# Track and Notify — Routelink

Source: https://routelink.app/product/track/

Tracking and notifications

# Keep the office and the customer in the loop

A branded tracking page instead of a phone call. Live overview while the day runs. Analytics when it is over.

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## A page for the customer

Every stop gets a tracking link. Status, map, and an updating ETA — no app, no login.

![Branded customer tracking page](https://routelink.app/_astro/notify.DdIq6wA4_ZqMlKz.webp)

### Your brand, their status

Logo or company name, a timeline from planned through delivered or failed, and the link in email, SMS or WhatsApp.

### Live when it matters

Once the driver has started, customers can track them on the map with an optional ETA. After the drop they can leave a rating.

## Tell them without picking up the phone

Email, SMS, or WhatsApp when a stop is scheduled, on the way, delivered or failed. Turn on only what customers actually need.

![Customer delivery notifications](https://routelink.app/_astro/notify.DdIq6wA4_ZqMlKz.webp)

### Configurable triggers

Scheduled, on the way, delivered, failed. Different channels for different moments. Stops without contact details are skipped.

### Always carry the tracking link

A live page beats a fixed window. Two well-timed messages land better than five.

## Watch the day, then review it

Live overview while routes are out. Volume, efficiency and a task map when you want to see how the week actually ran.

![Live overview of routes and devices](https://routelink.app/_astro/hero.BlMcAOzF_ZA4NXF.webp)

### One map for the office

Confirmed routes by depot and device, stop progress, and driver positions. It follows the day — it does not re-plan it.

### Then the numbers

Task volume over a range, completed vs failed, totals by route, date, device or depot. Download CSV. Plot it on a map.

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Integrate

## Intake Orders

Spreadsheet, store, or your own system — stops land in one inbox, geocoded, ready to plan.

](https://routelink.app/product/intake)[

Route Planning

## Plan and Optimise

Plan from a depot, auto-assign work, optimise stop order, then drag-and-drop until the board matches the day.

](https://routelink.app/product/plan)[

Drivers and proof

## Dispatch and Deliver

Each device gets a PIN-protected browser link. Drivers navigate, complete, and capture proof — no app store.

](https://routelink.app/product/dispatch)

## Inbox

The holding area for stops that are not on a day’s board yet.

*   Search, sort, paginate and toggle columns
*   Filter by zone or zone group, and save named views
*   Open a stop or find it on the map from the list
*   Bulk move, copy or delete
*   Show quantity, price, volume and weight totals

[Intake Orders](https://routelink.app/product/intake)

## Spreadsheet import

Upload a CSV or Excel file and turn rows into stops.

*   Download a template, then upload .xlsx or .csv
*   Name and address required; phone, email, reference, notes, quantities, weight and volume optional
*   Preview the grid, edit or drop rows before import
*   Extra columns are ignored

[Intake Orders](https://routelink.app/product/intake)

## Online stores

Shopify and WooCommerce orders become tasks, with address, contact and order number.

*   Shopify pushes orders in as tasks
*   WooCommerce can webhook on order created, or pull via REST
*   Import from an integration with a date range from Inbox or Plan

[Intake Orders](https://routelink.app/product/intake)

## Custom integrations

Connect the system that already holds your orders, without a spreadsheet in between.

*   Push tasks to a Routelink URL, pull from your endpoint on a schedule, or sync by hand
*   Zapier when you want a lightweight workflow
*   Business plan for custom integrations

[Intake Orders](https://routelink.app/product/intake)

## Geocoding

Addresses are looked up on import so stops land on the map before you plan.

*   Lookup on import; supply lat/lng to skip it
*   Failures and weak matches stay flagged
*   Fix the address or drop a pin; coordinates stick
*   Stops that never geocode cannot be auto-planned

[Intake Orders](https://routelink.app/product/intake)

## API

Build a direct connection from your systems to Routelink.

*   Create and update tasks from your own stack
*   Use webhooks for automations on delivery events
*   Available on the Business plan

[Intake Orders](https://routelink.app/product/intake)

## Route planner

A board per depot and day: unassigned work on one side, driver-ready routes on the other.

*   Switch depot and date
*   Add empty routes, assign a vehicle and a device
*   Confirm when a run is ready, or keep it on the board
*   Board and list views

[Plan and Optimise](https://routelink.app/product/plan)

## Depots

Every route starts and ends at a depot — warehouse, shop or yard.

*   Multiple depots, switched in the planner
*   Routes are planned per depot and date
*   Copy or move stops to another depot

[Plan and Optimise](https://routelink.app/product/plan)

## Auto-plan

Send unassigned, geocoded stops out across selected devices in one click.

*   Optional cap on stops per route
*   Geographic sweep from the depot, then nearest neighbour
*   Stops without coordinates are left unassigned

[Plan and Optimise](https://routelink.app/product/plan)

## Route optimisation

Resequence a single route for the shortest path back to the depot.

*   Optimise one route at a time
*   Depot at the start and end
*   Drag-and-drop stays available after you optimise

[Plan and Optimise](https://routelink.app/product/plan)

## Drag and drop

Move stops between Unassigned and routes, or reorder a run, until the board matches the day.

