Routes List Guide – Last Mile Routes Page And Route Management Database

Your Route4Me Routes Page is a centralized route database where you can store and manage millions of planned, optimized, and scheduled last mile routes. Specifically, you can search and filter routes by their attributes, track route progress and destination statuses in real-time, assign drivers and vehicles to routes, dispatch routes, reschedule routes, edit routes, and more.

Furthermore, the Routes List enables you to open and edit routes planned by Route Planners, track routes dispatched by Dispatchers, monitor route progress on routes driven and completed by drivers using the Route4Me Mobile App, and seamlessly manage all your routes on a single, centralized trusted route planner database Additionally, learn more about Route4Me’s Team Hierarchy and user permissions for any medium size business and large business.

Routes Page Overview – Open And Use Routes Page Tools

To open the Routes Page, go to “Operations“, then “Routes” from the Navigation Menu or click the green button below. You’ll see the Routes List, which is a customizable route data table with multiple filter and grouping options you can learn more about further in this guide. Additionally, you can visualize routes using the Routes Page Map and Timeline and view route metrics in the Performance Metrics panel on the top. Keep reading to learn more.

Open Your Routes Page

Routes List – Route Data Table With Customizable Filters And Data Columns

The primary tool on the Routes Page is your Routes List – a customizable data table with in-depth filters and configurable route data columns. The Routes List enables to easily find the routes you need and see and compare route data in a clear and easy-to-use format. Additionally, you can access route managements directly from the Routes List.

Your Routes List will always display all enabled route data columns. When there are more columns than can be viewed on the screen at one time, you can scroll horizontally through the Routes List. When the Routes List shows more routes than can be viewed simultaneously, scroll vertically to see all the routes that match your filters.

Furthermore, you can resize data columns on the Routes List by clicking and dragging the dividers between them. Columns can also be used to sort the Routes List. Simply click a column header to sort the table by the data contained in that column. Learn more about Routes List filters and settings further in this guide.

Performance Metrics – Route Performance And Progress Summary

You can use the Performance Metrics panel to get an overview of key route statistics and progress for routes that match your filters. See the percentage of completed routes, destinations visited, orders completed, out of sequence visits, and a breakdown of route time structure. Click the Performance Metrics Icon in the top-right to open the Performance Metrics panel.

NOTE: For convenience, the Performance Metrics panel is open by default. To close it, simply click the Performance Metrics Icon.

Routes Map – See Routes On The Map In Your Account Routes Page

The Routes Page also enables you to view routes on a dynamic map, similar to the Routes Map interface. To do so, first click the Map Icon in the top-right. Then, click the Eye Icon next to routes you want to enable on the map.

Your Routes Page Map uses the same Google Maps controls you’re familiar with. Additionally, you can swap between satellite and road network map modes, enable Territories, Avoidance Zones, and Geofences by clicking the Gear Button.

Routes Timeline – Visualize Route Sequences And Schedules On The Timeline

You can get an overview of the destination sequences of your selected routes according to their respective schedules with the Routes Timeline. Click the Timeline Icon in the top-right to open the Routes Timeline on the bottom of the screen. Then, click the Eye Icon next to routes you want to enable on the map.

The Timeline displays routes according to their scheduled start times. Click and drag to navigate and scrolls (or use the Zoom In or Zoom Out) buttons to adjust the scale. To display routes scheduled for different dates together, check “Ignore Dates“. Alternatively, the Zoom All Button expands the view to show the maximum number of destinations, regardless of schedule.

Destinations Mode – View Destination Data And KPIs On The Routes List

In addition to filtering and sorting routes and viewing route data, the Routes Page enables you to switch to Destinations Mode. Here, you can view data and information associated with individual customer destinations grouped by their respective routes. To switch to Destinations Mode, click the “View Destinations” button in the top-right of the Routes List.

For convenience, Destinations Mode shares the controls and functionality of the Routes List, including custom data columns. This way, you can quickly and easily view the most relevant destination data and KPIs. With the Destinations List, you can gather actionable intelligence on the performance of your business, vehicle utilization, etc. Learn more about Destinations View.

Filter & Sort Routes – Use Custom Filters And Route Sorting Options

Last mile businesses of all sizes benefit from efficient tools to easily find and manage specific routes. Medium and large businesses can have millions of planned and optimized routes, which are impossible to sort by hand. Route4Me’s Routes List enables you to seamlessly filter, sort, group, find, and manage your preferred routes in seconds. After enabling the data columns most relevant to your routing operations, you can use customizable filters to sort millions of routes by virtually any attribute. Furthermore, you can use View Modes and grouping options to group routes by a preferred value or attribute and more.

Dispatch View Mode – View Routes By Scheduled Start

By default, the “Dispatch” mode sorts routes by their Scheduled Start Time. Specifically, this View Mode shows routes with the latest start date at the top of your Routes List and routes with the earliest start date at the bottom of the list. To enable this View Mode, select “Dispatch Mode” in the top-left of your Routes List. Then, click “Start Date” and select the date range for the scheduled routes you want to see.

