Route optimisation for carriers — today's route ready in two minutes

Route optimisation is the part of transport management that decides in which order a driver should visit their stops. The goal is to minimise driving time and distance while still honouring each stop's delivery window.

It's distinct from route planning, which is about assembling the right stops onto the right route and vehicle in the first place. Most transport management systems (TMS) do both — so does Framme, in one continuous workflow.

Upload today's stops as a CSV or Excel file (columns like address, recipient and time window are recognised automatically), paste addresses from an email, or search for them manually. Every address is geocoded automatically — in Norway via Kartverket's official address registry, accurate down to the entrance level.

Hit "Optimise", and the algorithm computes the best order in seconds, time windows included. You see the time and distance saved before you activate the route — no surprises afterwards.

For a carrier with a handful of vehicles, the gain is rarely just fuel. The biggest saving comes from fitting more stops into a shift, and from avoiding wasted trips because a delivery window was unrealistic to begin with.

The effect compounds over time: Framme's ETA engine learns each driver's actual stop times, so tomorrow's optimisation is a little sharper than today's.