Route planning

The route planning module allows you to create a route with any number of stops.

General

You can use the search bar on the left-hand side to search for specific locations to add them as a stop on your route. Alternatively, you can also add a stop to your route by clicking on the desired location on the map.

As soon as you have added more than one stop, you can make various settings for the calculation of a route and then have the route calculated.

You can specify whether the calculation of the route is to be based:

on standardized route planning values (Standard) or on additional parameters such as time slots, driving times and rest periods, etc. (Dynamic). In the dynamic calculation, you can also select your own vehicle profiles, whereas the calculation in standard mode can only be carried out using the standard vehicle profiles provided. For details, see the "Select a vehicle profile" section on the "Creating a route" page.

The calculated route is displayed on the map. The rough route is shown in the stop list in the left-hand window panel. You can find details about the elements in the section “Information in the stop list”. Information on distances, times, costs and emissions is displayed in the right-hand pane. Depending on the calculation mode, this information is based on the settings in your cost and vehicle profiles (Standard and Dynamic) and on the settings you have made for the individual stops (Dynamic).

Detailed information on the information in the right-hand window area can be found in the section Route details.

Show/hide map layers

In the map view of the route planning, you can show different additional map layers at any time to take the details of these layers into account for your route planning. Several map layers can be displayed at the same time.

The button for activating/deactivating map layers is located in the map view on the left-hand side in the lower area. Click on the map layers button to open the menu in which you can select the map layers and the map style.

You can show or hide the following map layers:

• Low-emission zones

• Truck restrictions

• Traffic incidents

• Toll roads

Low-emission zones

The"LEZ" map layer shows you the low emission zones that apply in many European cities. This helps you to plan your routes and select the vehicle for a route. Select the corresponding button in the "Map layers" menu to display the "LEZ" layer.

The following applies to this map layer:

• Permanently valid low-emission zones are marked in solid color.

• low-emission zones with additional air protection zones are marked with hatching. These air protection zones are temporary in nature, as they are activated by the cities as required.

Truck restrictions

Select the corresponding button in the "Map layers" menu to show the"Truck restrictions" layer. This map layer shows you the restrictions that apply to the roads in the zoom area in the form of symbols. If you move the mouse over the respective symbol, a tooltip with details on the respective restriction is displayed. If several restrictions apply to a road section, these are displayed grouped in the tooltip. Below is a legend for the differnt symbols.

Symbol	Meaning	Unit	Description of the restriction type
	Several restrictions on the same road section.		Combined restrictions
	The maximum permissible vehicle height.	m	Height restriction
	The maximum permissible vehicle weight.	t	Weight restriction
	The maximum permissible vehicle width.	m	Width restriction
	The maximum permissible vehicle length.	m	Length restriction
	The maximum permissible axle load.	t	Axle load limitation
	Limited number of axles.		Limited number of axles
	The tunnel restriction code B.		Tunnel restriction: Code B
	The tunnel restriction code C.		Tunnel restriction: Code C
	The tunnel restriction code D.		Tunnel restriction: Code D
	The tunnel restriction code E.		Tunnel restriction: Code E
	Not permitted for vehicles transporting dangerous goods.		Dangerous goods not permitted
	Not permitted for vehicles carrying goods hazardous to water.		Water-polluting goods not permitted
	Not permitted for vehicles transporting flammable substances.		Fireworks not permitted
	General truck restriction, regardless of whether a truck has a trailer or not.		General access restriction
	Trucks with trailer restrictions.		Trucks with trailer restrictions
	Length restriction for trucks with trailers.	m	Length restriction for trucks with trailers
	Width restriction for trucks with trailers.	m	Width restriction for trucks with trailers
	General truck restriction except for delivery vehicles.		General access restriction except for deliveries
	The maximum permissible vehicle weight with one exception for delivery vehicles.	t	Free for deliveries

Traffic incidents

Select the corresponding button in the "Map layers" menu to show the"Traffic incidents" layer. This map layer shows the known traffic disruptions (roadworks, transit restrictions, etc.) for the roads in the zoom area in the form of symbols. The affected road sections/directions of travel are marked in color.

Toll roads

Select the corresponding button in the "Map layers" menu to show the"Toll roads" layer. This map layer shows the roads defined as toll roads highlighted in color.

Select map style

In the route planning map view, you can choose between different map styles at any time to suit your viewing habits.

The button for selecting the map style is located in the map view on the left-hand side in the lower area. Click on the map layers button to open the menu in which you can select the map layers and the map style.

Here you can select the desired map style.

Alternatively, you can also click on the tile with the current map style in the lower section of the map view on the left-hand side. This switches the map view to the next map style.