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ALK Technologies Releases CoPilot Truck 11 for Routing, Mileage and Mapping

March 5, 2008

ALK Technologies, Inc. has issued CoPilot Truck 11, the latest version of the company's GPS navigation and trip-planning aid for commercial motor carriers. Running on Windows-based laptop computers, CoPilot Truck 11 has been completely redesigned with step-by-step address entry, 2D and 3D map views. Designed for company drivers, owner-operators and leased operators, it offers industry-standard PC-MILER directions from within the vehicle. Truck-specific, spoken dock-to-dock directions are provided for locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. PC-MILER routing options include Practical, Shortest, HazMat, National Network and Toll Avoidance, in addition to options for 53-foot-long, 102-inch-high trailers. In addition to truck stops, weigh stations and rest areas, the tool includes 6 million infoUSA Points-of-Interest with phone numbers. ALK's street-level and highway network database covers more than 7 million miles of roadway nationwide, with more than 460,000 miles of truck-restricted roads. In also includes 140 million nationwide U.S. street addresses, and another 30 million in Canada.
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