Instead of allowing one vehicle to service all the stops, ElasticRoute allows you to split the stops up amongst your vehicles to handle large-scale projects.
This feature is useful in scenarios when one service engineer is insufficient to service a project alone, and requires multiple vehicles or field engineers to service it.
For example, in the image below, 2 of the stops (in Green) requires 2 vehicles to service the stop, and by switching the feature on, 2 vehicles can be planned to service the related project.
In the below example, several stops were created, and with the feature switched on, the stops were assigned to different vehicles to service the project.
How To Set Up
- Navigate to Settings > General.
- Scroll down to the Run section and check the Split Load.
- Click Save when done.
How To Use
Create a list of stops and indicate the Load ID of the stops to tie them to a project.
| Name | Address | Latitude | Longitude | Load ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop 1-1 | 17 Jalan Aruan | 1.31281631 | 103.843025 | Project 1 |
| Stop 1-2 | 17 Jalan Aruan | 1.31281631 | 103.843025 | Project 1 |
| Stop 1-3 | 17 Jalan Aruan | 1.31281631 | 103.843025 | Project 1 |
| Stop 2-1 | 51 Cairnhill Circle | 1.30819493 | 103.8383744 | Project 2 |
| Stop 2-2 | 51 Cairnhill Circle | 1.30819493 | 103.8383744 | Project 2 |
| Stop 2-3 | 51 Cairnhill Circle | 1.30819493 | 103.8383744 | Project 2 |
| Stop 3-1 | 30 Mount Elizabeth | 1.30859538 | 103.8355784 | Project 3 |
| Stop 3-2 | 30 Mount Elizabeth | 1.30859538 | 103.8355784 | Project 3 |
| Stop 3-3 | 30 Mount Elizabeth | 1.30859538 | 103.8355784 | Project 3 |
| Stop 4-1 | 24 Smith Street | 1.2823175 | 103.8444325 | Project 4 |
| Stop 4-2 | 24 Smith Street | 1.2823175 | 103.8444325 | Project 4 |
| Stop 4-3 | 24 Smith Street | 1.2823175 | 103.8444325 | Project 4 |
Screenshot Before Planning
After Planning
Feature switched off
With the feature switched off, all the jobs were being assigned to one vehicle, with only 1 run being generated, as one vehicle is sufficient to complete all of the stops.
| Name | Address | Assign To | Run No. | Sequence | ETA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop 1-1 | 17 Jalan Aruan | Vehicle2 | 1 | 1 | 934 |
| Stop 1-2 | 17 Jalan Aruan | 2 | 939 | ||
| Stop 1-3 | 17 Jalan Aruan | 3 | 944 | ||
| Stop 2-3 | 51 Cairnhill Circle | 4 | 954 | ||
| Stop 2-1 | 51 Cairnhill Circle | 5 | 959 | ||
| Stop 2-2 | 51 Cairnhill Circle | 6 | 1004 | ||
| Stop 3-1 | 30 Mount Elizabeth | 7 | 1014 | ||
| Stop 3-2 | 30 Mount Elizabeth | 8 | 1019 | ||
| Stop 3-3 | 30 Mount Elizabeth | 9 | 1024 | ||
| Stop 4-2 | 24 Smith Street | 10 | 1040 | ||
| Stop 4-3 | 24 Smith Street | 11 | 1045 | ||
| Stop 4-1 | 24 Smith Street | 12 | 1050 |
Screenshot After Planning
Feature switch on
However, when the feature is switched on, stops with the same Load ID are restricted from being assigned to one vehicle, and were split amongst various vehicles.
| Name | Address | Assign To | Run No. | Sequence | ETA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop 1-1 | 17 Jalan Aruan | Vehicle2 | 1 | 1 | 934 |
| Stop 2-3 | 51 Cairnhill Circle | 2 | 944 | ||
| Stop 3-1 | 30 Mount Elizabeth | 3 | 954 | ||
| Stop 4-2 | 24 Smith Street | 4 | 1010 | ||
| Stop 1-2 | 17 Jalan Aruan | Vehicle1 | 2 | 1 | 934 |
| Stop 2-1 | 51 Cairnhill Circle | 2 | 944 | ||
| Stop 3-2 | 30 Mount Elizabeth | 3 | 954 | ||
| Stop 4-3 | 24 Smith Street | 4 | 1010 | ||
| Stop 1-3 | 17 Jalan Aruan | Vehicle3 | 3 | 1 | 934 |
| Stop 2-2 | 51 Cairnhill Circle | 2 | 944 | ||
| Stop 3-3 | 30 Mount Elizabeth | 3 | 954 | ||
| Stop 4-1 | 24 Smith Street | 4 | 1010 |
Screenshot After Planning
