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Tips and tricks for growing delivery businesses: increase efficiency with route optimization and increase customer loyalty with a 5-star delivery experience.

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Route Optimization

Ultimate Guide to Route Optimization

A practical guide to route optimization. Learn the basics, benefits, and advanced concepts of Intelligent Route Optimization. Become an expert route planner.

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Route Optimization

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Delivery Management

How Late Does UPS Deliver?

All-in-one guide to UPS delivery times, what affects them, and how to understand tracking messages.

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Delivery Management

Barcode ABCs For Small E-commerce Businesses

A comprehensive beginner’s guide to barcodes for small businesses. Covering UPC, EAN and other linear barcodes, as well as QR, Aztec and other common 2D codes.

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Delivery Management

Everything You Need to Know About Employee Scheduling

How smart employee scheduling can help employers increase efficiency, improve worker retention, and stay compliant.

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Route Optimization

How To Plan A Route With Multiple Stops In Apple Maps

How to plan a route with multiple stops using Apple Maps — and the limitations of using Maps for delivery route optimization.

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Delivery Management

Delivery Service Business Plan: Guide and FREE Template

Step-by-step guide to writing a business plan for a delivery service — free template included.

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Delivery Management

Proof Of Delivery: A Guide for Businesses & Consumers

A simple guide to proof of delivery (POD), the difference between manual and electronic POD, and why POD is important.

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Delivery Management

Trucking Cost per Mile Calculator: Free Excel Spreadsheet

As a delivery business, it's crucial to know what your costs per mile are. Here's some guidance and a free Excel spreadsheet to help you manage your costs.

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Delivery Management

How To Forecast Seasonal Demand To Manage Delivery Costs

Proven strategies for how to forecast seasonal demand, that will help to keep your supply chain costs under control.

Customer Stories

How One Small Farm Scaled Deliveries To 1,000 A Month

Brie Casadei talks about using Routific to grow her delivery business from 80 deliveries a month to nearly 1000, while staying connected to her customers.