Direct Route was designed to handle local pickup/delivery operations for a variety of businesses. Since you probably have fairly high customer density with multiple stops in the same zip code or even on the same street corner, it is imperative that the Geocoding (the location of your customers on the map) is accurate. For this reason, Direct Route offers geocoding options such as address, zip+4, zip code, and telephone exchange. Direct Route stores the information for you. Now, all you have to do is download your daily orders and Direct Route automatically creates the best routes based on customer location, vehicle capacity, Driver/vehicle constraints, and customer time windows.

Benefits from Direct Route

• Builds Optimized Routes. Uses order info, time windows, volume, and work constraints to build efficient routes.
• Fixed Routes. Use Direct Route to design and establish fixed Routes.
• Direct Route can still be used to download orders every day and handle exceptions.
• Dynamically route on a daily basis.
• Download orders from your Order Management System.
• Direct Route will automatically create an optimized set of routes minimizing the number of routes required and overall cost.
• Information can also be uploaded back into your Order Management System to print pick tickets, etc.
• Optimized overall routing scenario for cheapest cost while not violating time windows or work constraints
• Save money. Direct Route users typically experience savings of 8%-15% off their total distribution cost.

Features

• Instant update of costs, mileage, and hours as routes are modified
• Multi-depot option automatically assigns orders to depots
• Print Detailed Maps and Driving Directions.
• Easy to use, text file interface with Order Management System.
• Extensive what if capabilities for evaluating various routing scenarios
• Comprehensive data upload for interface to existing pick, load, dispatch, manifest, and reporting systems
• Easy to use route editing through map or menu commands
• Easy to Use

Optional Companion Modules

• DRTrack
• Direct Route