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Bus driver app provides safe, accessible vehicle route info

SmartBusRoute provides real-time routing and navigation while avoiding low bridges and roads that are inaccessible for buses.

September 15, 2017
Bus driver app provides safe, accessible vehicle route info

SmartTruckRoute is available for Android and Apple iOS smartphones and tablets. Photo: SmartTruckRoute

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SmartTruckRoute is available for Android and Apple iOS smartphones and tablets. Photo: SmartTruckRoute

The developers of the SmartTruckRoute app announced SmartBusRoute, an app geared toward professional commercial bus drivers.

SmartBusRoute provides real-time routing and navigation while avoiding low bridges and roads that are inaccessible for buses. The app also includes satellite and hybrid navigation for destination accuracy, unlimited bus-specific routing upon purchase, and instant activation to negate map download times.

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The app is subscription-based, but drivers can use the app free of charge from 1 to 2 p.m. and 1 to 2 a.m. EST per day. SmartTruckRoute is available for Android and Apple iOS smartphones and tablets.

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