Problem · route optimization

You spend hours planning routes — that don't hold up anyway

Route optimization isn't a 'nice-to-have' for service businesses. It's the difference between 6 and 9 visits a day, between one technician and two, between usable margin and burning fuel. Here's how to solve it with software instead of spreadsheets.

Recognize this?

You spend Sunday evening or Monday morning building the week's route manually

When a customer cancels, the whole day's plan collapses and you have to start over

You drive too much — the journey between jobs is longer than it needs to be

New jobs get plotted into the calendar without considering whether there's time between two fixed visits

Margin on the work is lower than it should be — and you know it's because of inefficient planning

Why does this happen?

Manual route planning is a mathematically impossible problem the moment you have more than 8-10 stops. A human brain can't hold every combination of addresses, time windows, job durations and crew capacity simultaneously — and if you do it by hand, you end up with a plan that's 'good enough' rather than optimal. The gap between a good route and an optimal one is typically 20-30%, and over a year that adds up to thousands of kilometers.

The second problem is change. When a customer calls and cancels at 8 AM, or an urgent job drops in mid-day, the rest of the day needs replanning. In a spreadsheet that's not realistic — so you make a quick fix that leaves a suboptimal route. That's a daily tax you pay in time and fuel.

Software-based route optimization solves both: an algorithm finds the optimal route in seconds, and when something changes, the system can replan in the same second — no human intervention required.

How Clientflow solves it

Clientflow uses AI to build the day's route from your jobs, customer time windows, and crew capacity — and automatically replans when something changes.

AI-based route calculation

The algorithm builds the shortest route between the day's jobs accounting for addresses, job duration, time windows and customer preferences. Calculated in seconds.

Automatic replanning on changes

When a customer cancels, an urgent job drops in, or weather forces a change — the system replans automatically and notifies affected employees in seconds.

Time windows per customer

Some customers can only after 9 AM, others must be done by 4 PM. Set the windows once, and the route calculation respects them.

Multi-employee optimization

Have five people in the field? The system distributes the day's jobs between them — so you don't have one person driving 80 km while another drives 30.

What you get in practice

Our customers typically report 25-35% less driving within the first three months. For a team of three with average annual mileage of 30,000 km, that's 22,500-31,500 saved kilometers per year — or roughly 35,000-50,000 kr in saved fuel, wear and time (depending on vehicle size and fuel prices).

The bigger impact is capacity. When your crew spends less time on the road, there's room for 1-2 extra jobs per day per employee. That's new customers without extra hires — direct top- and bottom-line growth.

30%

less driving on average

1-2

extra jobs per employee per day

Seconds

from change to new route

Relevant for your trade

Window cleaners

Recurring routines, many stops per day — the classic case for route optimization.

Cleaning

Recurring contracts across addresses. Optimization per team or per employee.

Landscaping

Weather-aware optimization that accounts for the day's conditions and trailer equipment.

Pest control

Service visits mixed with urgent callouts — without breaking the planned calendar.

Route planning

AI builds the optimal day in seconds and replans automatically when things change.

Day plan

The worker's mobile day plan — addresses, navigation, check-in and photos.

Fleet & GPS

Real-time fleet overview, precise ETAs and GDPR-fair tracking.

Reports

Numbers you can act on — revenue, margins and route performance per worker.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to set up?

Most established businesses are up and running 2 weeks after they decide. We use that time to onboard you properly and import your customers. The import itself only takes 1-2 days, but we recommend a little extra time so you can get all your questions answered. The system builds the route the first time you click 'plan week'.

Does it work with multiple employees in the field at the same time?

Yes — that's actually where optimization shines most. The system distributes jobs across your crew so total driving time is minimized. You can also set rules for who can go where (e.g. fixed employees at fixed customers).

What happens when weather changes or a customer cancels?

The system automatically replans the day's remaining jobs and updates affected employees via the mobile app. You don't have to do anything manually — unless you want to override. Read more about urgent dispatch if you run a trade with on-call rotations and call-outs, or route planning for window cleaners if you want to go deeper on concrete savings.

Can I override the suggestion if I prefer a different route?

Yes. The system suggests — you decide. You can always drag jobs to another time, another employee, or another day, and the route recalculates automatically.

Does it account for traffic?

Route calculation is based on real driving between addresses. For urgent dispatch and time-sensitive visits you can enable live traffic so the system picks the fastest route right now.

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