Traffic, crashes and closures
Check reports of queues, blocked lanes and roadworks along the run.
PadRoute features
Set your vehicle. Check the trip. Know what is ahead.
An Australian truck navigation app built around your vehicle. Plan B-double, road train and PBS runs, review road access and bridge clearances, then follow turn-by-turn directions.
Know the road
B-double, road train and PBS route planning
Choose the B-double, road train, PBS or other heavy-vehicle preset that matches your vehicle. PadRoute shows which roads are shown as approved, where conditions apply, what needs a closer look and what is restricted—and tells you why.
- Choose from more than 1,100 vehicle presets built from NHVR vehicle definitions.
- See roads shown as approved, conditions and restrictions
- Know when the data cannot give a clear answer
Before you commit
Check the whole trip before you leave
PadRoute checks the route section by section. You can see where conditions apply, where access is not shown as approved and what you need to check for yourself.
- Check the full trip, not just the next road
- See conditions separately from restrictions
- Confirm you have reviewed anything important
Check the height
Spot bridge-clearance concerns before you commit
Compare known bridge clearances with your selected vehicle’s height. PadRoute flags clearances at or below it, so you can take a closer look before driving that road.
- Compare published clearance heights with your vehicle
- Check bridge details without an active route
- Check source details and roadside signs before proceeding
On the move
Truck navigation with access warnings
Follow turn-by-turn directions while PadRoute is open. If the access status changes ahead, PadRoute warns you before you reach it and shows what applies.
- Turn-by-turn directions while PadRoute is open
- Choose voice, sound and vibration alerts
- Get warned before the access status changes
Know the stop
Find truck stops and heavy vehicle rest areas
Find truck stops, rest areas, service stations and truck parking. Check facilities such as fuel, toilets and showers where listed. Look up public weighbridges and heavy vehicle safety stations or inspection sites. See what drivers found, including whether inspectors were seen, and how recently they reported it.
- Stop information across Australia
- Time-stamped reports from drivers
- Useful even when you are not following a route
Show the evidence
Read the condition. Check the official source.
PadRoute shows the condition that applies and where it came from. When you want to check it yourself, open the official source straight from the app.
- Read the condition as published
- See who published the data
- Open the official source and check it yourself
Recent driver reports
Know what drivers found ahead.
See reports on the map and along your route, so you can check more than the road-access data before you set off.
Hazards on the road
See what drivers reported, from stopped vehicles and debris to animals on the road.
Weather and visibility
Look for recent observations of heavy rain, strong winds or water over the road.
Reports show when they were made. They are driver observations, not an official live feed, and a reported closure does not automatically change your route.
Through the black spots
Keep the road ahead ready offline.
While you have reception, PadRoute downloads maps and road-access data ahead of your vehicle. What is already downloaded stays available if reception drops, and the app tops it up when you reconnect.
PadRoute Free10 km ahead
Preparation for shorter reception dropouts.
PadRoute ProUp to 150 km ahead
More of the run ready for longer black spots.
This prepares the route ahead; it does not let you plan a new route or receive fresh driver reports without a connection.
Compare Free and ProUseful on every run
Set it up once. Get on with the job.
Save the vehicles, places and routes you use most. PadRoute keeps the routine work close, so you can get to the road checks that matter.
Change vehicles without starting over
Your first saved vehicle is included with Free. Pro lets you save additional vehicles and switch combinations without setting each one up again.
Get moving from the places you use
Save your depot and regular locations instead of searching for them again on every run.
Get back to familiar routes quickly
Free keeps your last meaningful route. Pro adds recent route history and pinned runs, ready to check again.
Bring a shared route with you
With Pro, import NHVR, GPX, KML or GeoJSON routes instead of building them again. Review access for your vehicle before you drive.
Choose how PadRoute gets your attention
Use voice, sound and vibration so access changes are easier to catch before you reach them.
Look back at the drives that matter
Review drive activity saved on your device when you need to retrace or compare a run.
Keep the screen comfortable in the cab
Switch between light and dark mode to suit the light around you.
Know what changed before you go
With Pro, follow regular routes or stops and get notifications when new driver reports appear, even while PadRoute is closed.
Australian coverage
Stops across Australia. Road checks in five states and territories.
Find stops and facilities across Australia, including rest areas, service stations, truck parking and public weighbridges. Road access checks use available NHVR data for the ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. What is available still depends on the source and location. We check for new NHVR data every week and update PadRoute when it changes.
Location only while PadRoute is open
PadRoute uses your location to show where you are and give directions. It does not keep tracking your location after you close the app.
Available now on iPhone and Android
Start with Free. Go further with Pro.
PadRoute Free includes essential route, safety and driver information. Choose Pro for extra vehicles, history, imports, offline range and change notifications.
The community builds PadRoute. Pro powers PadRoute.