{"id":27977,"date":"2021-11-09T10:50:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T10:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antsroute.com\/?p=27977"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:53:46","slug":"real-time-delivery-driver-geolocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antsroute.com\/en\/solutions\/real-time-delivery-driver-geolocation\/","title":{"rendered":"Real-time delivery driver geolocation: 7 reasons to implement this technology"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1734434040870{margin-top: 50px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/12″ el_class=”vc_hidden-xs Extra Small Screen vc_hidden-sm Small Screen”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”10\/12″][vc_row_inner el_class=”vc_row-2″][vc_column_inner el_class=”vc_hidden-xs Extra Small Screen vc_hidden-sm Small Screen” width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”10\/12″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1734434014959{margin-top: 5px !important;}”]Blog<\/a> > Delivery<\/a>\u00a0> Real-time delivery driver geolocation: 7 reasons to implement this technology<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n

Real-time delivery driver geolocation: 7 reasons to implement this technology<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

Published on 9 November 2021<\/span> \u2022 Reading time: <\/span> 6<\/span> min read<\/span><\/span>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”vc_hidden-xs Extra Small Screen vc_hidden-sm Small Screen” width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”vc_row-2″][vc_column_inner el_class=”vc_hidden-xs Extra Small Screen vc_hidden-sm Small Screen” width=”2\/12″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”8\/12″][vc_column_text css=””]Launched by e-commerce and logistics leaders, geolocation services have become essential for successful delivery. The operations managers and schedulers are all agreed: these tools really make the management and optimization of routes easier. But professionals are not the only ones who are \u201caddicted\u201d to them! Now, customers also want to be able to follow the progress of their order in real time.
\nYou haven’t taken the plunge yet? Here are 7 major advantages of the geolocation of delivery drivers, on the business side and on the customer side.<\/p>\n

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  1. You can view the progress of your employees in the field<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. You react more quickly to unforeseen events<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. An urgent task? Assign it to the best-located driver<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Real-time tracking has become a key to a positive delivery experience<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Geotracking of orders reassures customers<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Geolocation saves valuable minutes on each delivery<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Thanks to the geographical tracking of deliveries, win new customers!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The geolocation of delivery drivers<\/strong> is the guarantee of a successful shipment. This tool simplifies logistics management and speeds up delivery processes. For the operations manager, it’s the assurance of offering consumers a good delivery experience.<\/p>\n

    1. You can view the progress of your employees in the field<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Delivery optimization software such as AntsRoute<\/u><\/a> is very useful for calculating the best route in advance, and thus reducing usage costs by 20 to 35%. But their mission does not end there! Once the route is started, they also allow you to check in real time the progress of the drivers in the field.
    \nTo use this feature, employees just need to enable geolocation in the AntsRoute mobile application. The operations manager then visualizes the position of each of them on the map at the time T, whatever their means of transport (bike, scooter, car, truck, etc.). The table also shows the estimated time of each stop, regularly recalculated during the day.<\/p>\n

    In addition, managers can check in the AntsRoute tracking module where the field worker was when he validated the delivery, using a color code:<\/p>\n