How do you plan a route? Do you use pen and paper, excel, or Google Maps route planner for deliveries? When you plot a route on pen and paper or excel, you need to invest significant time to analyze, plan and explain the routes to your drivers. Google Maps can’t help either. Of course, it’s […]
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) had already announced the new hours of service rules on May 14 and the rules came into effect on September 29. After the final electronic logging device (ELD) mandate took place on January 20, 2020, the FMCSA organized several town hall meetings to consolidate feedback from all those […]
The rising consumer demands for same-day or even same-hour deliveries have made GPS route planning critical for any field service business. The current Coronavirus pandemic has only made it more important. And if you’re still not serious about route planning, then you put yourself at risk of losing out to your competitors. Can you afford […]
Ensuring efficient field operations is a top issue for most field service businesses. This is because even small reductions in transportation costs or driving time can add up to significant savings for the business. With this in mind, many field service businesses use route optimization software to help their drivers find accurate directions from one […]
Having witnessed spiraling fuel costs, driver wages, vehicle maintenance costs, and insurance premiums – do we still need to ask why is route planning important? Route optimization is important because it… Reduces driving time, which eventually reduces fuel consumption and costs; Reduces driver frustration, as planned routes decrease time on the road; Improves customer satisfaction […]
Throwing away pen and paper, and even your outdated route optimizer can mean significant savings to your field service business. With fuel and vehicle maintenance costs at the top of one’s mind for most field service business owners, it is essential to keep vehicles running as efficiently as possible, which means careful route planning. Think […]
Planning efficient routes, especially when you have multiple drivers serving multiple customer locations, is more difficult than you could imagine. Inefficient routes can land your drivers in traffic congestion, resulting in loss of revenue and customer satisfaction. In fact, according to one report, being stuck in traffic costs each driver in the United States more […]
Route4Me’s Address Book is a centralized database of all the contacts and addresses that are stored on your Route4Me account. It allows you to quickly create accurate and efficient routes. Once you add a contact to your Address Book, you can share it with others, insert it into existing routes, and use it to plan […]
Field sales management isn’t easy. How do you divide your service area into different territories? How many field sales reps do you assign to each territory? How can you ensure that your field sales reps are being productive? You need to know the answers to these questions in order to succeed. There’s no need to […]
Routing and scheduling can be a headache for businesses that depend on field employees. When you plan routes manually, it often takes hours. Also, when you try to plan routes by yourself, you might make mistakes, which can delay your field employees and upset your customers. But there’s no reason to plan routes by yourself. […]
