Planning Routes Efficiently
How to plan efficient driving routes between appointments to save time, fuel and mileage costs.
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Why route planning matters
If you visit multiple customers in a day, the order in which you visit them affects how much time you spend driving. Driving back and forth across town wastes time and fuel. A well-planned route minimises driving and maximises the time you spend with customers.
Efficient routes also reduce your mileage costs and wear on your vehicle. Over a year, the savings from better route planning can be significant.
How to plan efficient routes
Start by listing all your appointments for the day and their locations. Then order them to minimise the total driving distance — typically by visiting nearby appointments consecutively and working your way across the area.
Use route planning tools that automatically calculate the most efficient order. MileageCalendar can suggest the optimal route based on your calendar appointments and their locations.
Using calendar integration
When your calendar syncs with a route planning tool, the system knows where you need to be and when. It can calculate travel times between appointments and suggest the most efficient order.
This means you do not have to manually plan your route — the system does it for you based on your calendar. You just follow the suggested order and the system calculates the mileage automatically.
Plan efficient routes automatically
Sync your calendar and get the optimal route with mileage calculated for you.
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