In-depth review of the Garmin dēzl™OTR1000 Truck GPS
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- Опубликовано: 1 янв 2021
- This is a deep dive into the Garmin dēzl™ OTR1000, which is Garmin's newest 10" truck GPS. This unit is on loan from Garmin.
We discuss the pros and cons of the device and explore some unique features. Don't miss this one if you're thinking about buying a new truck GPS anytime soon!
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A big tip I advise people using truck GPS is to find the truck entry of your destination via Google satellite view, drop a pin then plug the coordinates that appear in the search bar into the GPS. This will make the GPS navigate to that exact spot as opposed to the address that we all know frequently is the car / employee entrance.
I mention tip because I see Garmin has made it much easier to find the option to find a location via coordinates. Mcnally can do this too.
Great tip, David. The dēzl also allows you to drop a pin on the unit itself once you get there. I mean, if you already have directions to the dock and dropping a pin will be convenient for the next time you go there.
@@ToddMc2 I drop pins on Google maps then select share and then Garmin Drive . it sends info to GPS and takes you to the point you selected.
Thank You.
@@kathyhowe2761 Of course!!! The Girl schools us all!!!! #supersmarttrucker
Can you show an example of what you are talking about.
Thank you Mr Todd for taking your time and explain this to us. You are a true human being. Because of you, i just bought one today. I'll pass your video to every truck driver that I know. Garmin should look out for you. May great God bless you and your family.
Thank you.
As full time RVers, and at 65ft in length. We use the Motor Carriers atlas as a cross reference to Google maps. We're debating on the Dezel OTR or the RV Garmin.
Thanks for the best review.
Be safe out there
Thanx For Taking Your Time And Doing A Fully Review On This Device For Us, I’ll Definitely Buy It, Love Garmin GPSs, God Bless And Stay Safe.
Very good review. To the point and very clear as well as detailed. Thanks. Because you did so well on this review I'm going to subscribe. Again thank you
It`s interesting that nobody mentions the existence of Garmin DEZL OTR500 5.5 inch version GPS . Great review ! Thank you !
My setup is: otr700 and iPad Air 10.9 inches with LTE using google maps just to visualise my path way better, and deal with traffic jams. I let the dezl decide how to get there. I use the same truck freight liner and the iPad fits perfectly on the brake knobs
Using Google maps you must be one hell of a driver.
Great video! Just the info I was looking for to make a buy... thanks again!!
Mr Todd, thanks. I just got my OTR 1000 and am extremely grateful for your tips and tricks. Im pretty tech savvy but you've enlightened me as more tips and tricks.
Sidenote: I won't reveal how but I've been able to use my 1000 as a tablet while flying ( which I do a lot ) and saved money not having to buy an iPad or tablet OR carry my laptop. Im blessed to have the means to afford this awesome tool. Thank you.
Oh man, thanks so much, I’ve learned so much more on this as I was having some trouble with my new 800.
Thanks man you are awesome I appreciate you for being good enough of a fellow to make a dam good informative video that I needed to watch this is the GPS that I was wanting but not sure to take the $800 gamble on especially being a diehard RandMcnally fan but they in my opinion have let me down by being cheaper made and more costly to by and was very disappointed on their new GPS reviews and thank you for the help man I'm getting this one tomorrow so you definitely helped me out with me making the right decision on this 10" Garmin GPS and so Thanks a lot buddy and you take care and be safe driver
I just got my CDL and looking for a good gps and it was a great lesson for me RESPECT man that was a very important info. Thanks for your time, i look forward for more of your videos for truckers peace ✌🏽
The Garmins are great for trucking Navigation, I run a Garmin with no issues.
Great review dude! 👍🏻👍🏻😎
Thanks for your time and efforts.
Excellent review, thanks.
Great review thank you!
