Route Optimization

Maximize the impact of your fleet with Routeware’s powerful, industry-leading route optimization software

Solution

A Simple Routing Tool for One-off Optimizations and Daily Edits

Route design is complex, but your waste management routing software shouldn’t be. Our fast and easy-to-use software enables customers to digitize their systems, densify and edit routes with ease, and optimize entire fleets—all without the assistance of expensive GIS specialists.

Functionalities

Route Digitization

Create a digital record of stops, routes, and assets to optimize resources and effectively manage waste collection route planning.

Route Management

Maintain route performance as new stops are added so you don’t lose efficiency over time.

Fleet Optimization

Balance work more effectively between routes to accommodate growth or deliver existing services using fewer trucks.

Dynamic Routing

Update routes and re-assign stops in real-time and automatically sequence routes to ensure optimal efficiency.

Benefits

A Routing Software Built to Grow with You—and to Help You Grow

Whether you are looking to increase the productivity of your fleet or expand into new territory or waste streams, waste management route optimization software is an ideal way to cut costs without reducing service. The benefits to fleet operators, drivers, and customers are both immediate and impactful.

  • 34%

    Reduction in solid waste vehicles

  • 26%

    Elimination of trash routes

  • 21%

    Reduction in route related emissions

  • 21%

    Fewer route miles with optimized routes

Products

Next Generation Technology Designed to Tackle Your Specific Challenges

Route optimization is a core component of Routeware’s flagship products, designed to support the unique needs of haulers and governments. With a focus on adaptability, ease-of-use, and seamless connectivity, our waste routing software and technology provide unrivaled value to our customers.

Customer stories

Serious Success for Ambitious Fleets

Technology is an investment that should be rewarded with obvious ROI, quantifiable results, and actionable insights. Across a range of goals, from balancing routes to streamlining billing, Routeware customers are exceeding even their own highest expectations.

City of Kansas City logo

It’s really helping us to be far more on time and on task and to be far more efficient.

17%Increase in citizen satisfaction
Falkirk Council logo

Our new process makes it quicker to provide residents with accurate information during service changes, which has helped us to significantly reduce calls to our contact centre.

20%Decrease in missed bin calls to the council
Meridian Waste, NC logo

When you change five thousand people’s collection day, it’s a big change. To be able to do it successfully speaks volumes of the [Routeware] tool. Especially in a pandemic.

21%Reduction in route miles and related emissions
Casella Logo

[Routeware] is easy to use and easy to train. We have experienced great success with utilizing the tool across the full spectrum of route optimization. From conversion and automation projects, to complex acquisition integration, we can always count on their support to be top notch.

21%Reduction in milage in recent acquisition project

Frequently Asked Questions

Routeware is the leading supplier of fleet optimization to the solid waste industry. We can provide both waste management routing and optimization software and consultancy services. Whether it’s adding new stops to routes, rebalancing work between trucks, or a full re-route of thousands of properties, our waste collection route planning can help you minimize vehicle numbers without disrupting your service.

Route design is complex, but your route optimization software shouldn’t be. Routeware is easy enough for solid waste and environmental professionals to use directly, meaning you don’t need to rely on expensive GIS colleagues or consultants. However, given the underlying complexity of waste collection routing software that must be dealt with, we never leave our customers with the impression that route optimization is simple. Our waste routing software offers the easiest way to tackle a complex problem.

Yes. Routeware is the leading supplier of in-cab computers for solid waste haulers. Our back-office route management systems are all tightly integrated with the on-board computers to ensure a single source of robust data, efficiency, and productivity for both drivers and office teams.

Solid waste haulers use routing and waste management routing software to plan routes that operate on a regular schedule, such as residential or commercial waste collections. Adding and removing stops, assigning to drivers, calculating efficient sequences, and making sure routes can be done on time all require purpose-built solid waste routing software.