Route & Load Planning

Turn confirmed shipment orders into optimised, driver-ready route sheets without planners spending hours shuffling spreadsheets.

89 hrs
Time saved/month
13
Companies have mapped
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About This Automation

Route and load planning involves collecting customer orders, assigning them to vehicles, and sequencing delivery stops. Manual planning is time-consuming, error-prone, and fails to optimize for fuel efficiency or on-time delivery.

Automation collects orders from email and systems, assigns them to vehicles based on capacity and delivery windows, and sequences stops for optimal distance and compliance. The result is faster planning, better vehicle utilization, and improved delivery performance.

Key features
Automatically collect orders from email and order management systems
Parse order details and extract delivery requirements without manual data entry
Assign orders to vehicles using capacity, location, and delivery window constraints
Sequence delivery stops to minimize distance and meet time windows
Generate load manifests and packing lists for warehouse and driver distribution
Handle last-minute order changes by recalculating routes in minutes

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. New Orders Detectedtrigger

The automation platform monitors the order management system and email for new customer orders. When orders arrive, they are automatically extracted and validated.

2. Parse Order Data

The automation extracts customer name, address, delivery window, weight, volume, and special handling notes from the order. Data is validated and standardised.

3. Fetch Vehicle Capacity and Availability

The automation retrieves the current list of available vehicles, their capacity limits, location, and scheduled unavailability from the master vehicle sheet.

4. Route Optimisation

The automation applies business rules to assign orders to vehicles, sequence stops for minimum distance, and balance load across the fleet. the automation generates multiple route scenarios and selects the most efficient.

5. Generate Load Manifests

The automation creates a load manifest and packing list for each vehicle, including order sequence, weight, volume, and delivery windows. Manifests are formatted for printing or digital display.

6. Publish Routes to Drivers

The automation sends the route and load manifest to each driver via email or, with a summary of the day's deliveries and any special instructions.

7. Log Routes to Audit Trail

The automation records the final route plan, vehicle assignments, and timestamps in a central log for compliance and performance tracking.

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Estimated Time Saving
89hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:13 Companies

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