Defining your vehicles correctly in FleetRunnr ensures that each vehicle’s capacity, cost, and operational constraints are properly accounted for during planning and auto-dispatching.
Important
All the settings covered in this article are used by the Routing Engine within the Planning module when automatically assigning shipments.
They directly affect how vehicles are selected, routed, and utilized during auto-dispatch. If you’re not using the routing engine, these configurations will not impact manual assignments.
Where are These Settings Found & Configured?
All of these settings are configured within the same window used to create a vehicle, which is also the window you’ll use when editing any vehicle’s details in the future.
First, you should access the vehicles page by doing the following:
From your portal’s Dashboard, click Fleet.
Inside the Fleet module, use the left-side navigation menu and select Vehicles to access the vehicles page.
Once you’re on that page, you can access these settings in two ways:
Vehicle creation – Click the Create Vehicle button at the top-right corner of the Vehicles page. In the window that opens on the right side of the screen, scroll down to locate these settings.
Editing an existing vehicle – Click the three horizontal dots on the far right of the vehicle you want to update. In the window that opens, scroll down to view and modify the same settings.
Understanding Vehicle Costs, Specs, & Advanced Configuration
Vehicle Costs
These fields allow you to define the fictional operational cost structure of each vehicle. FleetRunnr uses a cost-based routing engine, meaning these configured costs act as weights the system takes into account when planning and generating routes in the Planning module.
Here’s what each cost refers to:
Fixed Cost – A base cost incurred every time the vehicle is used, regardless of distance or time.
Per km – The cost applied for every kilometer the vehicle travels.
Per travel hour – The cost for each hour the vehicle is actively moving.
Per stop – The cost incurred for every delivery or pickup stop along the route.
Per service hour – The cost for each hour spent in active service (loading, unloading, on-site handling, etc.).
Per waiting hour – The cost applied when the vehicle is idle or waiting during a route (for example, waiting at a customer’s location).
Vehicle Specs
The Vehicle Specs section allows you to define the physical loading characteristics and capacity limits of each vehicle.
These specs include:
Length, Width, Height – These measurements refer specifically to the vehicle’s loading compartment, meaning the internal space where packages, parcels, or pallets are placed—not the external size of the vehicle.
Max Weight – The total weight the vehicle can safely carry at once.
Parcels Capacity – The maximum number of parcels the vehicle can hold.
Pallets Capacity – The maximum number of pallets the vehicle can transport.
Advanced Configuration
The Advanced Configuration section lets you define additional operational attributes and assignment rules for each vehicle.
Maximum Active Shipments
This setting defines the maximum number of shipments a vehicle can handle per route during assignment.
Options
Vehicle Options define the special capabilities or equipment a vehicle has, such as a cooler, freezer, lift, or POS machine. These options are matched directly against order requirements.
When an order includes a specific requirement, the Planning module will only assign it to vehicles that have the corresponding option, ensuring each shipment is handled by a properly equipped vehicle.
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