How it all works

Route Optimiser is very different from standard A to B route planning. Planning routes for one or more vehicles across many drop-off points, Route Optimiser will try to order the drop-off points in the best possible sequence using Britain's most popular Route Planner content from the AA.

If you have a fleet of vehicles and don't mind which vehicle visits which waypoint, Route Optimiser will automatically assign the best sequence of stop-off locations to each vehicle. If, on the other hand, you have separate location lists for each vehicle, you can also optimise each vehicle's route separately.

Route Optimiser is ideal for delivery companies, courier companies and indeed any company that routinely visits several locations over the course of a day.

How our route optmisation service can work for you

Standard features

With our standard service you can optimise delivery routes for single or multiple vehicles. The following features are provided:

Estimate drop-off times to tell the customer

Each route calculated will show the distance to be travelled to each drop-off point and gives an indication of the time it is likely to take to get between deliveries. By providing a start time Route Optimiser can then give you an estimated delivery time for each drop-off.

Get print-outs per vehicle with optional directions

Print-outs with driving directions

For each route optimisation job you will get a PDF document to print out for each vehicle showing the deliveries to be made and in what order. You can also print out driving directions between each vehicle's deliveries.

Premium features

The premium service includes all of the above features and has some extra of its own:

Optimise deliveries to fall within given timeslots

If a certain delivery needs to be made in a certain timeslot (between, say, 9am and noon) this feature will automatically adjust the route (where possible) so you can make the drop-off within the specified time.

Make sure vehicles take the right routes

Vehicle dimensions

We all know that large vehicles can't go everywhere. This feature lets you specify the height, weight and width of each of your vehicles, and will selectively avoid any low bridges and other obstacles unsuitable for your vehicle's size.

Specify drop-off waiting times

Useful for making the most of your vehicles in real-life situations, this feature lets you specify pause times at each waypoint - where some or all of the stops may be more than a quick drop-off.