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Kelly Soderlund, Head of Insights at Samsara, sits in an office chair wearing a pink blazer and jeans, speaking with hands clasped, with cityscape visible through large windows behind her.

Kelly Soderlund – Transforming Operations Through Data Storytelling

Diagram of data permissions showing account owner and administrator granting access to regional managers, route planners, and dispatchers, each managing their own team of drivers.

Monitoring Your Routing Activity

Route4Me Routes Map showing a list of routes, interactive map with color-coded stops, a timeline view of stops by time, and summary metrics for distance, duration, and density.

Editing Multiple Routes On The Routes Map

Route4Me route editor showing a planned Spokane route with a stop list on the left and a mapped delivery path with numbered destinations and driver progress on the right.

Using The Route Editor

Route4Me interface displaying the "Verify Addresses on Map" screen during the route planning process. The left panel lists geocoded addresses grouped into smart zones, while the right panel shows a map of the U.S. Midwest with clustered green location markers representing address groups. The Smart Zones toggle is enabled, indicating automatic address clustering for route optimization.

Optimizing Routes For Large Datasets With Smartzones

Route4Me interface showing the "Master Route – Recurring Schedule" setup screen. The master route is named "Spokane Delivery 0006 (MASTER)." A daily recurrence rule is set to begin on August 16, 2024, with a preview calendar on the right highlighting scheduled dates. Options to add new rules or exceptions, assign a user and vehicle, and set how many days in advance to create routes are visible. A green "Save" button and grey "Cancel" button appear at the bottom.

Planning Routes With Recurring Schedules

Learn how to use the routes section on the Route4Me Last Mile Transportation Management Platform

Using The Routes Section

Master the Route4Me Address Book - your centralized hub for storing, managing, and routing all your key locations. Upload, organize, visualize, and plan routes from your address data with precision and scale.

Planning Routes With Address Book Contacts

Learn how to plan one or multiple optimized routes using Route4Me. This step-by-step tutorial covers everything from uploading destination data to configuring route settings and optimization rules for cost-effective, real-world routing.

Planning Your First Route

Upload addresses into Route4Me using spreadsheets for fast, accurate route planning

How To Prepare Spreadsheet Files With Predefined Attributes