Route optimisation

Navman Wireless has added a route optimisation capability to its OnlineAVL2 fleet tracking software through integration with Dashfly's web-based mapping service.
March 19, 2012 Read time: 1 min
2074 Navman Wireless has added a route optimisation capability to its OnlineAVL2 fleet tracking software through integration with Dashfly's web-based mapping service. The new option, available exclusively in the US, saves time, mileage and fuel by enabling dispatchers to calculate the fastest and shortest driving routes for up to 25 stops with one click and then electronically transmitting the resulting routing information to Navman Wireless' M-Nav in-vehicle terminals for driver notification and turn-by-turn navigation.
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