Cobra Electronics announced the Cobra 5550 Pro, its new 5-inch navigation unit for professional drivers.

With features nearly identical to its larger sibling, the Cobra 7750 Platinum, the 5550 PRO offers enhanced graphics, junction view with lane assist, state mileage log and an hours-of-service log, along with last-mile routing.

The enhanced graphics and menu options on the 5550 Pro offer better visibility in bright sunlight. The quick-tabs feature puts critical information, such as the distances to weigh stations, travel centers, rest areas and mile markers, at the driver's fingertips. Junction view with lane assist provides drivers with 3D images of upcoming highway junctions as well as lane guidance and enhanced turn-by-turn directions. The 5550 PRO also has a state mileage log feature that monitors miles driven within a state for IFTA reporting and an hours-of-service timer that helps drivers to track their on-duty, off-duty and driving time.

Like its predecessor, the Cobra 5550 Pro includes more than 12 million standard points-of-interest plus 33,000 truck-specific POIs. The truck-specific data, supplied by ProMiles and TruckDown, is tailored for professional drivers and includes: routable travel center locations, detailed amenity information, fueling stations, restaurants, heavy-duty towing, truck and trailer repair shops, truck-friendly hotels, weigh stations and the location of certified scales.

Owners of the Cobra 5550 Pro also receive three months of unlimited downloads from Cobra's Aura Camera & Driving Hazard Database, which alerts drivers to the locations of fixed-speed and red light cameras, dangerous intersections and known speed traps.

The Cobra 5550 Pro will be available at travel centers nationwide beginning in April.

For more information: www.cobra.com