How QDS Routes Works

From a list of stops to optimized, driver-ready routes: see how our purpose-built engine plans the fastest way to deliver.

How QDS Routes Works

Smarter routes in three simple steps

Upload your stops, let our engine optimize, and dispatch finished routes to your drivers. No manual planning required.

Upload stops

Add your stops, vehicles, depots, and constraints, by upload or import.

Optimize routes

The engine assigns stops to vehicles and sequences them to minimize cost while honoring every constraint.

Dispatch to drivers

Receive optimized routes with stop order, timing, and totals, ready to dispatch to your drivers.

Under the hood

The optimization process, step by step

1

Input your delivery data

Add your stops, vehicles, depots, and constraints, by upload or import.

2

Geocode every address

Each address is converted to precise coordinates so stops can be placed accurately on the map.

3

Build the distance matrix

We calculate real road distances and travel times between every pair of stops.

4

Run the optimization

The engine assigns stops to vehicles and sequences them to minimize cost while honoring every constraint.

5

Get driver-ready routes

Receive optimized routes with stop order, timing, and totals, ready to dispatch to your drivers.

Real-world constraints

Constraints we support

Every route respects time windows, vehicle capacity, driver breaks, and depot rules, so plans are ready to run, not just on paper.

  • Time windows: Deliver within each customer's required time slot.
  • Vehicle capacity: Respect load limits for every vehicle.
  • Driver breaks: Schedule mandatory rest and meal breaks into each route.
  • Multiple depots: Start and end routes from the right depot or warehouse.
  • Service time: Account for the time spent loading and unloading at each stop.
  • Pickup and delivery: Pair pickups with their drop-offs in the correct order.
Under the hood

Built on real road distances

We route on actual road networks, not straight lines, so your estimates reflect how vehicles really drive.

Actual driving distances

Travel times and distances follow real roads, turns, and speeds, not simple point-to-point estimates.

Self-hosted routing

Our own routing engine keeps your location data private and avoids per-request fees from third-party APIs.

No usage limits

Plan as many routes and stops as you need without rate limits or surprise overage charges.

Coverage where you operate

Detailed road network data spanning the regions your fleet serves, kept current as your operation grows.

Purpose-built optimization engine

A solver designed specifically for vehicle routing finds high-quality solutions across thousands of possible route combinations in seconds.

Objectives you control

Balance total distance, travel time, vehicle count, and cost to match the goals that matter most to your operation.

Self-hosted infrastructure

We run our own routing and mapping infrastructure, so your data stays private and performance stays fast and predictable.

Real-world constraints

What better routes deliver

Fewer miles driven

Optimized sequences eliminate backtracking and overlap between vehicles.

More deliveries per vehicle

Efficient routes let each driver complete more stops in the same working hours.

Lower operating costs

Less distance, better utilization, and fewer failed deliveries compound into real savings.

Ready to raise reliability and reduce cost?