In the fast-paced world of logistics, precision is key. This is why OptimoRoute has introduced barcode scanning. This game-changing feature ensures accurate deliveries and service completion by requiring drivers to verify items by scanning barcodes and QR codes for proof of delivery.  Barcode scanning streamlines processes and reduces human error with real-time validation of orders. This feature is completely integrated with the OptimoRoute Driver App and allows drivers to scan orders using their smartphones, no extra hardware required. Instant and accurate verification System-verified c ..read more

Your team is constantly growing and the number of software tools that they use increases all the time. OptimoRoute’s Single Sign-On (SSO) with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) allows your team to be automatically signed in to OptimoRoute by using their existing credentials from the company’s directory. No more juggling different usernames and passwords – just one smooth login process. SSO enhances security and simplifies user authentication, allowing employees to access multiple applications with a single set of credentials, improving productivity and user experience. Simplified login process ..read more

Sometimes an order or job requires more than one driver or technician to manage. Deliveries that require additional installation or field service jobs that require several technicians to complete the job. Managing multiple drivers or technicians for a single job can be a logistical challenge. Thankfully, OptimoRoute’s Coordinated Orders feature steps in as a game-changer, simplifying complex route planning when more than one driver or technician is needed to complete a delivery or a job. It ensures that multiple delivery people or service technicians arrive at the same time, regardless o ..read more

Managing the workload of drivers or field service technicians is a challenge for delivery or field service companies that manually plan their routes. The plans that are created are often inefficient and unfair, with an unevenly distributed workload amongst drivers or field techs, which causes complaints and unhappy employees, which in turn, leads to unhappy customers. By balancing the workload, companies can help ensure that their employees feel like they are being treated fairly and equally. It also allows the business to tailor routes around their key performance initiatives, whether they’r ..read more

Does your business require you to plan delivery routes crossing multiple states, or plan delivery routes or field service jobs taking several days with overnight stays? Does that long-haul route also require your drivers or technicians to be at certain locations in a specific time window or on a certain date, delivering goods or performing services, taking into account their vehicle capacity or technician skills as well?  Planning such routes manually can be extremely complicated and time-consuming and often results in inefficient and costly routes. OptimoRoute gets your long-haul routes ..read more

In today’s complex route-planning environment, many delivery businesses do not conform to a standard service model – which typically involves loading your orders for the day at your depot and delivering each order to a particular location.  With OptimoRoute, you can handle pickups and deliveries in one route plan, without having to stop at your depot.  Let’s say, for example, that you’re an electronics retailer who performs at-home deliveries. Some of the inventory for your orders might be housed at your main store, but other items might come from your store or warehouse locations ..read more

Whether you are a delivery or a field service company, OptimoRoute’s Driver App can help you streamline your work and stay connected with your team. Sending routes to your team With OptimoRoute you can send optimized routes to all drivers or field technicians with one click. You’ll have the option of sending the routes immediately after optimizing them or sending them when most convenient – such as the evening before or the morning of the scheduled orders.  Once sent you will empower your drivers and field techs with:  All the information in one place: order info, schedule, and nav ..read more

Delivery businesses have orders to fulfil and service businesses have jobs to complete. Most of the time, those delivery or job orders come along with multiple constraints that need to be taken into account when planning a route for your drivers or technicians – making it almost impossible to execute when planning manually.  OptimoRoute is designed to help you optimize your routes based on specific constraints or requirements automatically. With it, you can customize your routes to ensure that your orders are delivered and jobs completed according to your unique business needs.  Whe ..read more

If your business is like many others that we work with, you may employ drivers and technicians with a diverse range of skill sets, and you likely use a variety of vehicle types to service your customers’ needs.  Whether you’re running a delivery business or working in field service, quite often you will need the right person combined with the right type of truck, van, or service vehicle feature to get the job done right.  OptimoRoute is easily configurable to adapt to any unique circumstances that you and your customers may need to consider. Let’s start by showing you how to customi ..read more

At OptimoRoute, we understand the unique challenges faced by businesses with large-scale delivery operations. Commercial vehicles encounter various road restrictions, from size limitations to street access restrictions, making route planning a daunting task.  Our Commercial Routing feature takes all these factors into account to provide you with an intelligent and efficient route optimization solution for your large and hazardous material vehicles. It goes beyond conventional route planning by considering additional factors to ensure precision-driven and cost-effective deliveries for you ..read more