Great great great video 👏👏👏👏
Thank you for your time to this review,
I’ve found with mounting the suction cup a little olive oil works much better than water for mounting to the window. When the suction cup gets kinda worn and keeps coming loose use a lighter to apply heat to the suction cup and get it flat again.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and knowledge
You're welcome. Hope it helped!
great video, can you tell me what is the difference between this device and LGV 1000
Thank you for this review. It was great! I just ordered the 10 inch model for 649€ incl shipping. (Scandinavia) I think that is a good price. My old TomTom trucker is 8 yers old and shutting down itself all the time. 😎
Thanks for the in depth review. What I am looking for is a feature that allows me to create waypoints (or POIs) such as bridges or floodways etc and then create proximity alerts to these features. Maybe 500 mtrs to one type and 1km to another type, maybe 3 kms to another etc and have an audible alert that tells me I am approaching the feature that I have created. I've had a Garmin in the past that allowed this but it was only a tiny unit. Best GPS so far in my eyes but I've grown old and need a bigger unit/display. This aspect has not been covered in any review I have looked at so something to consider for the future maybe? Thankyou!!
Great video thanks man
Good Video, Thank you.
No problem great job 👏
Good stuff 👏👍💯🤜🤛
todd..did you tell garmin when the unit sent you over a bridge that was limited in weight so no semi trucks were allowed yet it routed you there anyway?
Will it alert you if a accident is coming up, highway shutdown ect. Then give you an alternate rt?
I bought the OTR 700 2 weeks ago and I believe it doesn't have the same mount as the 800 or 1000. It has the ball mount which hasn't fallen off the windshield yet but everytime I touch the unit with my finger it moves really easy and you have to readjust it. What I don't like about it is it does not show you the mile marker unless you touch the screen and bring it up it does not show you what town you're going through unless you touch the screen and bring it up does not have a clock on it unless you touch the screen and bring it up. For me, Stuff like that's important to know all the time having it on the screen in front of you instead of constantly fiddling around with your GPS to bring all that stuff up while you're driving. It doesn't offer you a secondary route like a shorter route but you can still avoid toll roads. It has alerts that will pop up on the screen and you will get an alert in the form of a beep for example railroad tracks sharp curve ahead going over the speed limit. I'd rather have a verbal alert instead of a beep because a beep forces you to look at the screen and figure out what the alert was for. With the Rand McNally you can adjust speed warning so if you go out for example 5 miles an hour over the speed limit before you get a warning while you can't do that with the Garmin. They're totally different animals but I'm going to pick up the Rand McNally 800 pro2 and see what that looks like. While the Garmin otr700 has new features that will sync up with your Android phone I still like my old Rand McNally 720 better than the OTR 700 but unfortunately it finally went to meet its maker after about seven years of usage. I'm sending the OTR 700 back. To each his own
I'm actually surprised at this feedback because most of the things you mention can easily be done on the OTR1000. Secondary route? Check. Clock on screen? Check. Current mile marker? Check. Town ? Okay, you got me there. Although you can choose to show GPS coordinates onscreen. Seems like an oversight you can't show the town. In fact, I count 31 different data points you can choose from to show on screen at any given time. Granted, you have a limited number of spaces, so choose wisely. Also, you can set the screen to always be on so you don't have to constantly tap the screen to wake it up. You cannot change the speed limit you want to receive a warning, but you can turn it off entirely. As for the mount, I'll have to take your word for it since the OTR1000 has a different style. But in the end, it's like you said... to each his own.
@@ToddMc2 I'm not sure if you read this earlier but I'm going to rewrite it because I just got off the phone with Garmin at tech support. I stopped off at a TA truck stop and went in and looked at the Garmin 800 and on the box it shows that it's showing more fields. So I called Garmin and they told me that it shows more stuff on the screen so I'm probably going to pick that up and demo it also he did show me how to get around on the 700 with secondary routes and such. I picked up the Rand McNally overdryve Pro 8 last week and I liked it but it needs wi-fi to run which is not a big deal but returning that because the voice for navigation is inaudible and the volume on it is very low probably coming in at about one-third the volume of the Garmin and that is with it set at the highest setting and it sounds like there is a pillow over the person's mouth. Also the Rand McNally has a plastic screen instead of a glass one like the Garmin and also has this attachment for Sirius Satellite which is something I don't need and I'm not sure anybody really needs this . They should just concentrate on making a GPS instead of making something that may appeal to more people and be a master of none. I initially called Garmin to ask some questions about the 700-800 they told me they were both the same unit but obviously the tech support agent did not know what he was talking about.
