Delivery Navigation App

Take the stress away from drivers with delivery-focused routing and turn-by-turn guidance.

Mobile Navigation App for Delivery Drivers

Enable drivers to effectively execute their routes according to plan, address disruptions as they occur and management and support staff visibility.

Step-by-step navigation on a map

GPS-based real-time tracking

Configurable workflows for drivers

Manager visibility and analytical overview

• Configurable workflows ensure drivers adhere to planned delivery schedules.
• Descartes Mobile™ applications provide drivers with the tools necessary to do their job, such as map navigation, messaging and proof of delivery (POD).
• Combined with digital proof of delivery, mobile navigation eliminates paper-based systems and wastage.

En-route capabilities

• Turn-by-turn navigation – efficient routes.
• Automatic delivery status updates – automatic alerts when routes are not followed or schedules are at risk.
• Real-time updates – office dispatchers can adjust routes or deliveries.
• Events captured – arrivals, POD, departures, providing status against the delivery schedule.
• Global Positioning System (GPS) – real-time location data for management and support staff on a route map.

Customer success

“Overnight our business was transformed. Our planning team and drivers love using Descartes.....Since introducing Descartes, Stop Start’s daily delivery volume has increased 50%. This rate of growth would not have been sustainable without digital planning tools.”

Andrew Bayne, Managing Director

• Daily planning time reduced 75%
• Annual distribution costs saving £450k
• Delivery capacity Increased 12%

“Descartes Reservations™ and Route Planner™ solutions were integral to our strategy of offering a more extensive, but unified delivery service. The advanced optimisation capabilities and architecture of the Descartes solutions were critical, bringing new delivery service options to our customers in an economically feasible way.”

Andrew Gay - Systems Manager

• Fulfilment costs reduced £1.8m
• Increased delivery productivity 35%
• Delivery windows provided at POS

“We were impressed by the investment and support that Descartes put into this product and the roadmap. This technology has allowed us to be agile, forward-thinking and work optimally with our fleet with benefits on costs, sales and satisfaction across the business and with our customers.”

Edward Corbett - Head of Programme

• Delivery capacity increased 25%
• OTIF deliveries increased 15%
• Fleet size 500+

“Redefining the Customer Experience in the Tyre Replacement Market”

• Jobs/van/day increased 194%
• Mileage reduced 13%
• Fleet size 400+

Delivery mobile app FAQs

• How do navigational mobile apps improve driver productivity?
  Drivers will be more productive and make more deliveries on each route by using delivery apps on their mobile devices. In order to minimise the distances between deliveries and improve delivery density, the navigation software will offer turn-by-turn direction against a predetermined ideal route and stop sequence. The app can be configured to only show the next stop once a delivery has been made.

• How do mobile driver apps improve customer service?
  Driver apps ensure they follow the optimal route sequence to keep delivery promises.

• What types of delivery information can be accessed through a driver mobile app?
  Driver apps typically provide access to detailed route plans, customer addresses, delivery time windows, special instructions, contact details, and real-time traffic or route updates.

• Can mobile driver apps work offline if there's no mobile network signal during the delivery route?
  Yes, delivery apps can offer offline functionality.

• How do mobile apps help with compliance and safety?
  You can configure the day’s workflow to include prompts for essential vehicle safety checks at the start of a shift.

• Can mobile apps help reduce paperwork for drivers?
  Definitely. Apps can include route schedules, digital proof-of-delivery (POD) capture with signatures, photos, timestamps, barcode scanning, digital checklists and exception management.