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Route planning software

Powerful telematics-based route planning software to create dynamic multi-stop routes for your fleet.

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Route Planning Overview

Save time and money through fleet route optimization

Route planning software designs dynamic routes to help with multi-stop route planning, appointment scheduling and delivery route planning.

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Plan stops efficiently with automated route scheduling software.

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Reduce fuel, mileage and time with optimized delivery routes.

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Make better use of resources with dynamic routing adjustments.

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Route optimization

Simplify routes with smarter route planning software

Uncover how our route planning software can create better routes and reduce miles and fuel costs on the trips your field service and delivery drivers take daily. Our RouteCloud algorithm analyzes millions of route options using powerful cloud-based computation to streamline routes, based on business priorities, no matter how complex your fleet’s needs.
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Real time updates

Optimize routes in real time with fleet territories

Divide and conquer your fleet’s work with route planning software. Using our smart data analysis, generate fleet territories that consider geographic scope, vehicle capacity, driver availability, customer volume and site locations. Route planning software also adjusts territories as inputs like sales volume, seasonal demands and customer preferences fluctuate.
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Increase productivity

More productive planning through fleet routing software

Build efficient daily plans while adapting to unpredictable last-minute changes inevitable in field service operations, so your business stays on track when the unexpected happens. Our route planning software allows you to see the day ahead, apply fleet route optimization and then adjust in real time.
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Boost efficiency

Boost fleet efficiency through dynamic route planning

Route planning software incorporates your business’ many unique factors to produce dynamic routing recommendations that bolster fleet efficiency. This allows you to apply real-time route optimization adjustments to last-minute changes like new or canceled jobs, driver availability, weather and traffic.
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Route planning

Get up and running quickly with easy route planning software

Our user-friendly route software is intuitive and accessible to fleets of many sizes, without requiring specialized training or dedicated route planners. Our visual, drag-and-drop route planner allows you to adjust and optimize routes with little efforthat works for big and small fleets regardless of their dedicated route planning resources.

Benefits

Find fleet efficiencies with route planning software

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Plan faster multi-stop routes

Find efficient routes based on business priorities - our route planning software speeds the daily process of route planning, allowing you to evaluate more options in less time.

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Automated optimized adjustments

As the day unfolds, dynamic route planning software makes optimized adjustments on the fly so your fleet doesn’t waste time and mileage figuring it out.

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Cost-effective appointment scheduling

Optimize and organize appointments and schedules with route planning software that matches job needs to available workers and equipment. You can also adapt to last minute changes, resequence routes and provide better ETAs. 

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RouteCloud algorithm

The route planning secret lies in our innovative RouteCloud algorithm that evaluates millions of route options, using powerful cloud-based computers, to quickly find the best multi-stop route for your drivers to get from one job to the next, no matter how complex your setup might be.

Case study

DiPinto Brothers Transportation slashes payroll costs with GPS fleet tracking

Black quotes

Now all our deliveries are being made on time, so our customers are happy and will keep working with us. Also, our drivers are back at a decent time so we are spending less on overtime.

Ken Fentress
Operations Manager, DiPinto International Logistics

Features

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Accurate results

Our automated route planning software is more accurate than other route planning solutions, which means less time spent fine-tuning the results.

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Dynamic route software

Don’t let last-minute changes – cancelled orders, sick drivers or new jobs – derail your optimized route planning with dynamic routing that accommodates disruptions.

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Emergency dispatch

When something comes up suddenly you need fleet routing software to know right away which driver to dispatch based on who’s the closest, and who has the right skills and the right vehicle.

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Faster routes

Routing software is more than 50% faster than traditional route planning tools. Evaluate more options in less time to find the very best routes.

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Powerful route planning optimization

Our heuristic algorithms can quickly calculate the most efficient routes for your drivers and reduce average mileage by 10%. Source: The Route Planning Software category also includes a usability index, for which Verizon Connect took top honors with a score of 8.76. In terms of usability, 88% rate it easy to use.

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Precise job costing

Factor in all associated costs when route planning – fixed and per-mile, labor, overtime, even accommodation for overnight trips.

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Reliable ETAs

Deliver amazing customer service that drives new business through loyalty and referrals with monitored ETAs in real time. Offer cost-effective ETAs and tight time windows.

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Route plan vs. actual

Know how drivers are performing with visual plan vs. actual Gantt charts for each mobile worker. Quickly identify areas where the route planning needs fine-tuning or drivers need to be coached.

Frequently asked questions


What is route planning?

Route planning software takes the hassle out of manually planning and coordinating the sequence of your daily jobs. The goal is for your drivers to be able to do more work with fewer resources, in fewer miles, using less fuel. Finding the best route planning software for your business can help you plan to dispatch the right vehicle and the right driver to the right job at the right time.

What is route optimization?

Robust route optimization software includes GPS tracking capabilities and advanced reporting features. This helps dispatchers limit unplanned stops, reduce mileage and last-mile delivery delays, and plan more fuel efficient routes.

Why is route planning important?

By utilizing route planning software, you can save on fuel costs, boost overall profits, and provide better ETAs and customer service. Multi-stop route planning can help you schedule your jobs in a logical order, so you can make more efficient use of your vehicles, assets and crew.

What are the benefits of route planning?

An advanced route planning software helps you plan, analyze, create and deliver profitable route strategies for your mobile workforce. You can reduce the total number of routes and miles driven, which saves on fuel costs, reduces wear and tear on your vehicles and helps prevent unnecessary overtime. Automated routing software can quickly assign new jobs where they make the most sense, helping to save your dispatchers time and improve utilization.

With fleet routing sofrware you can also adapt to last minute changes, resequence routes and provide better ETAs. Faster communication can help improve safety on the road, increase the productivity of your delivery operations and give your customers a better experience by helping you provide better time windows and ETAs.

How does route planning with Verizon Connect work?

Verizon Connect uses the RouteCloud application programming interface (API) to determine the most efficient sequence of truck route planning. With access to massive cloud-computing power, advanced logic and historical patterns, our route planning software analyzes the different route sequences, taking into account the job data and variables you enter (e.g. capacity, equipment, certifications and more). The fleet routing software then given options for an efficient sequence for your routes.

Does Verizon Connect software allow for multi-stop route planning?

Yes. Our route planning software will help optimize your selected jobs by reordering the stops (except for the start and end points) to create the fewest, densest and lowest-cost routes possible. You can also set a limit on the number of routes to get your jobs done efficiently. Our truck routing software can help you get the right vehicle and the right technician to the right job.

Does Verizon Connect route planning software provide directions to each stop?

No. If you need directions, the Verizon Connect Navigation mobile app provides truck-legal, turn-by-turn directions that consider weight, size, load, traffic, closed roads and more for your drivers. Verizon Connect fleet management solutions do more than simply give you directions from point A to point B based on current conditions, like Google Maps.

What features make Verizon Connect route planning software right for my company?

Our innovative route planning software was created with commercial, industry standard truck route planning in mind.

Start your day by checking alternative routes using “what if” modeling without altering current plans. Our solution recommends the best sequence of stops for your jobs, based on the dozens of variables you can enter and historical traffic patterns. It even includes time windows for when your vehicles will be at customer locations, and provides estimated distances, durations and costs. You can also receive near real-time alerts on your computer or mobile device (Android and Apple iOS) and respond quickly if problems arise throughout the day.

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