Route details

This chapter describes the various items of information displayed about your route.

As soon as you have calculated a route from several stops, the route and its stages are listed in the left-hand section of the window.

A distinction is made here as to whether the route

  • has been calculated in standard mode

    In this case the distances between the stages and the journey time (not including service times, time slots, etc.) are also displayed here, based on a selected standard vehicle.

or whether the route

  • has been calculated in dynamic mode

    In this case, the route is displayed with further information by including service times, time slots, load, traffic information and driving times and restperiods. Depending on the settings for the individual stops, the service times are listed in grey. If the driving and rest times are included, you will also see the suggested breaks with the corresponding stops. The distance travelled and the planned time are displayed for both the stops and the breaks. When calculating in dynamic mode, you can also use your own vehicle profiles.

Further details on the stop list can be found in the "Information in the stop list" section.

If events occur during the planned route that could influence your planning, these will be displayed in the "Route information" panel. You can also access this panel via the "Route information" button .

(Further details can be found below in the section "Current information about your route").

The middle area of the screen shows the route in the map view.

A list of details on distances, driving and journey time, tolls, costs, emissions and consumption is displayed on the right-hand side of the window.

Note: To gain more space on the screen for the map view, you can hide the right-hand window area with the route details at any time. To do this, you can either click on the button at the top left of the detailed display or click on the "Route results" icon at the bottom right of the stop list. You can also use this icon to show the route results again.

The values displayed depend on whether you have your route calculated in standard mode or dynamic mode. Also, some of the values are calculated depending on the settings in your vehicle profile. For example, tolls are charged for some vehicle profiles and not for others.

When calculating a route in Standard mode, the information for

  • Distances

  • Times

  • Tolls

are determined based on default values, known road and toll information and values that may result from the vehicle profile (see module "Vehicles"). This is colour-coded in the header of the respective information sections. The information for costs is also influenced by the inclusion of time windows, service times, rest periods and driving times.

When calculating a route in dynamicmode, criteria selected by you are included in the calculation in addition to the general calculation:

Service times: Effects on the value for "Journey time"

Time slots: Effects on the value for "Journey time"

Loading and unloading: Possible effects on the values for "Distance travelled" and "Toll distance" and thus also "Driving time", "Journey time" and possibly "Toll costs"

Traffic information: Possible effects on the values for "Distance travelled" and "Toll distance" and thus also "Driving time", "Journey time" and possibly "Toll costs"

Rest periods and driving times: Effects on the "Journey time" value

Click on one of the information boxes to display detailed information on the displayed values.

The following sections explain the information displayed in detail.

Distances

By clicking on the information box "Distances", the calculated values for the distances travelled within the route are broken down. The calculated total distance, the sum of the toll road sections and the percentage of the toll road sections in the total distance are listed. The route is also broken down into the sections and toll sections that are travelled in the different countries (if the route crosses a national border).

Times

By clicking on the information box "Times", the calculated values for the times that are relevant for the route are broken down. Here (in standard mode) the journey time and (in dynamic mode) the service times, waiting times, break times and rest periods are listed. Here too, an overall list is provided as well as a list for each individual country concerned if the route crosses a national border.

Tolls

Click on the information box "Tolls" to see a list of the toll costs incurred on the route.

Here too, an overall list is provided as well as a list for each individual country concerned if the route crosses a national border.

Costs

By clicking on the information box "Costs", you can see a breakdown of the calculated costs for the route.

  • Regardless of the calculation mode (standard or dynamic), the general costs are influenced by settings in your vehicle or cost profiles (see modules "Vehicles" and "Costs") and by the costs defined for the individual stops.

  • The route costs can vary depending on the calculation mode, as the inclusion of all criteria for the dynamic mode can have an effect on the route and journey time.

  • The toll costs are listed here once again in abbreviated form (details can be found under "Tolls").

Here too, an overall list is provided as well as a list for each individual country concerned if the route crosses a national border.

Emissions

By clicking on the information box "Emissions", you can see a breakdown of the calculated emissions for the route. Apart from the length of the route, these values depend on

  • the emission standard used as a basis (see module "Settings")

    and

  • on the consumption values set for the vehicle profile used (see module "Vehicles").

You can also have the calculated emissions broken down according to the GLEC framework.

Note: You can also download the results of the GLEC calculation as a report in PDF format.

For details, see "Exporting route results".

Note: In some vehicle and emission standard configurations, it is not possible to calculate the emissions for the route. In such cases, a corresponding message is displayed on the upstream details page. The link contained therein takes you to the "Settings" area, where you can change the emission standard if necessary.

Consumption

By clicking on the information box "Consumption" you receive a list of the calculated consumption values for the route. In addition to the length of the route, these values depend on the consumption values set for the vehicle profile used (see module "Vehicles").

Battery

If the vehicle selected for the route is an electric vehicle, information on the battery charge level of the battery is also displayed in the "Details" section. A charge level of 100% is assumed at the starting point of the route and the charge level at the end of the route is calculated.

The progress of the charge level is also visualised in colour on the map: The route is displayed with a colour gradient from green (100%) to red (0%).

Current information about your route

If events occur during the planned route that could influence your planning, these will be displayed in the "Route information" panel. You can also access this panel via the "Route information" button .

Various events that affect your route are displayed here. These can be

  • Blocked sections or sections for which the selected vehicle profile is not authorised.

  • Information on toll sections

  • Traffic information

You can jump directly to the location of the event on the map using the crosshair symbol next to each event.

You can specify for each event that it is no longer displayed when the route is recalculated by deactivating the checkbox to the right of the event.

You can use the checkbox "Show after route calculation" to specify whether the information panel should be displayed automatically when the route is calculated or only by manually calling it up using the "Route information" button .