Why Manual Multi-Stop Planning Slows Down Operations
When you’re planning routes by hand, small inefficiencies compound quickly. Teams often rely on spreadsheets, exports, or consumer navigation apps that can’t manage large stop lists or multiple drivers. This leads to uneven workloads, wasted miles, and inconsistent delivery times. Manual planning also makes it harder to react when stops cancel, drivers run late, or priorities shift. A multi-stop routing system eliminates these bottlenecks by giving businesses fast, automated control over every route.
Pro Tip: Before running your optimization, tag your stops with any details that impact routing—like service duration, priority level, or required technician skills. Mapline will use this information to automatically balance workloads, match the right driver to each stop, and build smarter multi-vehicle routes with zero manual sorting.
Too Many Stops, Not Enough Time
Once your stop list grows beyond a handful of locations, manual routing becomes unmanageable. Mapline uses automation to sort, sequence, and distribute stops instantly—even when you’re planning hundreds or thousands of deliveries at a time.
Uneven Workload Distribution
Manually splitting stops across drivers often leads to imbalances. Mapline’s optimizer automatically balances workloads by mileage, capacity, service windows, or custom business logic.
No Ability to Adapt to Change
Real-world operations shift constantly. Manual plans can’t keep up. Mapline automatically re-balances and re-optimizes routes as conditions change, ensuring every driver stays on track.
Stop Limits Restrict Planning
Consumer apps cap the number of stops you can add, forcing teams to create multiple routes manually. Mapline removes those limits—you can plan as many stops as you need in a single workflow.
No Multi-Vehicle Routing
Google Maps and iPhone Maps can build one route at a time, not coordinated routes across an entire fleet. Mapline assigns stops to multiple vehicles automatically in one optimization process.
No Business Constraints
Consumer navigation apps can’t account for driver schedules, vehicle types, delivery rules, or customer time windows. Mapline was built to handle these variables effortlessly.
Automatic Stop Assignment Across Vehicles
Mapline distributes stops based on workload rules, time windows, or geographic logic, giving each driver a balanced route every time.
Sequence Optimization for Every Stop
The system calculates the most efficient order for every route, minimizing drive time and maximizing daily output.
Support for Multiple Depots or Start Points
Teams with distributed fleets can define multiple start or end locations, and Mapline will route drivers accordingly.
Custom Rules and Real-World Variables
You can route based on driver schedules, service durations, vehicle capacities, or customer constraints—all in the same optimization.
Instant Route Sharing (No PDFs Required)
Once optimized, routes send directly to each driver via a mobile link. If dispatch updates anything, drivers see changes instantly.
Last-Mile Delivery
Distribute large stop lists across multiple drivers and re-optimize instantly when cancellations or rush orders appear.
Field Services
Assign technicians based on skill, geography, and availability—while still optimizing the fastest route for each worker.
Distribution & Wholesale
Coordinate multiple trucks leaving from multiple depots and balance delivery loads across your entire fleet.
Home Health & Care Services
Ensure caregivers follow efficient, time-sensitive routes that comply with client schedules and service windows.
