This document provides guidance on whether a small delivery business needs a basic routing tool like Google Maps or a more advanced route planning system. It recommends Google Maps for businesses with 1-3 local trucks, small driver staff on set schedules, and under 9 stops per route, while suggesting a route planning system for those with multiple trucks, varying driver schedules, needs for notifications and tracking, and optimizing routes based on vehicle and load constraints.

1. YOU DON'T NEED CUSTOMER
NOTIFICATIONS OR LIVE TRACKING.
01
YOU HAVE 1-3 COMMERCIAL TRUCKS
THAT DELIVER LOCALLY.
02
YOUR TRUCKER STAFF IS SMALL AND
WORKS ONE SCHEDULE.
TRUCK ROUTING
WITH GOOGLE MAPS
03
04
05
YOU DON'T NEED TO OPTIMIZE BASED ON TRUCK
SIZE, MILEAGE, NUMBER OF PALLETS, ETC.
YOUR TRUCK ROUTES ARE UNDER 9 STOPS.
Use Google Maps or Waze if:

2. 02
YOUR TRUCK DRIVERS WORK DIFFERENT
SCHEDULES AND HAVE BREAKS DURING THE DAY.
YOU WANT TO SEND CUSTOMER
NOTIFICATIONS & OFFER LIVE TRACKING.
01
YOU HAVE 2+ COMMERCIAL TRUCKS IN
YOUR FLEET.
TRUCK ROUTING WITH
A ROUTE PLANNER
03
YOUR PLAN MULTI-STOP TRUCK ROUTES.
04
05
YOU WANT TO OPTIMIZE ROUTES BASED ON
VEHICLE AND ROAD CONSTRAINTS, CARGO, ETC.
Use a route planner tool if: