Route Planning with Geofences for Delivery and Service Locations

What this means for distribution businesses

Drivers forget to tap "arrived" when they are busy unloading. Geofences eliminate that problem by marking the driver as on-site the moment their GPS enters the defined boundary. Courier operations processing hundreds of stops per driver per day benefit from automatic timestamps that do not rely on manual taps. Grocery distributors can set tight geofences around restaurant back entrances to capture accurate dwell times. For building materials operators delivering to construction sites with large perimeters, adjustable geofence radius ensures arrival is triggered at the site entrance, not when the driver is still on the access road. Geofences can also prevent drivers from marking tasks complete before they have physically arrived at the location.

What this means for field service businesses

An HVAC technician arrives at a property, grabs their tools, and starts working without remembering to tap "arrived" in the app. Geofences capture the real arrival time automatically. Pest control operators managing large commercial sites can set boundaries around the main building entrance so arrival registers when the technician enters the premises, not the car park. Geofences can also block task status updates until the driver is physically within the boundary, preventing premature completions. For facilities management teams, geofence-based auto-arrival and auto-departure data provides contractual proof of on-site presence without relying on manual sign-in sheets. Drivers can override geofence restrictions with an audit-logged confirmation when GPS is unreliable.

How it works

• Set geofence radius per location: default, custom, or GPS-precision boundaries
• Auto-arrival triggers when the driver enters the geofence boundary
• Optionally prevent task status updates until the driver is within the geofence
• Drivers can override geofence restrictions with an audit-logged confirmation when GPS is unreliable
• Geofence events are timestamped, geo-tagged, and recorded against the task automatically