Which options to use in your industry

The same engine fits very different days. These setups are starting points: run them, compare them with your current routes, then adjust.

Local delivery and distribution

Typical day: 3 to 30 vans from one warehouse, store or restaurant deliveries, delivery hours per customer.
Turn on: capacity in your load unit (cases, pallets), time windows from receiving hours, service time per drop, Max weight if vans are close to their payload.
Consider: fewest vehicles on quiet days; balance working time when drivers are paid hourly.
Watch: very early windows (before 08:00) need earlier shifts, or they come back unassigned.

Typical day: many small drops, few hard windows, sometimes collections.
Turn on: even number of stops if drivers are paid per drop, route limits (max stops or hours) to keep days predictable, pickup addresses for collections and returns.
Consider: open routes for drivers who keep the vehicle overnight; re-plan at midday when same-day orders arrive.
Watch: for 300+ stops, split by zone into several plans.

Typical day: restaurants and stores with strict receiving windows, refrigerated and dry goods.
Turn on: time windows, a fridge (or freezer) skill on cold orders and refrigerated trucks, weight and volume limits, longer service times for unloading.
Consider: high priority for orders that cannot wait (a restaurant before service), typical traffic in dense cities in the morning.
Watch: cold-chain rules beyond skills (temperature logs) stay in your own process.

Typical day: technicians starting from home, jobs of 30 minutes to several hours, appointment windows.
Turn on: start address per technician (home), service time per job, appointment windows, skills for certifications (gas, electrical, refrigerant), lunch breaks with a window.
Consider: balance working time so technicians have similar days; assigned vehicle for a customer's regular technician; open routes or end address home.
Watch: service time usually limits the day more than driving: get it right per job type.

Typical day: crews, half-day or two-hour customer windows, recurring visits.
Turn on: time windows, service time, skills for crews with special equipment, breaks.
Consider: assigned vehicle to keep the same crew for a recurring customer; even number of stops for crews paid per visit.

Typical day: heavy or bulky items, two-person deliveries, long unloading, liftgate or crane trucks.
Turn on: volume and weight limits, skills (two-person, liftgate, crane, installation), long service times, customer windows.
Consider: high priority for site deliveries a crew is waiting for; Max route length to respect drivers' hours.
Watch: a single oversized item comes back as too large or too bulky: check vehicle limits first.

Typical day: prescriptions and lab samples, urgent orders, some pickups (samples to the lab).
Turn on: high priority on urgent orders, time windows, pickup and delivery for samples, skills for temperature-controlled items.
Consider: re-plan when urgent orders arrive during the day.

Typical day: collect at one address and drop at another (customer to storage, store to store, site to recycling).
Turn on: pickup and delivery, pickup windows, long pickup durations, volume limits.
Consider: fewest vehicles when trucks are hired by the day.