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Garmin dezl 560LMT review

This navigational device incorporates many features that other Garmin navigational devices sport. It comes with a dashboard mount and incorporates such features as the lane assistance module, the junction view facility, a historical road speed information bank and traffic trends which features the real time traffic updates on the road for drivers to adjust their driving course in a way that benefits them. An important inclusion that should not miss a mention is the lifetime maps that the device sports. This is a feature that you can enjoy for as long as the device still serves you. It is yet another way of the Garmin attempts to diversify their target markets. The trends have been that the smaller cars have been overanalyzed and targeted for navigational gadgets and other devices in general. Garmin dezl 560LMT is a departure from the norm because the targeted market is no longer the small car operators but rather the trucker. The truck drivers have been starved of road driving technologies that have over the years simplified the job for the smaller car and van drivers. Garmin had a maiden release targeting the same niche a while ago but nothing from them has yet to reach the improvements inherent in this navigational model.

About Garmin dezl 560LMT

The Garmin dezl 560LMT is said to be relatively easy to set up on the truck. The base surface can be firmly mounted so you don’t have to worry about the possibility of it tumbling and flipping over or even breaking easily. The firmness also ensures stability in its updates reception in order to give the latest best information for truck drivers. The driver truck profile is one of the important features of this navigation device. It has a wide range of informational prompts, It is able to display the following crucial information for truck drivers: Tractor VIN, Gross weight, Max. Weight per axle, Height, Number of trailers, Width, Trailer number, Hazardous material, Avoid traffic, overall length, Tractor number and odometer

Garmin dezl 560LMT specifications

• dezl-560lmt-bluetooth
• trip meter and log book
  functions
• a friction dashboard mount
• truck profile
• lifetime maps
• mini-USB cable plugs
• dezl-custom-avoidance

The cons

• The unit does not have a zoom level indicator. Once you change you change your zoom levels, it is difficult to get back to an earlier desirable point. You are left then to guess for the desired setting.
• The sharp curve warning alert function seems to either be problematic or has a manufacturing point defect. It does not seem to prompt you of the danger curves as is made to function.
• On occasion, you get to be prompted of the nearby point of interest only to realize it was wrongly labeled. For instance you could be alerted of approach to a rest area, only to find it is actually a weighing point.
• Using the gadget for wireless calling is a big hustle. The sound setting cannot be adjusted loud enough for any effective communication.

The pros

• The device is able to guide you to establish your exact location even in the middle of nowhere using its GPS settings
• The 3D feature of the gadget enables the driver to view most of the neighboring roads around the driving location.
  This helps the driver to figure out the possible alternative routes to their destination.
• The speed limit changes are precise in their display and warning
• The mounting is a more practical innovation for truck drivers. It is the first friction mount type ever released with a truck navigation gadget; and rightly so. The wind shield mount is not effective or practical with heavy truckers.

Bottom line

The navigation device dezl 560LMT is a welcome invention for the truck driving community. It is not the ultimate or ideal gadget that can possibly do the job, especially considering the open improvement aspects of the innovation, but it is certainly one of the most helpful one you can possibly access in recent time. Another proactive move from the Garmin manufactures.