Route Optimization
Pick your stops, get a shorter drive. Reordered automatically, no Google Maps or Mapbox routing bill involved.
In short
Route Optimization reorders a rep's selected set of clients into a shorter driving path automatically, entirely offline and free, the same engine that powers AI Visit Planning and the daily route builder.
The order a rep picks clients off a list is rarely the order that cuts down drive time between them. A route built in account name order or gut feel order can easily double back over the same stretch of road twice. FreshStaff's Route Optimization takes whatever set of clients a rep picks and reorders them for the shortest practical drive, entirely offline and entirely free.
Why staffing teams need it
Every mile a rep drives between stops that could've been ordered better is time and fuel that didn't need to be spent, and it adds up fast across a team of reps working territories every day. Most routing tools handle this by calling a paid mapping service on every request, which turns a simple reordering feature into a recurring bill tied directly to how much the sales team uses it.
Staffing agencies running lean sales teams shouldn't have to pick between an efficient route and another vendor bill. Route Optimization exists so that trade off never has to happen.
How it works
Given a set of selected clients, FreshStaff works out the straight-line distance between every pair, builds a starting route, and then keeps refining it, swapping the order of stops whenever that makes the total drive shorter, until no more improvements can be found.
This is the same engine behind AI Visit Planning and the daily route builder. Used on its own, it's a straightforward "reorder these clients for me" tool for a rep who's already decided who they want to see and just wants the smartest order to see them in.
How It Works
- 1
A rep selects a set of clients they plan to visit.
- 2
FreshStaff works out the straight-line distance between every pair of stops.
- 3
It builds a starting route, then keeps refining it, swapping stops whenever that makes the total drive shorter.
- 4
The reordered route comes back ready to drive. No separate routing service call, no per-use fee.
Why It Matters
A shorter, smarter route means less time on the road and more time in front of clients, without adding a new tool or a new bill to get it.
Since it's the same free, offline engine behind AI Visit Planning and the daily route builder, route quality doesn't depend on whether a paid mapping service happens to be reachable that day.
Route Optimization in FreshStaff
How Route Optimization Compares
| Capability | FreshStaff | Legacy ATS | Manual Processes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route reordering | Automatic, built in | Rarely available | Whatever order the list was in |
| Cost per route | Free, no routing service | Per-call Google or Mapbox billing | Not applicable |
| Offline capability | Fully offline calculation | Needs an external service | Not applicable |
| Shared engine | Also powers AI Visit Planning and the daily route builder | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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