Best GPS Navigators for Truck Drivers in 2025

Updated on January 07, 2025 by Ekaterina Tumashik

Using just a standalone navigation app might feel like a simple solution, but it can quickly fall short when time and accuracy are critical. In the fast-paced world of deliveries, efficiency means more than just getting from point A to point B; it’s also about ensuring timely and accurate arrivals.
This is where integration with Track-POD makes a significant difference. With the Driver Delivery App, couriers have access to a navigation toolbar built to handle a variety of tasks. There’s no need to waste time typing in delivery addresses manually. Instead, the system automatically sends addresses or GPS coordinates straight to the navigation app.
This smooth process cuts down on errors and saves valuable time. Drivers can keep their focus on what really matters—delivering packages quickly and efficiently.

 

Trusted by Professional Drivers

The latest Track-POD update introduces a new GPS tool to the system. Based on customer feedback, TruckMap is specifically designed for professional truck drivers. This navigation tool is now available for use throughout Canada and the US.

TruckMap

This navigation system provides truck-specific routing, helping drivers avoid restrictions such as low bridges, weight limits, and prohibited roads.

The app also includes detailed information on approximately 400,000 truck parking spots, ensuring drivers can plan rest stops with ease.

Additionally, TruckMap offers real-time updates on weigh station statuses, allowing drivers to stay informed and make adjustments as needed.

Track-POD offers various navigation apps within the system. Except TruckMap the toolset includes the popular Google Maps, Waze, Hammer, TomTom along with HERE We Go, Sygic, and Mapy.cz

The surprising truth about GPS apps for drivers today is that they all essentially perform the same function: getting you from one place to another. However, the real challenge lies in finding a GPS app that is not only reliable but also user-friendly and well-suited to the area you’re traveling through.
Routing for commercial vehicles is quite different from planning a personal trip. Before identifying the top GPS choice for commercial use, let's take a look at what different navigation tools can offer. Below, we’ve outlined the best GPS apps in 2025 for both personal and professional driving needs.

Google Maps

Google Maps doesn't need an introduction. It's long been a household name and has definitely saved most of us an hour or two at least once before.

Being a long-lasting top choice for personal trip planning, Google Maps has evolved quite a bit over the years. It now boasts real-time ETA, traffic-based rerouting, group planning, etc.

Most importantly, Google Maps presence is an integral part of doing business in 2023.

Local restaurants, events, and any businesses that want to be visible make it a priority to be easily discoverable via Google Maps.

Waze

Waze is a trusted navigation system for 140+ million drivers and riders. Its key feature is real-time traffic alerts seeing how the entire brand is built upon the universal hate for traffic jams.

Real-time rerouting, around-traffic scheduling, and force majeure route planning are the features that make Waze a go-to navigation system for drivers in areas with extreme weather conditions.

All in all, Waze is a popular GPS precisely because it focuses on universal driver pain points such as traffic, fuel management, and dynamic estimated time of arrival calculation.

TomTom

TomTom is a tried-and-tested provider of offline maps for 150+ countries and sophisticated voice navigation with 100+ voice options. It also offers real-time traffic data, turn-by-turn and moving lane guidance, as well as speed limit alerts, in addition to multi-stop route planning.

TomTom also sells GPS navigation devices, including TomTom Trucker for truck navigation.

TomTom does offer paid subscriptions that secure an ad-free experience with sophisticated features such as vehicle profiles and drive-to photos.

HERE WeGo

HERE WeGo is a free navigation app that offers turn-by-turn voice guidance, helps drivers find parking, and provides offline navigation via country-specific maps that you can download before starting the route.

With HERE WeGo, you can add waypoints for extra stops you need to make along your routes, as well as apply route preferences such as ferries, highways, tunnels, toll roads, and unpaved roads.

You can even use another address as a starting point for your route, which makes HERE WeGo closer to a commercial vehicle GPS.

Sygic

Sygic claims to be the world's most popular offline navigation app for drivers, with 200+ million users globally. Key features of this GPS are 3D maps, traffic and parking support, and fuel pricing guidance, which truly makes it drivers' favorite.

Sygic is innovative in many ways. It offers real view navigation, a head-up display that projects navigation instructions up to your eyesight, and even sign recognition.

One more reason to love Sygic is its EV routing features. It's a go-to option for carbon-neutral driving as you can plan routes with account for charging stations and pay for the service in-app.

Hammer

Hammer is a free navigation app developed by truck drivers for truck drivers, considering every use case commercial truckers can have. Hammer offers many truck-specific features.

1. Weather, traffic, and truck restriction overlays.
2. Weigh station, rest areas, maintenance, and other alerts.
3. Offline maps for trucks, not cars.
4. Dark mode for nighttime driving, and many more.

Hammer is currently available for truckers in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

Mapy.cz

Mapy.cz is a versatile navigation app created for individual travelers and small businesses. This tool is perfect for companies with smaller vehicles or straightforward routing needs.

The app focuses on European regions, covering the UK, France, Spain, Italy, and Scandinavia, with exceptional detail in the Czech Republic and nearby locations (Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, etc.)

