Route Optimization
Build smarter routes with less wasted time
Ergova optimizes technician routes using live job timing, geography, capacity, and urgency so your team can complete more work with fewer delays and less drive time.
- Reduce drive time across the team
- Complete more work per day
- Minimize wasted capacity between jobs
- Built for modern field operations
Most field teams lose more time on the road than they realize
Margin is won or lost between stops. Manual sequencing and static maps do not account for shifting priorities, tight windows, or which technician is actually available when the job changes.
The result is extra miles, missed arrival windows, and crews finishing the day with capacity left on the table—while dispatchers rebuild routes in spreadsheets and group chats.
Excess drive time
Backtracking and poor sequencing add hours of unpaid windshield time.
Broken schedules
One late job cascades—customers and dispatch lose confidence in the plan.
Uneven capacity
Some trucks are slammed while others sit idle across the same territory.
Manual route planning
Every change forces a full rework—too slow for real operations.
Ergova builds routes that fit the work—not just the map
- Smarter stop sequencing across technicians and crews
- Better timing against service windows, SLA pressure, and job duration
- Fewer wasted miles and fewer “where to next?” debates
- Stronger technician productivity through balanced, realistic plans
- More reliable arrival windows customers can trust
How Route Optimization works
From live schedule to a defensible route plan—before the trucks roll.
- Step 1
Read live job context
Analyze timing, geography, urgency, and service windows across the day’s work.
- Step 2
Optimize the route
Build efficient stop sequences for each technician or crew given skills and capacity.
- Step 3
Keep the day moving
Adjust routes as schedules, traffic, or priorities change—without starting from scratch.
What Route Optimization looks like in Ergova
Technician routes, stop sequences, drive legs, and efficiency scores—aligned so dispatch and crews run the same plan.
Day routes
Thu Mar 27 · efficiency scores
| Technician | Stops | Drive time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike R. | 4 | 51 min | 94 |
| Sarah J. | 3 | 39 min | 91 |
| Luis M. | 5 | 63 min | 86 |
Stop sequence · Mike R.
Service windows · drive legs
Johnson Residence
Plumbing repair
9:00 AM
Depot → 12 min
Oak Street Office
HVAC maintenance
11:30 AM
14 min
Maria Lopez
Electrical service
2:00 PM
11 min
Westside Property
Follow-up visit
4:00 PM
14 min
Ergova optimizes routes in the context of the business — not just the map
Distance is only part of the problem. Ergova weighs urgency, skills, customer windows, and what happens if the day slips—so routes stay practical when reality hits.
Dynamic route sequencing
Reorder stops when timing, urgency, or live changes demand it.
Capacity-aware routing
Fit routes to real workload and availability—not an idealized grid.
Delay reduction
Catch sequences likely to break windows before customers feel it.
Next best route action
Know when to reroute, reassign, or fill gaps before capacity is wasted.
Spend less time driving. Get more done.
Route quality shows up in utilization, customer satisfaction, and margin—every week.
Less drive time
Reduce wasted miles
Fewer low-value legs between high-value stops.
Tighter days
Improve time between jobs
Better sequencing cuts idle gaps and backtracking.
Route efficiency
Increase daily route efficiency
More completed stops per technician per shift.
More capacity
Create more usable capacity
Recover time you can reinvest in revenue work.
Connected to the rest of your operation
Routes sit between the schedule and the field—aligned with dispatch, jobs, customers, and revenue so the plan you publish is the plan you run.
Make every route work harder
See how Ergova helps your team reduce drive time, improve efficiency, and create more productive days in the field.