Platform Navigation – Route4Me TMS Menu Overview
Route4Me’s Transportation Management System (TMS) Navigation Menu gives you quick access to all key tools in your account, including your dynamic Route Database, Order Management System, GPS Tracking tools, Route Analytics Dashboard, and more. By grouping menu items by function and using a collapsible layout, the TMS menu makes navigation faster and keeps your workspace uncluttered. This guide explains each menu item and shows you how to access the tools you need.
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Route4Me TMS Navigation Menu Overview
Route4Me’s TMS Navigation Menu organizes tools into categories, with each category displayed in its own section of the menu. For example, from “Dynamic Routing“, you can access the Routes List, Route Optimizations, and other route management tools.
Click the Menu Button in the top-left to open the menu. The table below describes each section and which tools you can access.
Dynamic Routing
Primary routing menu where you can open the:
Strategic Routing
Use Strategic Optimizations and the Recurring Route Planner to plan and manage routes with recurring schedules.
Business Operations
Enterprise resources and business operations section where you can open the:
Dispatch & Tracking
Open the Assignment Board to assign routes to users and the Dispatch Board to dispatch Orders to users.
Database
Customer and organization database where you can manage your:
ERP
Enterprise financial resource section where you can manage your:
Team & Equipment
Employee and company structure database where you can:
Customer Experience
Manage your organization's:
Optimization Settings
Define and manage routing parameters such as:
Settings
Security
Open and view a detailed history of your account sign-ins, uploaded files, and exported files.
Dynamic Routing – Plan New Routes And Manage Existing Routes And Optimizations
In the “Dynamic Routing” category, you can plan new routes and access key tools for managing routes and destinations in your Route4Me account. Click the Menu Button and select “Dynamic Routing“. See the table below to learn more.
Open the route planner interface to plan one or multiple routes - add, upload, or import route addresses, schedule routes, and apply custom route settings or predefined Optimization Profiles.
Open your customizable Routes List to filter, sort, and track routes, customize route data columns, and track route progress.
Open your interactive multiple Routes Map to view and track multiple routes at once, move destinations between routes, and more.
Open your Destinations page database to obtain an in-depth analysis of performance metrics, customer trends, and vehicle utilization.
Open your Optimizations list to view all saved optimizations, each linked to a route and stored with its associated planning parameters.
Open your Hybrid Route Editor to plan routes with scheduled events.
Open your Routing Calendar to view scheduled routes, recurring addresses, and orders, as well as plan routes based on same-day events.
Strategic Routing – Strategic Cycle Planning With Strategic Optimizations And Recurring Schedules
From “Strategic Routing“, you can plan repeating routes with Strategic Optimizations and Recurring Routing using Customer Locations. Click the Menu Button and select “Strategic Routing“. See the table below to learn more.
Open your Strategic Optimizations page to automate multi-frequency recurring route planning. Upload customer data, generate scenarios, and create route plans for thousands of visits.
Open a list of Scenarios planned with Strategic Optimizations.
Open your Recurring Schedules list to create and manage automatic, recurring routes using Master Route templates.
Business Operations – Manage And Route Orders, Get Business Insights, Define POD Workflows
From “Business Operations“, you can manage Orders, access Business Insights, and oversee operational workflows and records. Click the Menu Button and select “Business Operations“. See the table below to learn more.
Open your Operations Dashboard to view live User and Vehicle locations, track route and destination completion across your organization, and monitor field events by priority in real time.
Open your Orders List to add, import, and manage orders, plan order routes, plan routes with order territories or order groups, track order progress, and more.
Open your Activity Feed to view route planning or modification logs, driver arrivals, destination check-ins, note entries, and other activities in one convenient location.
Open your Business Insights dashboard to view detailed, real-time intelligence generated by your field team, vehicle fleet, and routing activities.
Open your Workflow Settings page to create and manage mandatory task templates that drivers and field members must complete before marking a destination as "Done". This helps ensure proof of delivery or service is collected in the Android Route App or iPhone Driver App.
Open your Dashboard Classic to view customizable, real-time and historical route data, including planned versus actual performance, team and driver metrics, and visual graphs that help monitor and analyze your routing operations.
Open the Notes page to view and manage operational notes and attachments across all routes and workflows.
Dispatch And Tracking – Streamline Route Assignment And Order Dispatch With Dynamic Dashboard
In the “Dispatch & Tracking” category, you can assign routes with the Assignment Board and dispatch orders using the Dispatch Board. Click the Menu Button and select “Dispatch & Tracking“. See the table below to learn more.
Open your Assignment Dashboard to assign scheduled routes to users, vehicles, or facilities with drag-and-drop simplicity and real-time updates.
Open your Order Dispatch Board to insert Orders into planned routes and dispatch orders to use with simple and intuitive drag-and-drop timeline.
Database – Customers, Locations, Facilities And Address Book Map
From the “Database” category, you can open your Customers, Locations, and Facilities pages and access the Address Book Map. Click the Menu Button and select “Database“. See the table below to learn more.
Open your Customers page to create and manage fully customizable vendor, business, and customer profiles.
