Settings
Settings
Truck Me gives you control over audio alerts, map display, and navigation preferences. Access settings from the gear icon in the bottom nav or the menu.
Note: Several settings listed below relate to features that are still in development and not yet available: speed camera warnings, turn-by-turn voice navigation, offline maps, push notifications, and fuel station display. These sections are marked accordingly.
Audio Controls
Truck Me has a comprehensive audio system with independent controls:
Master Toggle
- Audio on/off, single switch to mute all audio alerts instantly. Useful when taking a call or in a quiet zone.
Per-Category Toggles
Each alert type can be enabled or disabled independently:
| Category | Default | What It Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge warnings | On | Two-stage bridge height alerts |
| Speed alerts | On | Over-speed tone and all-clear |
| Speed cameras | On | Camera approach warnings (coming soon) |
| Incidents | On | Community incident alerts on your route |
| Turn-by-turn | On | Navigation voice directions (coming soon) |
| Rest reminders | On | Drive time break prompts (logbook Tier 2/3) |
Volume
- Independent volume slider for Truck Me alerts, separate from your device volume.
- Adjust to be audible over engine noise without being startling.
Map Display
- Map style, standard or satellite view.
- Network overlay, show/hide the colour-coded NHVR road access layer.
- Incident markers, show/hide community incident pins on the map.
- Fuel stations, show/hide fuel station markers and prices (coming soon).
- Speed display, show/hide the speed overlay and choose display position.
- Dark mode, auto (follow device), always dark, or always light. Dark mode is easier on the eyes for night driving.
Notifications (Coming soon)
Push notifications are planned for a future release and are not yet active.
- Network changes, planned: get notified when a saved route's road access status changes.
- Incident alerts, planned: push notifications for new incidents near your location or on active routes.
- App updates, planned: notifications for new Truck Me versions and feature announcements.
Navigation Preferences
- Default vehicle, set which vehicle profile is selected by default when planning a route.
- Route preference, default to fastest, shortest, or community preferred route.
- Units, kilometres (default for Australia).
- Avoid tolls, toggle to prefer non-toll routes where possible.
Offline Maps (Coming soon)
Offline map downloads are not yet available. This section describes planned functionality.
- Downloaded regions, manage your offline map downloads.
- Auto-update, automatically download updates for saved regions when on Wi-Fi.
- Storage usage, see how much space offline maps are using.
See Offline Maps for details on this planned feature.
Driver Logbook
- Logbook tier, Off, Reminders, or Tracking.
- Rest reminder interval, set the drive time threshold for break reminders.
- Auto-log trips, skip the prompt and always record trips (Tier 3).
See Driver Logbook for details on each tier.
Account
- Email, update your account email.
- Subscription, manage your Free, Pro, or Fleet subscription.
- Delete account, permanently remove your account and all data.