Scheduling and Rescheduling Routes on the Route4Me Web Platform
Scheduling a Route While Planning It
To set up the route’s start time and date while you are planning it, first, go to the “Schedule” tab.
Next, select the route’s start date from the corresponding calendar.
After that, adjust the route’s start time in the corresponding field.
You can also schedule routes to start at sunrise or at sunset. To do so, first, click on the corresponding icon, after that, input your area code into the “Sunrise” or “Sunset” field and then select one of the suggested variants from the list.
To learn more about adjusting the travel time slowdown, visit this page. To learn more about setting up and adjusting service times, visit this page.
Rescheduling the Route Opened in the Route Editor
Once the route is planned, it is opened in the Route Editor where you can modify it, as well as added to the Routes List with all your routes. To reschedule the route opened in the Route Editor, first, go to “Edit” and then select “Route Settings” from the list.
After that, use the corresponding fields to reschedule the route for the preferred date and time. To apply the changes, click on the “Update Route Settings” button.
Rescheduling Routes in the Routes List
In the Routes List, use the “Scheduled For” column to view the schedules of all your routes. To learn more about using and adjusting the Routes List, visit this page.
To change the schedule of a particular route in the Routes List, first, click on the gear icon next to the route that you want to reschedule.
Next, select “Change Schedule For Date” from the route’s options menu.
After that, use the corresponding calendar to reschedule the route for the preferred date and time. To apply the changes, click on the “OK” button.
Rescheduling Routes from the Routes Map
To change the schedule of a particular route from the Routes Map, first, click on the gear icon next to the route that you want to reschedule.
Next, select “Change Schedule For Date” from the route’s options menu.
After that, use the corresponding calendar to reschedule the route for the preferred date and time. To apply the changes, click on the “OK” button.
Synchronization with Mobile Apps
Route4Me provides near real-time data synchronization across all associated computer and mobile devices so that any changes made from the Route4Me Web Platform can be effortlessly synchronized with Route4Me’s iOS and Android mobile apps in a matter of seconds. Thus, managers and dispatchers back at the office can reschedule routes and instantly synchronize these updates with the mobile devices of the drivers who are out in the field.
