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Cloud-based platform global positioning system, cellular tower triangulation,
Wi-Fi signal detection and radio frequency identification
optimizes route to define geographical boundaries and create a virtual
zone that helps drivers efficiently and automatically plan
their routes, the company stated.
planning, navigation Combining auto check-in with geo-fencing can save

businesses with fleets of 100 drivers as much as 55 hours a
day, which is equivalent to adding seven drivers to a fleet
at no additional cost, Woodward noted.
Route sequencing simplified
Route4Me said it can help businesses and drivers optimize
their routes by properly sequencing multiple destinations.
Company: Route4Me Inc. The technology organizes a sequence of addresses
Product: Route Optimization Solution according to the shortest distance and shortest time by
detecting traffic patterns in real time while planning a
Website: www.route4me.com route. The system's planning engine assigns routes to
Contact: parker@route4me.com registered users and can be integrated into third-party
applications such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Xero and
oute4Me Inc., a route-optimization-as-a-ser- Salesforce.com. Users can upload spreadsheet data directly
vice company established in 2009, updated its into the app to manage multiple team members, vehicles
route planning, sequencing and optimization and routes. The company's route optimization system
R platform, Route Optimization Solution, which also includes vehicle management and tracking, route
is designed to help people and companies find the most management, driving directions, financial reporting,
efficient route to their destinations, from single trips to data exporting and importing, heat density maps, and
multiple destinations. The system provides essential coor- synchronized notes. The system supports spreadsheet
dinates and real-time updates to help mobile workers and files containing raw data, addresses and various fixed
companies with large fleets plan and complete trips. By attributes and custom information.
capturing locations from smartphones and third-party Freemium-to-premium plans
telematics systems, the Route4Me platform enables busi-
ness owners to track drivers in real time. Drivers' mobile Prospective subscribers can choose from plans and sub-
apps, connected to a Route4Me company account, auto- scriptions available at Route4Me's website, Apple's App
matically update travel and arrival times in a continu- Store or the Google Play app store. Plans can be tailored to
ously updated manifest. meet the needs of individual users and organizations, and
include a free, seven-day trial option. Route4Me described
"Route4Me's mobile Android and iPhone apps synchronize the subscription types as follows:
routes, enable two-way communication with drivers and • Mobile subscriptions: Apps for mobile subscrip-
offer turn-by-turn directions and delivery confirmation," tions, which enable users to plan up to 10 unique
said Parker Woodward, Vice President of Strategic routes per month at no charge, can be download-
Relationships at Route4Me. "Our operational optimization ed for free from the Apple and Google app stores.
platform combines high-performance algorithms with Mobile-only users who exceed monthly minimums
data science, machine learning and big data to plan, can enroll in mobile subscription plans within the
optimize and analyze routes of almost any size in real- mobile apps. These apps provide a complete mobile
time." experience on connected devices.
Automated check-in, geo-fencing • Web subscriptions: Route4Me web plans offer ad-
vanced features and functionality and can be pur-
Route4Me noted that its auto check-in feature facilitates chased directly from the Route4Me website. Web
automatic check-ins and measures performance against subscribers can upload multiple address spread-
dynamic estimated arrival times. The system logs in sheets and manage routing for multiple drivers us-
arrivals and can detect when drivers deviate from planned ing live maps.
routes. It also improves safety by eliminating the need for
drivers to manually check in to destinations using their Route4Me has over 5,000 customers in 100 countries and
mobile phones. offers customized and packaged plans for a broad range of
businesses, industries and distributors. "We help anyone
A geo-fencing module enables planners to notify customers from a small merchant to a multibillion-dollar hub and
by text or phone call when a driver is approaching or is work with numerous sales channel partners and resellers,"
behind schedule. The location-based technology uses the Woodward stated.

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