I agree with you. My TND 720 Is starting to have issues, so I'm looking for something new before it dies.
The 720 ahows all important info on one screen. The voice alerts are way better.
Knowing what town and county you are in is very important as well and is always displayed. Rand McNally is a lot more customizable.
The garmin has some nice features and the otr800 is a better ubit than the 700.
I've heard of issues with the newr rands and rands new 2.0 isn't as good as the TND 720. The new rands also have some nice features. It's tough. Not sure what route i want to go but I'm leaning towards the otr800.
One feature I'm interested in on the garmin is the ability to connect with my prepass but not a must have feature. I also use the garmin eld.
The Rand will keep yelling at you if you turn on a road with low clearance or non truck route, his experience with the garman is a little scary that it wants you to crash into the bridge, lol
The TND 750 looks like you can find new qpps, so it might be able to run trucker path. The garmin looks like apps are preloaded with no option for you to install apps.
It's a tough call and a lot of money for expeeimenting
@@INFRNL1 thanks for the reply and feedback. I wanted to tell you that Rand McNally just came out with a major update for the overdryve 8 Pro 2 which is supposed to help with maps and I believe fix the issue with the barely Audible voice. It's still a toss-up between the OTR800 which is not as customizable but connects to your phone by Bluetooth and has a red light camera warning versus the Rand McNally. If the Garmin add more options to be customizable I would go with that one. At this point I'm not really going over the road as much and I can really do without either one and just wait till something new may come out in the future.
Hah! When you said "ok Google " my phone recognized it and opened voice assistant!
Do all 3 DĒZL Garmin gps’s offer the “edit route” function in equal manner? Thank you very much sir for the in-depth review. Must be the most in-depth review I’ve seen on this Garmin unit.
Thanks a lot
Honest analysis, GPS are not perfect.
The Dezl 1000 is on sale right now at Loves for $699. I already got a Rand Mcnally Overdrive Pro 8 ii and I'm gonna get this OTR 1000 while it's on sale and use the Rand as a back up / for it's built in camera and built in Siriusxm radio and as a second opinion for certain routes that either unit ends up giving dumb directions for like putting you on a highway going west and making you get off 5 miles down the road and get back on going east... Instead of just telling you to take the east exit in the first place. If I have 2 units running at the same time maybe one or the other will catch the dumb mistake.
You must have a lot more money than I do, Christopher! 😉
Good job
Right choice, I really like mine
Sweet. I can review it over a short time, but t's great to know real truckers are putting it through the paces and are finding these devices helpful. Thanks for your comment.
Not bad--I'm convinced!
Can you use the Garmin Voice Studio with this product still? I spent hours recording a cool voice on a voice modulator, and downloaded GVS from internet, would like to buy one for OTR, but trying to find one where I can customize voice. Garmin website says it's shut down, but I've still been able to download. Haven't tried to transfer to product yet, as I haven't bought it yet.
I don't know for certain, but I doubt it since GVS has been discontinued. support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=H8aasBNNv25b7TkTKSUHq5
Hey Matt, I don't know if you remember me or not. We used to communicate through Twitter and G+ (I think) back in the day (probably before 2008). I think we talked on the phone occasionally. Anyway, I just picked up a 700 model of this from a friend. I'm coming from a Garmin Drive, which is essentially a 7" model just like the truck GPS, but sans the truck side of things; it's only a year old.
The question here is how can I get off the old data from the old GPS to the new GPS via the SIM card? I thought it would let you do that, but I'm not seeing any instructions. Any ideas?
They should instal in next model sim slot for mobile data.. And faster memory, 🔋 is like every other on gpa devices..
Regarding the love clearance warning, is there a section that you can get but the height of the truck as part of your profile?
Yes, it will save your stock configuration, but you can easily change it when you situation changes; height, weight, width, and hazmat are the main ones I remember off the top of my head.