Mapy.cz stands out with its high-quality maps for both urban and rural areas. Users can download maps for offline use, ensuring reliable navigation even without an internet connection.

What is the Best Truck GPS app for Drivers in 2025?

There are various navigation systems available, each designed for specific business needs. For drivers, having access to multiple GPS options is often crucial, depending on their tasks.

As mentioned earlier, Track-POD integrates with leading navigation apps, including Google Maps, Waze, Hammer, HERE We Go, Sygic, Mapy.cz, TomTom and now TruckMap.

The Track-POD delivery management system offers more than just navigation. The software features a web dashboard for dispatchers and managers, as well as a Proof of Delivery app for both iOS and Android devices. Drivers can easily switch between GPS providers through the Delivery Driver App, providing the flexibility needed for managing complex routes and fulfilling customer needs.

In 2025, the need for efficiency and flexibility in last-mile logistics is expected to increase. That's why tools like Track-POD are essential for maintaining a smooth delivery process. This seamless integration of technology enables businesses to remain competitive and deliver results with confidence. With Track-POD, you can switch between GPS as you go, choosing the best navigation instructions for the area you're delivering to.

Track-POD Delivery App: More Than GPS

The best part about using Track-POD delivery driver app is that there's much more to it than GPS. Let's look at the key Track-POD features you'll love as a delivery driver and as a manager.

Overview of Routes/Orders

Once the dispatcher has used their web dashboard for customized routing and fleet optimization with account for the size and weight of the truck, rest stops, hours of service, etc., Track-POD assigns orders to drivers depending on their immediate availability and customers' preferred time slots.

Immediately, drivers can see all of their daily jobs in the mobile app. Within each route, drivers can see all stops and order details. They can also rearrange the order of the stops if needed.

QR & Barcode Scan

To increase the rate of On-Time, In Full Delivery (DIFOT) and make sure orders are delivered to the correct addresses and customers, Track-POD offers in-app QR and barcode scan.

Using those, truck drivers can check that they have the right items in every load. By doing so, you can grow your rate of successful deliveries and improve customer satisfaction by minimizing delivery mistakes.

Track-POD barcode scanner app for Android allows you to scan orders, items (including Scan & Count), or units of volume of your choice.

Partial Delivery/Overdelivery

Partial delivery and overdelivery are two scenarios commercial truck drivers are well familiar with. Whenever B2B delivery takes place, be it from a manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler, there's a chance that the trucker needs to drop off or pick up more (or fewer) items than originally planned.

Being able to type the quantity of delivered items into the mobile app is what makes it possible to account for partial delivery or overdelivery.

In your Track-POD web dashboard, you'll see Partial Delivery featured among other KPIs. Every job can be accounted for, whatever the scenario.

Cash on Delivery (COD)

Cash on Delivery (COD) is a payment option that allows businesses to offer more flexibility to customers. Instead of paying for delivery or collection in advance, buyers can pay upon receiving their items.

If you wish to give your customers this flexibility and equip your truck drivers with tools to account for all payments, give Track-POD a try.

Chat with Supervisor

Communication is key in all operations, logistics and delivery very much included. Track-POD gives drivers the option to get in touch with their supervisors without leaving the app.

Truck dispatchers can reply from their web dashboard and address urgent issues right away to help the driver stick to the order and delivery schedule for the day.

Signature and Photo

Because Track-POD is a paperless & contactless delivery management software, the driver app is built for collecting electronic signatures and photo confirmation of delivery.

For every order the driver successfully delivers to, there's an option to collect e-signature or take photos that populate electronic Proof of Delivery PDF that is shared with the customer right away.

Reasons for Rejection

For every order that doesn't get delivered for whatever reason, drivers can report on it quickly and efficiently.

In addition to choosing between reasons for rejection and documenting failed delivery, Track-POD also offers the option to rearrive at a delivery site.

This means that the driver can go back to the delivery address and complete the delivery on their own terms without making it a separate route.

Track-POD is a great option for improving truck driver management because it gives truckers the independence to complete orders on their own terms. Afterward, you can always check reports and analytics to see how your drivers have been performing during a specific time period.

Safety Check

Track-POD also works as a safety management software by offering vehicle check features as part of the driver app. The way it works is the following.

1. A fleet manager or dispatcher builds a vehicle and driver safety checklist in their web dashboard.
2. Then, they make vehicle checks obligatory before and after each route.
3. Truckers will then need to conduct safety checks every time they use the vehicle.

This way, you can implement proactive vehicle maintenance and reduce your truck repair costs in the long term while also improving driver and customer safety.

Wrapping Up

When it comes to choosing the best GPS for truckers, it all boils down to looking out for truck-specific features and custom truck routing capabilities.

While you can choose between any of the big GPS providers for truck drivers, it really pays off to see the full picture and go for an all-in-one solution.

Track-POD driver app gives you both a great selection of the best GPS for truck drivers and advanced route optimization capabilities for the manager which makes routing and centralized dispatching much more effective in the first place.

If you're curious about Track-POD delivery management solution and driver app, sign up for a free trial today or book a demo to see the software in action.