The Delivery Efficiency Playbook: Cut Routes, Not Corners
Why Most Delivery Networks Are Bloated
Last-mile inefficiency is a profit killer. The final leg of delivery makes up over 50 percent of shipping costs. Yet many logistics operations still rely on:
- Manual planning
- Suboptimal routing software
- Last-minute dispatcher fixes
The result?
- Half-empty vans
- Backtracking drivers
- Route bloat that burns fuel, labor, and time
In fact, 83 percent of supply chain executives say their current tech stack hasn’t delivered the results they expected.
Cutting Routes, Not Corners
This whitepaper introduces a new philosophy:
Don’t push drivers harder. Just plan smarter.
“Cut routes, not corners” means rethinking your entire network with AI-driven optimization—not squeezing drivers or skipping service standards.
Finmile’s approach focuses on eliminating waste, not quality.
The Finmile Method: Built for Real Efficiency
Finmile is more than a route planner—it’s an AI system that constantly finds waste and removes it.
Key features:
- Detects overlapping delivery zones
- Reassigns misallocated stops to optimal routes
- Predicts and mitigates delay clusters
- Consolidates zones dynamically to reduce total route count
Real-world results: Finmile has helped customers cut total routes by up to 42 percent, while improving on-time rates and reducing dispatcher workload.
💡 This isn’t about shaving 5 minutes. It’s about eliminating entire routes.
Before vs After: The Impact of Finmile
| Metric | Before Finmile | After Finmile |
|---|---|---|
| Daily Routes | 10 | 7 (-30%) |
| Dispatcher Time | Hours per day | Minutes per day |
| Territory Overlap | High | Near zero |
| On-Time Rate | Inconsistent | High & reliable |
How Finmile Beats Onfleet, Routific, and Route4Me
| Platform | Route Count Optimization | AI-Driven Consolidation | Multi-Day Planning | Custom Rule Handling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finmile | ✅ Up to 42% fewer routes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Built-in | ✅ Yes |
| Onfleet | ❌ Limited | ❌ Manual | ❌ No | ❌ Basic |
| Routific | ✅ Good for SMBs | ❌ No | ❌ Limited | ❌ Standard |
| Route4Me | ✅ Customizable | ❌ Manual | ✅ With add-ons | ✅ Manual rules only |
Finmile gives you the usability of Onfleet, the routing logic of Routific, and the depth of an AI logistics engine—all in one platform.
10 Signs You Need to Upgrade Your Routing Software
Do these sound familiar?
- You manually tweak routes every day
- Drivers complain about nonsensical stop sequences
- Delivery zones overlap constantly
- You’re sending multiple vans to the same postcode
- Route count has grown while volume stayed flat
Download the complete checklist in the whitepaper and find out if it’s time to ditch your current software.
Who This Is For
This whitepaper is tailored for:
- Heads of Logistics & Ops
- COOs and Delivery Directors
- 3PL and e-commerce fleet managers
- Anyone running multi-stop or regional delivery routes
If you’re delivering across North America or Europe and scaling fast, this playbook will save your team time, trucks, and cash.