Settings for dynamic route calculation

This section explains the settings that you can make for the calculation of routes in "dynamic" mode

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

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

To edit all the settings of a stop, first activate the calculation mode "Dynamic". By clicking on 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

    Driving and rest times

    Additional criteria:

    • Avoid toll roads

    • Avoid countries

    • Cost optimisation

    • Hazardous goods

You can also access these options via the button. This will take you to the "Routing settings" panel. 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.

    The selected setting for the load can be displayed in the stop list via the tooltip of the criteria switch.

  • You can also specify which directive should be used to take driving and rest times into account. Depending on your selection, the applicable time specifications are displayed below. Depending on which directive you have selected, values for one driver , two drivers , breaks , rests , driving times and stays are displayed.

    Under the “Stays” tab, you can specify whether stay times (e.g. for service times) can be used as breaks or driving time breaks and whether stay times on ferries or trains should be used as driving breaks. These two settings affect the detailed calculation of times in the route result (see “Extended information on waiting times, rest times and breaks”).

    The selected policy can also be seen in the stop list via the tooltip of the criteria switch.

In addition, you can make further settings via the "Calculation" tab:
  • Avoid toll roads
    This setting is used to avoid toll roads when calculating the route. As this means that more roads with restrictions may have to be taken into account, this can lead to performance losses during the calculation.
  • Avoid countries
    You can use the selection list to select one or more countries that should be avoided in the route calculation (e.g. due to legal regulations). Open the selection list via the button . Here you can search for the countries to be avoided and block them with the corresponding checkbox. Please note the following:
    • If a stop in your stop list is in a country that you want to avoid, you cannot select this country for blocking.
    • If you later select a stop in a country that is blocked, the block for this country will be removed and a corresponding message will appear in the top right-hand corner 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 optimum results. Only use this function after successful testing.

  • Hazardous goods
    You can use this setting to specify whether restrictions for the transport of hazardous goods should be taken into account for the entire route. As with the settings for an individual stop, the type of dangerous 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.