TomTom (TOM2) has joined with Truck Parking Europe to make the Truck Parking Europe app available for its customers, to reduce the time that truck drivers across Europe take searching for a parking space.

Users of TomTom BRIDGE driver terminals and the TomTom PRO 8 series, which is TomTom’s high-end driver terminal that is fully compatible with TomTom WEBFLEET, will be able to download the app directly onto the devices.

The Truck Parking Europe app is already available for smartphones and has been downloaded more than 150,000 times. For the first time it will be made available for truck navigation devices.

"By combining the TPE app with the TomTom RDT app, professional drivers know exactly when and where to go for the most highly recommended resting places from our Europe-wide database."

A challenge for truck drivers is balancing the need to comply with resting period legislation, against knowing when and where they can take their break in the safest, and most comfortable way, TomTom stated.

By bringing TomTom’s Remaining Driving Time (RDT) app that reminds drivers when the next stop is due, and the Truck Parking Europe (TPE) app which shows where suitable truck parking spots are located, drivers are offered the tools they need for safer driving and parking all in one unit, the company added.

The app has an up-to-date database of parking areas across Europe.

Each area is evaluated by other app users, which gives drivers access to ratings from community of truck drivers in Europe.

TomTom international alliance manager George de Boer said: "Helping customers drive more safely is a core part of what TomTom’s open platforms are all about."

"By offering Truck Parking Europe as an integrated part of TomTom driver terminals we are adding another component to our overall portfolio for truck drivers, which includes truck navigation, the Remaining Driving Time app, the recently released OptiDrive 360 for trucks and buses, full fleet management service integration and our WEBFLEET tachograph manager."

Truck Parking Europe director Niels de Zwaan said: "By combining the TPE app with the TomTom RDT app, professional drivers know exactly when and where to go for the most highly recommended resting places from our Europe-wide database.

"This helps to ensure hassle-free driving and can contribute towards increased road safety."

The app can be downloaded to TomTom PRO8 devices through the TomTom Telematics MDM platform and will also be made available for download in the TomTom Bridge App Store.