*   Drag between Unassigned and routes
*   Drop onto Add Route to start a new run
*   Copy or move work to another depot or date
*   Disabled on touch and while a route is optimising

[Plan and Optimise](https://routelink.app/product/plan)

## Vehicles

Give each van, bike or car a record, then assign it to a route.

*   Optional max weight (kg) and volume (L)
*   Assigned per route on the board
*   Import from a telematics integration where you have one

[Plan and Optimise](https://routelink.app/product/plan)

## Capacity

See items, price, volume and weight per route before you dispatch.

*   Totals on the board for each route
*   Overload flagged in amber
*   Limits are warnings — auto-plan does not split by weight or volume

[Plan and Optimise](https://routelink.app/product/plan)

## Zones

Draw polygons on the map and use them to filter work.

*   Draw zone polygons; group them
*   Filter Inbox and the task map by zone
*   Auto-plan does not assign by zone

[Plan and Optimise](https://routelink.app/product/plan)

## Trip sheets

Export a printable PDF of a route when you still need paper in the cab.

*   PDF trip sheet per route
*   Backup for drivers without a phone, or as a paper trail

[Plan and Optimise](https://routelink.app/product/plan)

## Device links

Each device gets a unique browser URL. No app store, no install.

*   Name a device after a driver, a vehicle, or Van 1
*   Confirming a route puts it on that phone and can SMS the link
*   One device can run more than one route in a day
*   Delete the device and the link dies

[Dispatch and Deliver](https://routelink.app/product/dispatch)

## PIN protection

A PIN unlocks customer details on the device link.

*   Share the PIN separately from the URL
*   Change it if a phone goes missing
*   Rate limiting on guesses
*   Bookmark the link or add it to the home screen

[Dispatch and Deliver](https://routelink.app/product/dispatch)

## Navigation

Open Google Maps driving directions to the stop from the device.

*   Opens Google Maps to the stop coordinates
*   List or map of the day’s routes
*   Contact, address, notes and items you choose to show

[Dispatch and Deliver](https://routelink.app/product/dispatch)

## Start, complete, fail

Drivers start a stop, complete it, or mark it failed — and retry later if they need to.

*   Start can notify the customer they are on the way
*   Optional: enforce planned stop order within a route
*   Failed stops stay on the plan so you can send them out again

[Dispatch and Deliver](https://routelink.app/product/dispatch)

## Proof of delivery

Capture a name, sign-on-glass, photos and notes at the door.

*   Recipient name, signature, photos and notes
*   Require the fields you care about to complete
*   Timestamped with device location

[Dispatch and Deliver](https://routelink.app/product/dispatch)

## Failed stops

Record why a stop did not happen, with a reason, note or photo.

*   Default reasons: recipient not available, cannot find address, no time, no parking, other
*   Custom reason list on Professional and Business
*   Require a note and/or photo on fail

[Dispatch and Deliver](https://routelink.app/product/dispatch)

## Subcontractors

Onboard extra drivers for a peak without an app install or a long setup.

*   A new device is a link and a PIN
*   Delete the device when the job is done
*   No store review, no extra login

[Dispatch and Deliver](https://routelink.app/product/dispatch)

## Tracking links

Every stop gets a branded page with status — no app, no login.

*   Logo or company name from General Settings
*   Status, address and a timeline from planned through delivered or failed
*   Put the link in email, SMS or WhatsApp
*   The page still opens after delivery

[Track and Notify](https://routelink.app/product/track)

## Live map and ETA

Once the driver has started the stop, customers can track them on the map.

*   Map updates as the driver moves
*   Optional clock-time ETA
*   Optional speed cap for ETA, and approximate location instead of exact
*   Live driver tracking on Professional and Business

[Track and Notify](https://routelink.app/product/track)

## Email notifications

Branded email when a stop is scheduled, on the way, delivered or failed.

*   Configurable triggers and wording
*   Include the tracking link
*   Needs an email on the stop

[Track and Notify](https://routelink.app/product/track)

## SMS notifications

Short messages for the moments customers actually read — usually “on the way”.

*   Same triggers as email
*   Needs a mobile number on the stop
*   Billed at cost from the SMS provider

[Track and Notify](https://routelink.app/product/track)

## WhatsApp notifications

Delivery updates on WhatsApp through an integration, using templates you have approved.

*   Map Routelink triggers to WhatsApp templates
*   Needs a mobile number on the stop
*   Optional message-the-driver on the tracking page while the stop is in progress

[Track and Notify](https://routelink.app/product/track)

## Customer feedback

After the drop, customers can leave a rating and comment on the tracking page.

*   Optional reviews on the tracking page
*   Rating and comment after complete

[Track and Notify](https://routelink.app/product/track)

## Live overview

Watch confirmed routes by depot and device, with live stop status and driver positions.

*   Pick a date and which depots to include
*   Progress per device, including unassigned routes
*   Map of tasks, depots and devices with a location
*   Updates as stops and locations change — it does not re-plan the day

[Track and Notify](https://routelink.app/product/track)

## Analytics

Look back over a date range at volume, completed vs failed work, and where stops landed.

*   Task-count chart by day, week or month
*   Efficiency table: attempted, completed, failed, plus quantity, weight, price and volume
*   Summarise by route, date, device or depot; download CSV
*   Task map with markers, zones or a heatmap

[Track and Notify](https://routelink.app/product/track)