Thanks for the review. Have you used it as a stand alone Bluetooth speaker to make and receive phone calls? And how is the quality and ease of use?
I should also add that the company I drive for is putting in driver facing cameras and do not want to see any earbuds or cell phone usage so I’m thinking this may be a good device to receive alerts and sneak in the odd call
Thanks for the info on the 10 inch but I can’t find it in the stores can you tell me where you got it or the stores that have it .thanks
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Go to a loves and pilot/flying j
I find I use the truck GPS for routing, truckstop, weigh stations, customer addresses. But I find Trucker Path/Google is faster & more up to date with traffic info. Likewise, I get better weather/radar info on my phone, instead of getting it through the GPS
I don't know where Garmin is getting there traffic info from, but unless it's tapping into Google, Waze, or some other app that is constantly updated in real time, I doubt the Garmin will be quite as good. I'm sure there are better apps for weather, too.
The hardest thing to grasp with this thing is where the hell to mount the 1000 version. Not many reviewers show that aspect. Might be too large for my t680 dash.
I wondered if it was going to be too big too, Luke. It’s for sure big, but not too big. My review was done in a 2015 Freighter Cascadia, but I’ve also driven the T-680 and I feel like I’d have the same experience as far as size goes.
I have a question Todd. I drop pins on Google maps at the customers truck entrance & then type the latitude & longitude coordinates into my Randmcnally to take me there. On this Garmin OTR 1000 I go to coordinates & it doesn't use latitude & longitude. Any suggestions??? Thank you for the video.
You need to change the settings for that. There are several coordinate options. You can also just send the location to the gps with garmin drive app.
Todd, Great review better than Garmin. Maybe you can do a video on how to use the break timer future. Thanks.
Alas, I've sent the unit back already. I didn't use the break timer much, but it appears to just pop up when you first start your trip and you can tell it to start the timer. If memory serves, it pauses the clock after a bit when the truck stops and it resumes when you start moving again. Don't hold my feet to the fire on that though! It wasn't 100% accurate, but it was close enough. After all, I am a firm believer in not waiting until the last second to get your 30 minute or 10 hour break in.
Thanks for speaking clear, real speach without (like, like)
It's so annoy....
Perhaps you went to Havard?
How well does the voice control work when driving down the road......road noise etc?
Very well. I had no problems getting it to hear my voice. I typically spoke just slightly louder than I would speak on the phone.
I just got my 10inch garmin yesterday. How can I change the settings to tell me weigh stations coming up 5 miles ahead?.
Don, I don't think you can specify a distance to be warned about weigh stations, but the device does give you advance warning. I don't know the distance, but it's not a last-second "surprise" notification. Just make sure you have the weigh station alert turned on.
I don't cover it specifically in this video, but the Settings discussion starts at the 4:40 mark and you'll see me scroll past the Driver Assistance category around the 5:17 mark. You can turn different alerts on/off in there. Hope this helps.
Have you had any issues with the ELD disconnecting frequently??
will this Garmin GPS for truck works well in a car? In other words, can a car owner bought this GPS to use in a.car? I love the big screen. i eagerly await a reply. Thanks in advance. By the way, I learnt something useful when I was watching this video.
Yes
why don't you use ur phone lol
👍 awesome
thank you sir
Did you find the stock speaker volume set on full hard to hear and too low when the truck is driving? Its no way near as loud as the dezl 770, I had my old 770 set on 80% which is fine, the 800/1000 set on full is about the equivalent of 50% on the 770, I think Garmin dropped the ball big time on this, I contacted them about it and they just were not interested, its a shame because everything else about the unit is fantastic. At the price you don't want to be buying blue tooth speakers just to hear your GPS. I can't understand why they would put out a new model that has half the volume of its predecessor, its a important function that's needed everyday.
