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What is Auto-Route?
What is Auto-Route?

Learn how to use Auto-Route to automatically assign your stops within your Dispatch Route Planner.

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Written by Eddie Campbell
Updated over 3 weeks ago

Auto-Route uses machine learning to provide you with the most efficient route(s) on any given day based on your Dispatch Vehicle Capacity. You can access Auto-Route from the Route Planner.

When you select Auto-Route you will have two options:

  1. Minimize travel distance

  2. Minimize duration

Minimize travel distance

When you select Minimize Travel Distance, Goodshuffle Pro will automatically assign your routes based on your Dispatch Vehicle Capacity — while prioritizing the shortest distance traveled between all vehicles currently in use.

When should I use it? This is a great option if you are focused on traveling the least number of miles possible and reducing vehicle wear-and-tear.

Minimize duration

If you select Minimize Duration, Goodshuffle Pro will automatically assign your routes based on your Dispatch Vehicle Capacity — while prioritizing the shortest amount of time spent driving.

When should I use it? This is a great option for you if you are trying to maximize the number of stops you can perform in a day.

Auto-Route FAQs

Get to know how Auto-Route works with these commonly asked questions.

How does Auto-Route work?

Auto-Route will look at all of your stops for a given calendar date and determine the best possible route based on your drop-off and pick-up times. Auto-Route automatically prioritizes stops based on whether they have a pinpoint arrival/drop-off time or a window arrival/drop-off time.

Can I only Auto-Route some of my stops?

No, if you choose to use the Auto-Route feature it will automatically route all stops scheduled for the given day. If you have already routed some stops yourself and then hit Auto-Route, those scheduled routes will be replaced by the new auto-created routes.

What happens if I have too many stops and they won’t all be able to fit?

If you don’t have enough time or Dispatch Vehicle Capacity for a day, when you hit Auto-Route you will get a notification letting you know how many and which stops were unable to be routed based on capacity.

How can I add more Dispatch Vehicle Capacity so Auto-Route is able to add all of my stops?

Learn more about adding Dispatch Vehicle Capacity here.

Will Auto-Route automatically assign a driver?

No, after the routes are mapped to your various vehicles, you can go in and pick which driver will be in charge of each route.

What if I need to add a custom-stop to my routes?

If you need to add a custom stop and you want it to be included in your Auto-Route, all you need to do is create the custom stop using these guidelines. Once it's created, then you can click Auto-Route.

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