct itself. Garmin should add back in the 780 economy features, retain last user settings and learn efficient practical routes from Google maps. [e-mail] .

[@greyman5590]

What size ball is the GPS supplied with?

[@Truckinlife]

I’m not sure. It’s a pretty big ball.

[@greyman5590]

@@Truckinlife Would you be willing to use a tape measure and give us your best guess?

[@yellow04]

Where did you get those metal disks to suction cup the gps to???

[@Truckinlife]

Chrome shop. You can order them online. “Stainless gps suction cup mount”

[@yellow04]

@@Truckinlife thank you!!!!

[@JR-li4ik]

What do you use your tablet for? New guy here.

[@Truckinlife]

Mostly watching KZbin when I am sitting somewhere. lol. I use it for a couple apps also. The holder just keeps it up outta the way and is easy to watch there.

[@JR-li4ik]

@@Truckinlife I figure I ask. I see a few drivers here and there with a table in the same spot as you. I thought it was for work purposes.

[@Truckinlife]

My electronic log is also on a tablet but a different main software type.

[@truebloodsteven]

You have an update

[@exel234]

How far are u anyway from Duboise Pa.

[@Truckinlife]

Dubois? Not far at all! 😉

[@DLSWV]

👍😉

[@hughstephenson2957]

I've heard of a guy that put a Verizon hotspot in his truck so his GPS would upload faster.. dunno if it actually worked cause I'm not a GPS guy.. I'm that guy that whips his Atlas out when he needs to go somewhere..

[@Truckinlife]

I have a hotspot, I’ll have to check it out. I have an atlas too but can you plan a 1200 mile trip in 5 seconds? Cause that’s how long it took my gps to do it yesterday. lol

[@romanwilmes2020]

Can you please upload videos again where you are driving?

[@Truckinlife]

They’re comin’! lol

[@faithford9143]

He said he had to chill for two weeks to work things out with his wife I guess he stay too much on the road, so he’s showing us videos and taking care of his home life. I enjoy the video

[@Truckinlife]

@@faithford9143 I’ve actually just been spending a lot time at home. Lol.

[@faithford9143]

@@Truckinlife OK my bad Lol, I thought I heard you in your video I watch that you haven’t been around because of taking care of business but I’m glad to see you, one of my favorite KZbin channel

[@grahamlive]

How the hell can you see out of that windscreen/windshield? It must be like looking through a burqua. It's so narrow. That amount of forward vision in a UK truck would net you at least a £100 fine.

[@Truckinlife]

I can see out of it just fine. you have to remember, it’s not a Cabover…I can’t see anything less than about 30 feet in front of the truck anyway.

[@cmbambafu7625]

When you look this good people will see you 😆

[@mileswatkins2162]

Can the Garmin do the trick that the dezel can do ?

[@Truckinlife]

The dezl is a garmin. What trick?

[@mileswatkins2162]

@@Truckinlife when put in a location to go and you want to go a diffeent route just by touching it

[@Truckinlife]

@@mileswatkins2162 yep. They changed how you do it a bit but it will do it.

[@fuzznutz7182]

Depends were that 10" is coming from

[@Truckinlife]

🤣

[@randymiller8361]

Who doesn’t like 10 inches? 😂

[@Truckinlife]

You’re the first one to say anything about that! lol

[@randymiller8361]

@@Truckinlife how did anyone miss that? Lmao

[@Truckinlife]

@@randymiller8361 good question! lol

[@anongrumpy6348]

Problem is if your not flatbed you are 13' 6" trailers are 13'6" or 14'

[@Truckinlife]

I pull a tank and I’m not 13’6”. Lol. All you have to do is set it for the height of the trailer YOU pull…

[@danhiggins4214]

Looking for a review not how you set it up in your truck...damned nice truck though

[@Truckinlife]

I love it. Except that it doesn’t dim far enough for my liking. So I put it in screen saver mode by lifting it off the dock and putting it back on.

