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Delivery costs and savings
Delivery costs are mostly driver time and vehicle kilometres. These guides show where the money goes and how to measure a real saving, and the calculators let you use your own numbers.
Guides
How Route Optimization Reduces Delivery Costs (and How to Measure It)Break delivery costs into driver time, vehicle running costs, tolls, failed deliveries and planning time, then see which ones route optimization reduces and how to measure the saving honestly.
How to Plan Fuel-Efficient Delivery Routes With Route OptimizationFewer kilometres, less stop-start driving, less idling and smarter toll choices: how route optimization makes delivery routes more fuel-efficient, with a worksheet to estimate savings.
Route Optimization on a Budget: How to Compare Prices and Pick Affordable SoftwarePer driver, per order or flat? How route optimization pricing really works, what free tiers cover, which costs are hidden, and how to work out what you can afford to pay.
Free calculators
Cost per drop calculatorEnter a normal day and see what one delivery costs you. Then see what a shorter route would save, using your own numbers.
Fuel cost per route calculatorEnter the route distance, your fuel use and the fuel price. See the litres and dollars for one route, and what a shorter route would save.
ATO cents per km calculatorEnter your work-related kilometres for the year and pick the income year. This follows the ATO's cents per kilometre method.
Stops per hour calculatorEnter how many stops you completed and how long you worked. See your pace per hour and per stop.
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Route optimization software comparisonsHow route optimization worksRoute optimization in AustraliaAll free tools