Smarter Routes. Fewer Vehicles. Faster Deliveries.
Delivery companies and logistics providers use our route optimization to cut fuel costs, improve on-time performance, and handle more deliveries with fewer vehicles—all while reducing carbon footprint.
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Who Are Our Services For?
Last-Mile Delivery Companies
Urban and suburban parcel delivery services managing hundreds of daily stops with tight time windows, vehicle capacity limits, and customer expectations.
Food & Grocery Delivery Services
Temperature-sensitive delivery operations balancing freshness requirements, short delivery windows, and dynamic order volumes throughout the day.
Courier & Express Services
Time-critical delivery companies handling same-day and next-day shipments with urgent mid-day pickups and priority routing requirements.
Waste Collection & Municipal Services
Municipal and private waste management companies optimizing collection routes across residential and commercial zones with vehicle capacity and schedule constraints.
Field Service & Maintenance Fleets
Companies dispatching technicians, installers, or inspectors across regions—balancing skill requirements, appointment windows, and travel efficiency.
Distribution & Wholesale Delivery
B2B distributors delivering to retail locations, restaurants, or warehouses with mixed loads, delivery schedules, and varying unloading times.
The Reality in Logistics Operations
Most logistics companies plan routes based on driver experience or basic geographic clustering. While this seems "good enough," it leaves enormous efficiency gains on the table—wasted kilometers, underutilized vehicles, missed time windows, and unnecessary fuel costs.
As delivery volumes grow and customer expectations tighten, the gap between manual route planning and optimized routing widens. Companies that don't optimize their logistics will increasingly lose on cost, speed, and sustainability.
Drivers take inefficient routes, wasting fuel and time daily
Missed delivery windows frustrate customers and hurt retention
Vehicles run half-empty while others are overloaded
Urgent mid-day orders disrupt the entire route plan
Why Virtual Optima?
We solve vehicle routing problems at their mathematical core—delivering provably optimized routes that generic GPS navigation and simple clustering tools simply cannot achieve.
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Advanced Routing Algorithms
Our solvers handle the full complexity of real-world routing: time windows, vehicle capacities, driver hours, multi-depot operations, and pickup-delivery combinations.
Dynamic Re-Optimization
When urgent orders arrive or conditions change mid-day, our system re-optimizes in real time—inserting new stops with minimal disruption to existing routes.
Fleet Right-Sizing
Beyond route optimization, we help you determine the optimal fleet size and mix—reducing capital and operating costs while maintaining service levels.
Sustainability Impact
Optimized routes directly reduce kilometers driven, fuel consumed, and CO₂ emitted—giving you measurable sustainability metrics for reporting and compliance.
Practical Examples from the Industry
Optimization Solutions in Action
Challenge: Delivery Time Windows
Customers want packages within 30-minute windows, but coordinating hundreds of deliveries across a city seems impossible.
Solution
Our routing algorithm plans optimal routes that hit every time window while minimizing drive time and fuel consumption.
Results
- <span class='hand-drawn-highlight variant-2'>98% on-time</span> delivery rate
- <span class='hand-drawn-highlight variant-3'>22% reduction</span> in total distance
- <span class='hand-drawn-highlight variant-1'>€180K annual</span> fuel savings
- Happier customers, fewer complaints
Expert Note: Most systems miss optimizations like this because they don't account for multiple constraints simultaneously.
Challenge: Vehicle Capacity Management
Trucks have weight and space limits, but manual route planning often results in half-empty vehicles or overloaded trucks.
Solution
We calculate optimal package combinations per vehicle, maximizing capacity utilization while respecting weight and volume constraints.
Results
- <span class='hand-drawn-highlight variant-2'>28% more deliveries</span> per vehicle
- Fewer trucks needed daily
- <span class='hand-drawn-highlight variant-1'>Reduced fleet</span> operating costs
- Optimized cargo space usage
Expert Note: Most systems miss optimizations like this because they don't account for multiple constraints simultaneously.
Challenge: Dynamic Re-Routing
Urgent orders arrive mid-day, but existing routes are already planned—forcing suboptimal additions or delayed deliveries.
Solution
Our system instantly recalculates routes to insert urgent deliveries with minimal disruption to existing schedules.
Results
- Real-time route adjustments in seconds
- Same-day urgent delivery capability
- Minimal impact on planned routes
- Maintained efficiency despite changes
Expert Note: Most systems miss optimizations like this because they don't account for multiple constraints simultaneously.
Challenge: Driver Workload Balance
Some drivers finish early while others work overtime, creating fairness issues and excessive labor costs.
Solution
We distribute deliveries evenly across drivers based on historical performance data, ensuring balanced 8-hour workdays for everyone.
Results
- Equal workload distribution
- <span class='hand-drawn-highlight variant-3'>30% reduction</span> in overtime
- Improved driver satisfaction
- Lower turnover rates
Expert Note: Most systems miss optimizations like this because they don't account for multiple constraints simultaneously.
Let's Work Together!
From initial analysis to optimized daily routes – a clear, proven process.
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Initial Consultation
We analyze your delivery operations, fleet composition, customer requirements, and routing pain points. We quantify the optimization potential.
Modelling
We build a mathematical model of your routing problem—depots, vehicles, stops, time windows, capacities—and generate optimized route plans.
Implementation & Testing
We integrate the optimizer into your dispatch workflow, validate with drivers and dispatchers, and refine based on real delivery data.
Optimization & Support
Ongoing support for seasonal volume changes, fleet adjustments, and continuous route efficiency improvement.
Typical Project Timeline
Initial results within 2-4 weeks | Full implementation in 6-8 weeks
FAQ
Everything you need to know about route optimization.
How many stops can your system handle?
Our solvers are designed for real-world scale—from 50 stops per day for a small fleet to 10,000+ daily stops across multiple depots and hundreds of vehicles.
Do you support multi-depot and multi-vehicle-type operations?
Yes. We model heterogeneous fleets (vans, trucks, bikes) with different capacities, speed profiles, and cost structures operating from multiple depots simultaneously.
Can you optimize routes in real time?
Yes. Our dynamic re-optimization engine can recalculate routes within seconds when new orders arrive, traffic conditions change, or drivers report delays.
What data do you need from us?
We need your stop locations, time windows, vehicle specifications, depot locations, and any operational constraints. We guide you through data preparation and can work with common formats (CSV, API, TMS exports).
How do you measure the improvement?
We compare optimized routes against your current routing on key metrics: total distance, fuel cost, on-time rate, vehicle utilization, and driver workload balance. Results are transparent and verifiable.
What does the collaboration cost?
Pricing depends on your fleet size, daily stop volume, and whether you need batch planning or real-time optimization. Contact us for a transparent quote based on your operations.
Still have questions?
We're happy to discuss your specific optimization challenges in detail.
Schedule a ConsultationReady to deliver more with less?
Tell us about your logistics operations. We'll show you exactly how route optimization can cut costs, improve on-time performance, and reduce your environmental impact.
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