Settings for dynamic route calculation

To make the settings for the dynamic calculation of a route, proceed as follows:

First activate the calculation mode "Dynamic".

Via the <Options> button you can then

  • set an exact time for the start of the tour

  • activate the criteria to be included in the calculation of the route details.
    These are:

    Service times

    Time slots

    Loading and unloading

    Traffic information

    Rest periods and driving times

    Further crideria:

    • Avoid toll roads

    • Avoid countries

    • Cost optimization

    • Hazardous goods

You can also access these options via the button. This will take you to the "Routing settings" area. Explanations for the individual options are also displayed there on the "General" tab.

As an additional setting, you can also specify here for the "Loading" setting whether the effect of the load is to be calculated

  • "As entered" - i.e. according to the settings for the individual stops

  • "Full" - i.e. with the permissible total weight of the vehicle throughout or

  • "Empty" - i.e. only with the unladen weight of the vehicle

Note: The effect of the load on the emissions during a route can only be calculated if a calculation method in accordance with HBEFA is set for the emissions (see "Settings"), as other methods do not include the load as a factor.

You can also specify which directive should be used to take driving and rest times into account.

Note: The settings for these options are evaluated for the entire route,
not just for individual stops.

In addition, you can make further settings via the "Calculation" tab:

  • Avoid toll roads
    This setting avoids toll roads when calculating a route. Since this means that more roads with restrictions may have to be taken into account , there may be a loss of performance during the calculation.

  • Avoid countries

    Use the drop-down list to select one or more countries that should be avoided when calculating the route (e.g. due to legal requirements). Open the drop-down list using the button. Here you can search for the countries to be avoided and block them using the corresponding checkbox. Please note the following:
    • If, however, a stop in your stop list is located in a country that you wish to avoid, you will not be able to select this country for blocking.

    • If you later select a stop in a country that is blocked, the block on this country will be lifted and a message to this effect will appear in the top right of the screen.

  • Cost-optimised routing
    This setting is used to optimise the route from a cost perspective. This requires a cost profile to be assigned to the vehicle in which costs are defined for the various aspects (route costs per kilometre, route costs per hour, toll).

    • If no cost profile is stored for the vehicle, the option cannot be selected and a corresponding message appears.

    • If no costs are defined for the necessary aspects in the cost profile, zhhe option cannot be selected and a corresponding error message appears.

      Attention: Please note that only the pure driving time can be evaluated for cost-optimised routing under the aspect "Route costs per hour". Therefore, in this case, only the "Driving times" option may be activated in the cost profile under "Route costs per hour", as otherwise the "Cost-optimised routing" option cannot be selected.
      Note: Please note that this function is currently still in beta stage. The calculation results with this function may not be the optimal results. Use this function only after successful testing.
  • Hazardous goods
    Use this setting to specify whether restrictions on the transportation of hazardous goods should be taken into account for the entire route. As with the settings for a single stop, the type of hazardous goods and the tunnel restriction code can be set as required. Settings for hazardous goods that are made for individual stops override these general settings.