Todd McCann • 1 week ago
Weird. I didn’t have any problems with the volume being too low while driving. In fact, when the truck wasn’t running it was TOO loud
"beats edition is coming" 😁
Here's crazy thing. $800 for a device that still uses micro USB, running android 6.0 and only 15gb storage. Haven't dug into processor or ram.. But guaranteed it's probably outdated also. Also truck stop app is outdated..fyi use the app to send directions to unit
You could find things easier if you hit the gray location tab first. Put the city first. Then try. You can't be in Cali and search for something in Indiana
One advice about briches, simply if you are 4.0 high put it on 3.9 high and it will not bring you wrong.
Are the only differences the size?
Thank You !!!
You are very welcome, good sir.
Does it avoid tolls?
Yes. You can set it to "Allow," "Avoid," or "Always Ask."
You can adjust volume or brightness in scale 0 to 10. Hey Garmin, brightness 8
Garmin should make this GPS louder. Thanks
does this work for Canada too
Great. Second long video I watch and no one mentions whether the saved routes can be transfered from an old device to a new one. I won't spend $800 to lose all that information that's on my 770Garmin
Sorry about that, Benjamin. This is my first Garmin device to review so I never even thought of this issue. I can certainly see why you would want to know though. what a pain to re-enter all that info!
I would just call Garmin customer service and talk to tech support. I’ll bet they would know. They seemed to really know their stuff when I talked to them.
thanks for your comment.
No problem moving saves from one Garmin to another. Use Garmin express on a pc and go into tools. Just took me 3 min. to transfer all my saves from my 785 to my new OTR 1000.
1:03 Just what we need blind truck drivers :D
Interesting review, but can anyone tell me can it be used for anything else like browsing the web, getting e mail, watching TV?
Can send addresses from the phone or PC to the device?
I have the 800. And yes, if you have Wi-Fi connected you can pretty much use it as a tablet to browse web or whatever.
With garmin drive app, you can use Google maps to choose a destination and send it to the garmin. I use that all the time.
Will it last longer then a year?
I would think it would last for many years. The hardware is very solid and Garmin includes free software and maps updates for the life of the device.
Just got mine I love it but I wish it wood get rid of the restaurant Icons and show rest areas
All that information on the right side of the screen is completely customizable and it’s super easy to do. I show you how in the video.
Там в настройках є українська , російська або польська мови? Я хочу придбати для свого батька
Never again, not only expensive but after a few years my Dazl 770 truck voice sound was gone, speaker tested good Tec shop said it's a hardware issue. I contacted Garmin and they told me to contact Garmin in the EU and no one bothered to reply to the email. An app on a good tablet is much cheaper.
You touched on the over the speed limit warning, But you didn't Tell me how to turn it on
DOES THIS GPS FIND ADDRESSES IN THE UK BY POST CODE ??? Garmin dēzl LGV1000 MT-DTruck Sat-nav com tela de 10 polegadas,
Great video review! Wish you could do one on the Rand Mcnally 8 pro 2
Thanks! I would love to. I’ve asked Rand McNally for the opportunity to do reviews of their products, but I was ignored. Guess my little podcast/blog/video channel isn’t big enough yet?
Te have a great 200 dollar discount on this one at loves. Just bought mine today.
It seems that this product is only used in the USA as I am from the UK and seeking for a local review.
I can't imagine the device would operate much different from country to country. It is used across the globe. www.blueparrott.com/where-to-buy
@@ToddMc2 There isn't a single a single review for the UK. I typed the OTR 1000 in the Garmin web page and it does NOT recognise it, instead the LGV1000 does show up but even then there are no takers. It seems we have stayed well away from this brand in the UK!!! Their videos have the comments disable, which for me screams at deception.
@@truckeralvarez5932 I'm not sure what is going on there, but it's certainly odd. It appears that the LGV1000 is the UK version of the OTR1000. buy.garmin.com/en-GB/GB/p/684269 Sorry I can't help more, but I'm not from the UK! LOL
@@ToddMc2 Yes, I saw that too, very weird, the OTR is not recognized on their own website, I wonder why they changed names for the same item. LGV We call it Large Goods Vehicle.
Still, no one has done a UK review. Hey, but thanks for yours. I would have bought it if someone had done a local video.
