Iowa DOT Update

New Iowa 511 App Combines Info for Commercial Drivers

Iowa’s new 511 app is now the one-stop-shop for all traveler information, including information commercial vehicle drivers rely on for safer and more efficient trips. The Iowa Department of Transportation’s updated Iowa 511 app for Apple and Android is a user-friendly refresh of familiar features and some new and exciting functions to help you get where you need to go.

Where can I find the 511 app information for commercial drivers?

What features are included with the Iowa 511 app?

The new Iowa 511 app includes all of the features from the old app plus these new features:

• Click “Nearby events” to zoom the map to your current location and view a list of what’s happening near you that might impact your travel such as construction or crashes.

• Save and view your favorite traffic cameras to your personalized 511 account.

• Turn on the weather radar and weather station alert layers during inclement weather to help you make safer travel decisions.

Popular features that have carried over to the new app include:

• Use the “layers” button at the top of the screen to choose what information displays on your screen. Layers include

“unplanned traffic events,” “construction,” “Waze reports,” roadside cameras,” rest areas,” and more to help you travel more safely.

• Click on “Tell me” to receive hands-free, eyes-free audio announcements of upcoming traffic events as you travel along your route.

Remember, you should not try to set up your 511 app while you are driving. Get all of your information set ahead of your trip or have a passenger use the app while you concentrate on the road.

• For commercial drivers who previously downloaded the Iowa 511 Trucker app, the functionality you rely on has now been added to the new Iowa 511 app. The commercial driver version of the app will be removed later this year, so you’ll want to download and begin using the new Iowa 511 app.

• Once you have the new app, commercial drivers simply need to tap the truck toggle to view restrictions, truck parking information, and weigh station locations.

How do I get the updated app?

If you have already downloaded the previous Iowa 511 app to your phone, it will automatically update. If you have not downloaded the app, you can go to the Apple and Google Play stores.