To plan a route manually, you need a map of your service area as well as insider knowledge. Your vehicles, cargo specifications, road traffic, drivers' availability, customers' preferred time windows, and any other constraints need to be taken into account.
Another way to go about it is to automate the whole process. For this, you can use free delivery planning software. With a tool like that, you can build routes considering all of your business and customer preferences to minimize your costs and maximize efficiency. The best part is that all the heavy lifting happens in the background while you're focused on growing your business.
Track-POD advanced routing planning software helps you utilize trucks more effectively, delivering profitable route strategies for your staff. As a result, you can reduce the total number of vehicles and miles driven. By optimizing truck routes, you do more in less time, boost the productivity of your operations and give your customers on-time delivery every time. Best practices show that you grow the percentage of on-time deliveries up to 99%, increase profits by 25% through efficient routes and repeat orders from happy customers.