If you run a home service or delivery business, you’re familiar with the many challenges. You have to relay information to your driver, make sure they are taking the best route to get to their destination, communicate estimated arrival time to your customers, and so forth. There are a lot of pieces to juggle and if there’s a breakdown in communication somewhere along the way it can be disastrous for your customer service record and cost your business money. An easy way to optimize your business and keep everything running smoothly is to invest in GetSwift’s delivery management software. In today’s blog, we’ll look at some of the features that will make your life easier, save you money, and most importantly, keep your customers happy.
Automated Dispatching
You no longer need a small army of people to help with scheduling. Our automated dispatching features take the work out of trying to decide which driver to assign to a job. With several different settings to fit your size and type of business, our software will make your life much easier. Use the software to automatically assign drivers based on variables such as distance, availability, load capacity, or performance. But what if you have a special order and want to manually assign a specific driver? Go ahead and choose the manual notification option. Whatever your business needs are, you’re still in control.
Ready for Driver Texts
Your driver can’t do his job if he’s not informed. Make communicating with your driver as fast and easy as sending a text message. Let your driver know that a new job is available or that an order is ready for pick up with the click of a button. Simply press “READY FOR DRIVER” and a text will be sent notifying the driver.
Smart Notifications
If you use a system of posting jobs and allowing drivers to accept them as they have availability, our smart notifications are a great way to reward your top performers. Smart notifications allow the best drivers with the ability to see and accept a job before other drivers. There is a 25-second delay in job notification if that driver has a lesser performance rating than another driver who is within the same distance. Driver performance is based on star ratings from customer service feedback.
Route Optimization
One of the best ways to save money for your business is to make sure your driver isn’t wasting time and gas by going out of their way. Our software automatically finds the best routes, ensuring they can get to their destination in less time. Shorter drive times equal happy customers and a happy business owner since your driver will be able to do more runs per day.
Live ETA Predictor
Chances are, you’re already communicating order and delivery information with your customers, but how detailed and accurate is it? Make technology work for you and delight your customers by offering them the ability to track their driver on a live map and view real-time arrival information. Even if your driver is delayed because of an unavoidable traffic problem, you’re more likely to maintain good service ratings as long as you’re communicating with your customer.
Driver ETA Predictor
Being able to track the location of a driver isn’t just part of good customer service, it’s part of running a smart business. Our driver ETA predictor can track the current location of a driver, when they will be at their next location, or when they will be done with all jobs and ready to return. This handy tool allows you to do more accurate scheduling, identify problem areas, and improve the efficiency of your operation from start to finish.
30-day Risk-Free Trial
If you’re ready to take the next step toward a better way to do your scheduling and deliveries, take advantage of GetSwift’s 30-day risk-free trial. You’ll get instant access to the GetSwift delivery management software platform, including route delivery optimization, a driver app, customer feedback tools, and more. In addition, you can rest assured that there are no hidden fees and you can cancel at any time.
Do you still have questions or want to learn more before signing up? Check out our website or contact us today!
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