Vehicle Selection and Management for Route Optimization

What this means for distribution businesses

A courier fleet with 50 vans of different sizes needs the optimizer to know which vehicle each driver is using today. Vehicle profiles define payload capacity, cargo dimensions, speed profiles (city vs motorway), and running costs. Drivers select their assigned vehicle from the app each morning, and the optimizer adjusts routes accordingly. Grocery distributors with mixed fleets of refrigerated and ambient vehicles can match vehicle type to load requirements. For furniture retailers, vehicle dimension profiles ensure oversized items are not assigned to vans that cannot fit them.

What this means for field service businesses

An HVAC technician driving a Transit van today and a Berlingo tomorrow has different capacity for tools and parts each day. Vehicle selection in the app ensures the optimizer knows what each technician can carry. Electrical contractors can define vehicle categories (car, small van, large van, truck) with associated tool capacity profiles. Pest control operators with spray rigs mounted in specific vehicles need the system to match fumigation jobs to rig-equipped vans. For telecoms engineers, vehicle profiles include ladder-rack capacity and cherry-picker specifications that determine which jobs they can reach.

How it works

• Define vehicle profiles with capacity (weight/volume), dimensions, and speed settings
• Assign cost profiles per vehicle: daily rate, per-km rate, fuel cost
• Drivers select their vehicle from the app at the start of each shift
• The optimizer uses the selected vehicle’s profile for routing and capacity planning
• Vehicle history, maintenance records, and utilization metrics are tracked per unit