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Let's Talk Routing!

Learn How to Set Your Delivery Route.

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Written by Katie Bange
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Hey there! Let’s talk about Routing! Typically, the routing manager assigns routes the evening before delivery day. Let’s walk through it together.

Routing Page

Click the Routing icon from the sidebar menu.

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Choose the date for which you want to route deliveries

Click '19'

Then, select your delivery method. If you work with delivery companies that are third-party, even if they also deliver for other companies, make sure to check it here. Remember, only deliveries scheduled for that day will show up.

Click 'Local Delivery'

Reading the Page

At the top, you’ll see some key numbers:

Click 'Routing'

Total stops

What’s already routed vs. what’s left to route.

Click 'Routing'

Total pieces

All the items being delivered.

Click 'Routing'

Total installs

How many setups are on the agenda.

Click 'Routing'

Average

And finally, the average projected number of stops for that particular day.

Click 'Routing'

Route Notes

Don't forget to check out the routing notes! These are the delivery-related notes attached to each order; they could be helpful for planning.

Click 'Routing'

Totals

Above the map, you’ll see a breakdown of Total trucks, Total stops, and Total pieces

Click 'Routing'

Unrouted Stops

Alright! Now scroll down just a bit — and here it is: the Unrouted Stops section. You’ll notice two options: Add Manual Stop and Auto-assign.

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Manual Stop

Let’s start with Add Manual Stop. This is great when you need to manually insert an extra stop into your delivery schedule — maybe a last-minute customer or a custom task. Go ahead and click Add Manual Stop.

Click 'Add Manual Stop'

A pop-up will appear. Here's what to do: Start with the Customer Name

Click 'Customer Details'

Then, add a phone number. It doesn’t have to be all three, just one: Mobile, Home, or Alternate will do.

Click 'Mobile'

Next, Add their Email.

Click 'Email'

Then, plug in the Address for the stop.

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Click the selected location

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Scroll down to the Stop Details section: Enter the Estimated Time to Complete — like 30 minutes

Click 'Time to Complete'

For Stop Description, write a quick note about what this stop is for.

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If you don’t need your team to take pictures or collect a signature, just toggle off the Require Pictures & Signature option.

Click 'on 
                Require Pictures & Signature'

Once everything’s good to go, click Add Stop.

Click 'Add Stop'

Click to expand the list and see all your pending stops.

Click 'expand_more'

Now you’ll see the manual stop you just created listed with the rest of your unrouted stops. You’ll spot the one you just added — right there with the other orders.

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Want more info? Hit See Order Details.

Click 'See Order Details'

A pop-up will show the Customer and Delivery Details for that stop. You can also: Edit Order Details if anything needs to change, or Delete Stop using the button just below.

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The Delete Stop button also appears just below the See Order Details button.

Click 'Delete Stop'

If you click delete, a confirmation will pop up — just to make sure you really want to remove it.

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Alright, that’s how you manually add a stop. Up next, let’s take a look at your two options for assigning those unrouted stops.

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Drag n Drop

Drag & Drop each stop into the truck you want.

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Auto-assign

Or let the system do the work for you. Click on Auto-assign,

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and boom! Your routes are mapped!

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Identify Routes

Each truck has its own color-coded route: blue for truck 1, green for truck 2, yellow for truck 3, and so on.

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Adjusting the Route

Not happy with auto-assign? No problem! Just drag and rearrange the stops to your liking. Easy!

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See the Details

Want more info? Click on See Order Details tile to see:

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model number,

Click 'TR5003WN'

quantity,

Click 'TR5003WN'

Fulfillment type,

Click 'TR5003WN'

and installation details.

Click 'TR5003WN'

Order Change?

Need to tweak an order? No worries! Just click Edit Order Details, and you’ll be able to update:

Click 'Edit Order Details'

Customer Details: to adjust the phone number, email, or address.

Click 'Local Delivery'

and Delivery Details. If you want to change the order to other dates,

Click 'Local Delivery'

simply choose the delivery method,

Click 'Select delivery method'

and select the date when you want the order to be delivered.

Click '27'

Once you’ve made your updates, just hit Save Changes, and you’re good to go!

Click 'Save Changes'

The order will now be delivered on the updated date.

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Clean View

Need a cleaner view? Use the Show All Trucks in Routed Stops toggle: Checked to see all routes on the map. Unchecked to hide the routes for a clearer focus.

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Truck Tools

Each truck has five awesome tools:

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Picklist

Picklist: Print the order details in a picklist format.

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Drivers App Link

Driver link: Copy a link that takes drivers to their routes. (Not an app—just a simple web link!)

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Shortest Distance

Automatically reorder stops, nearest first.

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Reverse Stop

Reverse all stops in a truck.

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Lock Stop

Prevents accidental changes to the route.

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Select Action Menu

For even more control, check out the Select Action Menu:

Select Action

By clicking the shortest distance will rearranges the stops, placing the nearest stop first and the furthest stop last.

Select Action

Print

Print All: Export files in three formats:

Print all

Picklist: Shows truck, driver, date, and order details.

Print all

Install Only: Exports only install-related stops.

Print all

Invoice: Includes invoice details for each order.

Print all

Changelog

See any routing changes made that day.

Select Action

Emergency Reschedule

You can use emergency reschedule for Individual truck or the entire route.

Emergency schedule

Individual truck will reschedule the specific truck that you choose.

Emergency schedule

if you click it, a pop up will appear.

Click here

You can choose which truck you want to reschedule.

Reschedule individual truck

While the Entire route will reschedule all the stops that have been saved to each truck.

Emergency schedule

Reset route will reset all the stops that have been saved to trucks.

Select Action

Need more room? No problem! Add Empty Truck to instantly adds another truck to the route list.

Select Action

Add Manual Stop

Just like in the Unrouted Stops, you can also add a Manual Stop here!

Click 'Add Manual Stop'

Simply fill in the customer details.

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and Stop details

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                Require Pictures & Signature'

Once you're finished, hit Add Stop.

Click 'Add Stop'

Notice that now you have a new stop for the truck.

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Assign a Driver

And hey — before you wrap things up, don’t forget one important thing: Assign a driver to your truck. Because it’s not going to deliver itself, right?

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Just click Assign Driver.

Click 'Assign Driver'

From the dropdown, select the driver you want.

Click 'Dominic Toretto fiber_manual_record'

Got more than one driver handling the route? No problem — you can assign multiple drivers to the same truck.

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Once you're all set, hit Save.

Click 'Save'

And just like that, your truck’s ready to roll

Click 'Assign Driver'

Save your Progress

Once you’re happy with your routes, don’t forget to hit save! Otherwise, all your hard work could vanish.

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Drivers Link is Sent!

Once routes are saved, drivers receive an email with their route link. This link takes them straight to the Driver’s App— It’s just a simple web page they can access from any browser, or their phone.

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Lookin' pretty good, yeah? - Just wait !! Next Up - The Drivers App!

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