Open your Customer Locations page to add, edit, and sync detailed location profiles, filter and group them, and select locations for optimized last-mile routing.
Open your Facilities database to add and manage warehouses, distribution centers, and other physical locations, and link them to team members and vehicles to streamline route planning.
Open Route4Me's classic Address Book Map where you can add customer location addresses to your account database, create Address Territories, and more.
ERP – Manage Invoices, Items, and Pricing
From “ERP“, access tools for managing invoices, products and services, pricing, contracts, and service-related configurations. Click the Menu Button and select “ERP“. See the table below to learn more.
Open the Invoices page to review, filter, and manage customer invoices, track payment status, and access historical billing data.
Open the Item & Service Master to create, edit, and organize products and services for your ERP system, ensuring accurate routing and billing.
Open the Price List page to view and manage pricing records, including unit prices, sale quantities, discounts, and effective dates, with filtering and grouping tools for easy access.
Open the Contracts page to create, manage, and track customer service agreements, including contract terms, coverage details, billing information, and renewal schedules.
Open the Service Types page to configure service offerings, work schedules, and SLA policies used to standardize service planning and operational workflows.
Team And Equipment – Add And Manage Users, Crews, Vehicles, Equipment And Assets
In the “Team & Equipment” category, you can manage users, build a User Hierarchy that accounts for all of your team members, and oversee your vehicles and asset. Click the Menu Button and select “Team & Equipment“. See the table below to learn more.
Open your Users List to add users, adjust user permissions and user type, organize your team's structure, and manage roles like Drivers, Dispatchers, Route Planners, and more.
Open your Vehicles List where you can add new vehicles to your fleet, manage vehicle profiles, vehicle permissions, telematics vehicles, and more.
Open your Assets List where you can add and manage new assets and equipment like containers, trailers, forklifts, and more.
Open your Crews List to manage teams of users for coordinated routing, simplify group assignments, and improve field workforce organization.
Customer Experience – Set Up Automatic Customer Notifications And Satisfaction Surveys
From “Customer Experience“, you can create automated notification templates and satisfaction surveys, and view a detailed notification history with filters. Click the Menu Button and select “Customer Experience“. See the table below to learn more.
Open your Ratings screen to customize your Customer Satisfaction Survey with your company branding and set preferred notification rules. Route4Me will then automatically collect actionable data on customer satisfaction and service quality.
Open your Notifications History page to view when and how all customer notifications were sent from your account. You can filter notifications by trigger type, notification type, sub-user account, and more.
Open your Notification Settings to customize automated SMS and email alerts, schedule them within customer Time Windows, and use placeholders that pull data from Route4Me attributes like order numbers, customer names, and estimated arrival times.
Optimization Settings – Route And Vehicle Optimization Settings And Profiles
The “Optimization Settings” category is where you can access your account’s Optimization Profiles, Vehicle Profiles, and Capacity Profiles. Click the Menu Button and select “Optimization Settings“. See the table below to learn more.
Open your Optimization Profiles list to create and manage reusable templates with custom Route Optimization Settings.
Open your Vehicle Profiles to create and manage different vehicle templates for commercial routing.
Open your Capacity Profiles to create and manage vehicle capacity templates to Mixed Fleet Routing.
Settings – Adjust Organization And Account Settings And Manage Your Subscription Plan
In “Settings“, you can adjust your company profile and account preferences, enable features and add-ons, and manage your subscription, billing, and payment details. Click the Menu Button and select “Settings“. See the table below to learn more.
Open your Account Settings to adjust your profile picture, name, and contact details.
Open your Organization Settings to adjust your company profile, account preferences, Geofence settings, Avoidance Zones, and more.
Open your Feature Manager to customize your account with Route4Me Add-Ons.
Open your Subscription page to manage your subscription plan and payment method.
You can also easily sign out or access your Account Settings from the header Click your Account Avatar in the top-right, then select “Account” or “Sign Out” to log out.
Security – Open Account Activity And File Upload And Export History
From “Security“, you can access detailed records of account activity, including user sign-in timestamps, device usage, file uploads and exports, and more. Click the Menu Button, then select “Security“. For more details, see the table below.
Sign-In History
Open your Authentication History to review all sign-in events, including timestamps, devices used, and the email and IP address of both the main user and sub-users.
Open your Upload History page to review all files uploaded to your account by the main user and sub-users, including timestamps, filenames, associated users, file types, and download options. You can specifically view the upload history for file types such as XLSX, CSV, PDF, JPG, JPEG, GIF, PNG, DOC, DOCX, MP4, M4A, MP3, MOV, AVI.
Export History
Open your Team Files page to review all files exported by the main user and all sub-users, including filenames, timestamps, status, and the option to download or delete each file.
Get Support – Contact Route4Me, Get Support Documentation And More
Route4Me subscriptions offer 24/7 live chat, email and phone support, developer API and SDK documentation, the Route4Me Support Portal, and more to ensure you get the most from your route optimization software.
To access these options, click the Question Mark Icon in the top-right of the header. You can then select “Support Portal” to access helpful documentation, report an issue, or contact support via email, live chat, or phone.
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