The 511 app provide truck drivers with immediate access on where they can eat and use the washroom, as well as up-to-date information on construction and road closures and it can be downloaded for free on their cell phones.
ONTARIO - The Ontario Government is offering a new free 511 app to help truck drivers access information.
The app provides drivers with immediate access to find out where they can eat, go to the washroom or rest during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney says truck drivers can download the app for free on their cell phones.
"This app represents yet another important step that our government is taking to support truck drivers in their efforts to keep goods moving and deliver essential supplies, such as personal protective equipment (PPE). The trucking industry plays a vital role in keeping our supply chain strong and our store shelves stocked."
The Ontario 511 app provides images from over 600 cameras and includes up-to-date highway information on construction, collisions and road closures. It also identifies open rest areas and locations throughout the province that offer food and fuel. The app includes an easy to use map view and features a drive mode that provides hands free audio alerts.
The Ontario 511 pilot app is available for free on the App Store and Google Play.
Ontario is adding more places for truck drivers to safely stop and rest across the province. Parking and washrooms are now available at 23 ONroute travel plazas, 45 rest areas, 32 Truck Inspection Stations, 14 truck lay-bys and five Metrolinx Park n Rides.
Meanwhile the Thank A trucker team will be stationed at the TA Truck stop in Woodstock today.
They will give truckers free pizza and drinks from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
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