Getting Started
Welcome to Truck Me
Truck Me gives heavy vehicle drivers routes that only use NHVR-approved roads for their specific vehicle type. No more guessing which roads you can legally drive, Truck Me handles it.
Download & Install
Truck Me is available on iOS and Android. Download from the App Store or Google Play, create an account, and you're ready to go.
First-Time Setup
When you open Truck Me for the first time, you'll walk through a quick onboarding:
- Create your account, email or sign in with Google/Apple.
- Select your vehicle type, choose your combination type (General Access, B-Double, Road Train, PBS, etc.).
- Grant permissions, location access for navigation and notifications for incident alerts.
- Set your preferences, audio alerts, units, and default map view.
Your First Route
Once setup is done, planning a route takes seconds:
- Tap the search bar on the home screen.
- Enter your destination, type an address, town, or drop a pin on the map.
- Review the route, Truck Me shows you the NHVR-approved route with a colour-coded network overlay. Green means approved. Amber means conditional. Red means restricted.
- Start navigation, tap "Go" for turn-by-turn directions with live bridge height warnings, speed alerts, and community incident reports.
Vehicle Types
Truck Me supports all NHVR vehicle combination types:
- General Access, standard heavy vehicles under general mass limits
- B-Double, twin-trailer combinations up to 26m
- Road Train Type 1, truck and two trailers
- Road Train Type 2, truck and three or more trailers
- PBS (Performance Based Standards), vehicles approved under performance-based assessment
- Over-dimensional, loads exceeding standard dimensions
Each type maps to a specific approved road network. Your routes will only use roads approved for your selected vehicle.
What's Next
- Route Planning, learn about dual-route comparison and multi-stop routes.
- Vehicle Profiles, save multiple vehicle configs for different trucks.
- Incident Reporting, report and receive real-time road alerts.
- Settings, customise audio, map, and notification preferences.