Garmin step into new fitness category: Truck drivers

About Garmin 

Garmin Ltd. is a multinational technology company incorporated in Switzerland, whose principal subsidiaries are in the US, UK, and Taiwan. Garmin and Instinct are the registered trademarks, and Garmin Pay, Garmin Connect, and Connect IQ are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. 

Garmin launched Instinct 2 

Garmin Ltd. Garmin International Inc., a division of the company, today announced the rugged Instinct 2 designed for professional truck drivers who want to live a healthy lifestyle on the road. With a portfolio of truck and driver wellness features, the Instinct 2-dezl Edition promotes a healthy lifestyle. With the new smartwatch, drivers can monitor their health 24/7 by tracking heart rate, sleep, stress, and more. When truck drivers get off the cab, they can benefit from specially designed training specially designed with watches to adapt to their daily work. In addition, truck drivers can now look down on their wrists.

They can also access membership loyalty program information from the location of the truck of their choice and conveniently check out on the go using their reward points balance directly from the watch. 

Instinct 2 provides the following advantages 

This easy-to-use smartwatch introduces many ways for professional truck drivers to save time, increase efficiency and ultimately simplify an over the road lifestyle, built to endure with a rugged, scratch resistant glass display, a sweatproof silicone band and an extralong battery life up to 28 days in smartwatch mode. 

Use reward point balances and access member loyalty programs from the nation’s top leading travel plazas that include Travel Stops and Pilot Flying J Travel Centers Save time with onscreen PrePass notifications for upcoming US weigh stations and bypass decisions; requires active PrePass account and use of the dezl app on a user’s smartphone. 

Use Garmin Pay contactless payments from the smartwatch to breeze through checkout lines at participating providers Easily plan for stops along a route using daily break timers with timely notifications Pairs with any of Garmin’s dezl OTR series truck navigators to view break planning timers, health metrics and wellness suggestions, directly on the high-resolution navigation screen and the smartwatch’s display Garmin has launched its new Instinct 2 series, which is about rugged outdoor watches, and it includes a special edition which is built for truckers.  

This Garmin Instinct 2 Dezl Edition is made to help drivers look after their health on the road and pairs with the truck’s satnav system so you can see health notifications on a larger screen. The original Instinct line included models specially built for surfers and military personnel, plus a camo print option. After a few months of launching the first watches, Garmin added a unique model designed specifically for esports, which could broadcast your heart rate to viewers while you play.  

There’s no gaming edition this time around, but an Instinct built for use on the road makes a lot more sense. Not only is the Instinct series extremely robust, but Garmin also has a long tradition in technology for professional truck drivers, and its dash cams and navigation devices are installed in taxis around the world. 

What Dan Barten says about the watch? 

Dan Barten, the Garmin vice president of consumer sales, said, “The sedentary nature of long hauls can be physically demanding, and this watch will promote healthy practices while truck drivers perform their vital daily job functions,” 

As Garmin said, the smartwatch has the following features: 

1. a scratch-resistant glass display,  

1. a sweatproof silicone band and  

1. Extra-long battery life that lasts up to 28 days in smartwatch mode. 

The Instinct 2 Dezl is available now, and it is selling at $399. 

Edited by- Kritika

Published by- Radhika. N