Truck Driver Power Helps Truckers Plan Routes, Stay Safe With Hyper-Local Weather Awareness

Truck Driver Power’s app already provided thoughtful input along routes for weary drivers anticipating the next exit for a coffee fill-up or bathroom break. To push beyond simply being another navigation app, TDP sought to add further value for their users.

When considering aspects of the job that the application could support, weather was a natural input to seek. Whether delivering weather-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines or routing around a damaging hailstorm or icy roads, weather risks are very real for drivers and often present life-threatening circumstances. Truck Driver Power heard drivers’ concerns for an in-app weather solution and turned to AerisWeather for the best one.

In partnership with the Truck Driver Power team, AerisWeather built a solution that includes radar, forecasts, and other advanced weather overlays and outputs for drivers using our weather API and Maps. Additionally, using the weather API’s route action, Truck Driver Power’s Navigation Mode displays live views of weather conditions and warnings along the driver’s way, with updates in real time.

AerisWeather’s conditions endpoint helps truckers gather interpolated conditions from nearly anywhere on the globe by simply tapping any point on the map.

The Truck Driver Power team filled the market gap by delivering a collaborative, community-driven application that not only helps truckers find parking and pitstops but is truly concerned with the safety of truck drivers and the goods they carry.