Furthermore, in Dispatch Mode, routes are grouped by the same Start Date, and each section shows the number of routes that start on a given date. Accordingly, to collapse or expand a section, click the Arrow Icon next to it. Each date group also has its own respective “Sub-totals” row at the bottom of the group, showing the totals of any data columns for all routes in the group.

Recently Created – View Routes By Created Date

By default, “Recently Created” mode sorts routes by “Created Date“. Specifically, this View Mode shows the most recently created routes at the top of the Routes List and routes created earlier at the bottom. To enable this View Mode, select “Recently Created” in the top-left of your Routes List. Then, click “Created Date” and select the preferred created date range.

Routes List Filters – Filter Routes By Route Attributes And Values

After you’ve sorted the Routes List by your preferred date range type and time frame, you can filter routes by different attributes to see only the most relevant preferred routes from a list of millions. To do so, click “Filter” and enable the preferred filtering options. After that, the Routes List will show only those routes that match your specified filters. Additionally, click the “Reset” button to remove all enabled filters. Below, you can find the list of all available Routes List filters and their descriptions.

Group Routes By Start Date, User, Vehicle, Status And More

Your filtered Routes List can be refined further by grouping routes according to shared attributes or details. To do so, click the “Group by” field and select the preferred attribute to group routes by. Then, routes will be grouped by the selected attribute. Each group is titled with the group attribute and shows the total number of routes in the group. Accordingly, to collapse or expand a group, click the Arrow Icon next to it. In detail, you can group routes by the attributes described in the table below.

Find Routes By Route Attributes With Routes List Search Bar

Route4Me’s flexible route search enables you to quickly search through millions of routes and find the ones you need in seconds. Specifically, you can search for your routes by route details, order information, customer details, etc. To search for a route, input a specific attribute associated with the route into the Search Field.

For example, you can search for a route by the Invoice Number associated with a specific destination on the route. Accordingly, the search function will find the route, which includes the route address associated with the respective invoice number. Below, you can find the list of available attributes you can use to search for routes.

Customize Routes List – Route Data Column Customization

Using the Routes List, you can view routes and associated data relevant to your business. For efficiency, you can easily customize the data on your Routes List and how it’s displayed. To do so, click the Display Columns Button. Next, in the “Display Columns” panel, check the boxes next to the items you want to enable on your Routes List. Moreover, you can customize the order of the selected columns by dragging and dropping column names to the preferred position.

NOTE: For convenience, your custom column selection and column order are saved and automatically opened when you sign in to your account. Furthermore, the Dispatch Mode and Recently Created View Modes have individual column settings and must be configured separately. You can learn more about Routes List View Modes further in this guide.

Below, you can find the list of all available Routes List columns and their descriptions. NOTE: The “Route Name“, “Assigned User” and “Assigned Vehicle” columns can’t be deselected or moved on the Routes List when configuring columns.

Manage Routes – Edit Routes, Route Settings, Export Routes And More

In addition to tracking route progress, team performance, fleet utilization, and more, the Routes List is one of your most powerful tools for route management. Before managing and editing routes, use filters to make sure the routes shown on your Routes List are those you want to manage or edit. After filtering routes, you can then manage individual routes or manage multiple routes simultaneously with bulk actions. Specifically, you can assign drivers and vehicles, insert addresses, re-optimize routes after making changes, adjust scheduling details, export route data, dispatch routes and notifications, and much more.

Individual Route Management – Edit And Manage Single Routes

You can access many of the same route management options as the Route Editor directly from your Routes List. Click the Down Arrow next a route or right-click a route to open the route management actions menu. You can learn more about each individual route management option in the table below. Additionally, click the “Actions” button to insert an address into the most optimal route or open the Route Operation Matrix for routes scheduled for the current date.

To access all available individual route management options such as real-time tracking, detailed address and destination editing, destination details, etc., open a route in the Route Editor. Learn more about managing and editing routes.

Bulk Route Management – Edit And Manage Multiple Routes Simultaneously

Furthermore, managing multiple routes at the same time is just as easy as managing individual routes. To use bulk route management actions, select the preferred routes to manage by checking the boxes next to them. Then, in the menu bar above the Routes List, you can click the “Dispatch” button to dispatch routes and customer notifications, click the “Reschedule” button to reschedule the selected routes, and click the “Bulk Actions” button to open the Bulk Actions route management menu. All available multiple routes management options are described in the table below.

NOTE: Bulk Route Management actions can be taken for up to 100 routes selected simultaneously.

Mobile Driver App And Routes List Real-Time Data Sync

Route4Me seamlessly synchronizes updates between the Mobile Driver App and the best route software. In detail, drivers and field members can use Route4Me’s Mobile Android Route Planner and iOS Route Planner apps to navigate routes, add destination statuses, attach proof of visit and delivery, etc. Route4Me automatically synchronizes changes made on the mobile app, and you can instantly see route updates on the Web Software Routes List in real-time.

Similarly, managers, route planners, or dispatchers can use the trusted route optimizer Route Editor to insert or remove route stops, resequence addresses, reschedule routes, and make other route modifications. Accordingly, drivers and field team members will instantly get route updates on the mobile app in real-time.