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<blockquote data-quote="loveland_author" data-source="post: 1315074" data-attributes="member: 53121"><p>At our center we have a member of the safety committee who scanned in the pages of a map book, combined them all into one big map, printed out the area for each route, and taped it on to the bulkhead door of each truck. So when the regular driver is on vacation the person running the route can look at the map every time he opens the bulkhead door (and not while driving).</p><p></p><p>A few notes:</p><p>1. Yes, the regular driver isn't going to care because they know exactly where they are going, but all the swing drivers love it.</p><p>2. No, you can't get every single neighborhood that might ever be on that truck, but you can get 95% of the area in a very clear map.</p><p>3. It works really well for in town routes, but extended routes don't always have good maps and take up too much space to be effective.</p><p>4. It does require some periodic effort when the lineup changes.</p><p>5. It is considered a safety issue since it prevents in cab distractions of looking at a map when driving.</p><p></p><p>Anyone with moderate computer skills and access to a scanner could do this at his center.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loveland_author, post: 1315074, member: 53121"] At our center we have a member of the safety committee who scanned in the pages of a map book, combined them all into one big map, printed out the area for each route, and taped it on to the bulkhead door of each truck. So when the regular driver is on vacation the person running the route can look at the map every time he opens the bulkhead door (and not while driving). A few notes: 1. Yes, the regular driver isn't going to care because they know exactly where they are going, but all the swing drivers love it. 2. No, you can't get every single neighborhood that might ever be on that truck, but you can get 95% of the area in a very clear map. 3. It works really well for in town routes, but extended routes don't always have good maps and take up too much space to be effective. 4. It does require some periodic effort when the lineup changes. 5. It is considered a safety issue since it prevents in cab distractions of looking at a map when driving. Anyone with moderate computer skills and access to a scanner could do this at his center. [/QUOTE]
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