Will they accommodate doubles and triples
I honestly don't remember, but I will check that this weekend and let you know.
Hey Fuzz, I checked and the OTR1000 does accommodate multiple trailers.
@@AboutTruckDriving
Thank you sir
I ordered the Garmin DEZEL 800 OTR GPS.
It looked like the same GPS with a smaller screen.
@@fuzznutz7182 I want to buy the 800 OTR. Has it worked fine for you?
@@jhongigolo4
Yes it works great.
It steers you wrong and has miss information every once in a while. Id give it a 95 out of 100
For 8 big ones it should come with weather app integration.🤔
Weather is integrated into the device, but since the Garmin device itself doesn't have cellular data, it has to be connected to the Garmin Drive app (free). Not sure what weather service they're getting their data from either.
Pretty soon the windshield will be the screen.
This gps has no entertainment section???
Please tell me does it has Ukrainian or russian language? And will it work in Europe? I want to buy one for my dad? Thanks for response
I can't find what languages it supports. A quick call to Garmin customer service should give you the info you need. support.garmin.com/ or 1-855-607-2536 if you're in the US.
Wow How long you really been Trucking??? More Like 35-38 Months. But you do you.
I guess you won't respond to my comment running mine for 6 months its terrible.
For anyone interested, I accidentally missed this post. Oops. LOL My reply is in his original question.
I have been working in Europe and Garmin is awesome , but it has a big problem with traffic… TomTom is better in that
Good to know. I'm sure all the Europeans will appreciate knowing that!
garmin gps one thing that I don't like a lot of addresses will not picking up
1000
I bought the 800 6 months ago worst 600 I ever spent, it doesn't find half of the trucks stops places I've been over a dozen times it would send me down the wrong roads not meant for trucks routing is terrible got so bad couldn't trust it unless the place was off the interstate lots of bugs I highly don't recommend it .
Sorry I didn’t respond, Jeremy. I didn’t see it until your follow-up comment. My bad.
I honestly didn’t have that much problem with routing other than a couple of instances here in there. But I honestly don’t get off the beaten path near as much as OTR drivers do. So if that’s the context you’re using it in, I’ll have to take your word for it.
As for the search, I did comment in the video how horrible it was, so I’m not at all surprised it couldn’t find truckstops that you go to every day. My suggestion would be to program those truckstops into your device and give them a unique name. It seems to work pretty well with the voice feature then. Or it’s always in your saved places for easy access.
Thank you for your input on this. It’s always good to get opposing opinions on a product that costs this stinking’ much money!
@@ToddMc2 I've never had problems like that with any of my Garmins I've had the 760 770 785 and now running the 1000. Your video was a great review. It's rare for me to watch any review this long LOL
@@kathyhowe2761 it happens to me too, but only when you search for a truck stop it doesn't show you the one that is one exit away for some reason lol. if I am on i24 going eastbound and I exit for a truck stop instead of putting me back on i24 eastbound it will take me back road when the highway entrance is just on the right side of me.
Thank goodness Christopher Columbus didn't have one of these pieces of crap . If it had a easy way to plot your own course it would be ok. The Trip advisor is a bunch of clutter.
I have a more basic model of the DEZL and it's routing logic is absolutely terrible.
The larger the number the better it is
Currently elogs are non compliant federally. wheeeeeew...
dude its a great video but 50 mins and all this fluff... cut the pork fat off the content
To help me get better at these reviews, can you give me some examples of what you consider "fluff?"
IKnow you make money but the800 or 100 is garbage
Not for truckers paid 4000$ for towing! Do not trust Garmin.
700 euro for this joke😂Navi without dachkam in 2022.Great job garmin😂
Garmin is not even a true GPS for semi….maybe good for a RV.
Garmin is the worst gps ever for truckers, DO NOT BUY unless you want to get lost and drive in circles
Not at all. You just have to be smarter than the gps and plan before you go.
@@Bendigo1 if I was smart enough ... 1st I would not be a truck driver 2nd I would not spent $500 for a garmin
I can’t imagine having any other gps. I love mine