[@pbosche]

Did this fella just explain to us that dogs don’t know that cars can kill them if they cross the street? 3 year olds aren’t watching reviews for commercial truck gps’s. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Truckinlife]

Not good at picking up on sarcasm, are ya?…🤣

[@LordOfThunderUK]

Hi, you said 13 6 not 13 4 as per GPS setup. Careful with that!!!!

[@Truckinlife]

13’6” is standard height.

[@LordOfThunderUK]

@@Truckinlife I guess you did not know what I mean. You set your SAtnav with 13'4" and you said 13'6", that was not right unless you want to make sure you don't get to any 13'6" bridge. That maybe a standard for lorries but not for bridges.

[@Truckinlife]

@@LordOfThunderUK ah. I gotcha. Just a difference in terminology. I should have said underpasses. lol

[@mjfreespirit]

Lol. 10 inches

[@TheTruelakersfan]

Only difference is size

[@jeremygriggs1333]

U will lean to hate it bought one 6 months ago worst thing I ever bought lots of bugs will rought u the worst way,and don't find mabe half of the truck stops sold mine last week.

[@corey6426]

Alot of screens....,

[@Truckinlife]

🤷🏼‍♂️

[@zbigniewrudnik2108]

😳😳😳😳 How can you live in this blue hell❓ 😂😂😂😂

[@Truckinlife]

Well… cause it’s turquoise. Lol.

[@zbigniewrudnik2108]

@@Truckinlife Sorry, it's my mistake😂😂 👍👍

[@powshredder3716]

who cares how big the screen is if you just listen to it?

[@mrgcav]

I have a DEZL770. You do not explain in the update procedures that you can not use the Mini USB port to do updates. I did not realize that it had another port. Seriously you need one port for all functions on your devices. UNIVERSAL SERIAL PORT AKA USB. Your current port system is just stupid. I drive for a living doing deliveries in a van. 1. You have no icon for a van. Many types of vehicles are not represented. 2. You need a database with Make & model of every vehicle. Thus you would know the average fuel mileage of the vehicle in use. 3. You do not have a Fuel mileage log in the dezl770. AMAZING, Are you this ignorant of such a basic need ? 4. I need to be on the right side of the road not the left side, in front of my delivery address. NOT across the street. you need a drivers delivery route program that puts people like me on the right side in which to park. Else we get run over by traffic. 5. Speaking of parking, You have a "Go home" button, Why not a Park button ? 6. Another stupid thing is, the first three menus I have to view and go through EVERY time I start this unit. VERY ANNOYING and time consuming. They are ignored and thus useless. 7. I want a machine that learns my habits and starts on the screen I most use. The enter an address screen. 8. Your whole address entry system is terrible and slow. I can not even enter a zip code, which would greatly reduce the address search time. DUH! 9. Magellan has an excellent address entry system and it works. Copy it. Unfortunately the rest of Magellan units are not so good. 10. It should be able to calculate fuel mileage and recommend gasoline station when our running low. then automatically ask how many gallons were added when parked at a gas station and recalculate the mileage to next refill. 11. I want a machine that learns my preferred driving routes and stops trying to take me on side streets, bike paths, alleys and bad roads. 12. I paid big bucks for a professional unit and this is the best you can do ? This unit has not had a serious update in a decade. 13. You can not even adjust the screen icon size. 14. You need new programmers. Adults are using your devices and they appear to be designed with cute graphics for children. 15. Your Bluetooth does not make a copy of ones contacts within the unit. DUMB. 16. Your updated maps are out of date by one to two years. Any new housing built within the last 6 months I have to use google maps. 17. If I have to use google maps, what do I need your device for ? 18. Your updates are slow in coming and very slow to do an update. 19. You need to step your game and stay competitive. Hire new programmers too. Your current programmers suck. You programming is linear and not redundant not circular. Milwaukee Wisconsin and surrounding counties. Very disappointing.

[@Truckinlife]

I don’t think your realize, I drive truck. I bought a gps and use it, and like it. You wasted your time typing that whole “your” message!… you’re also wrong about most what you typed. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@skipstreet]

I think he was directing it towards Garmin and not you.

[@mcdusfl]

Garmin is the worst gps ever for truckers, DO NOT BUY unless you want to get lost and drive in circles