Jessica Cearfoss, Author at RouteSmart Technologies

Can Your Vendor Handle a Waste Management Implementation?

When considering a new route planning and optimization solution, the first question to ask any maker is: How many successful waste industry deployments do you have under your belt? Then…

You Need Routing and Navigation Systems that Handle Side-of-Street, High-Density Accuracy

If your drivers use Garmins, TomToms or other basic GPS devices to navigate high-density areas, they do not operate nearly as efficiently as they could. Waste management companies that work…

Objective Route Planning: Evaluating Solutions for Public Works Route Optimization

When business management guru Peter Drucker uttered the words, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it,” he simply meant that if you can’t measure something to know the…

3 Crucial Tools for Local Knowledge: Evaluating Solutions for Public Works Route Optimization

If the routing platform you’re using or assessing doesn’t include advanced tools for making manual adjustments on the fly, you miss out on significant efficiency and safety benefits. The first…

Industry Insights: Commercial and Residential Waste Management

We recently sat down (virtually, of course) with Jessica Cearfoss, Business Development Manager in the Public Works Sector, to discuss waste collection during the COVID-19 crisis and what the industry…

Intelligent and Safe Turns: Evaluating Solutions for Public Works Route Optimization

Making Safe, Intelligent Turns While on the Road Let’s face it, waste collection vehicles are big, bulky and difficult to maneuver. With the exception of a tractor-trailer, which doesn’t spend…

Side of Street Routing: Evaluating Solutions for Public Works Route Optimization

4 Reasons to Use Side of Street Routing When shopping around for a routing platform, make sure side of street specific routing is at the top of your must-have list.…

Side of Street Geocoding: Evaluating Solutions for Public Works Route Optimization

Eliminate the Guesswork with Side of Street Geocoding Geocoding is the conversion of a location’s description – an address, a pair of geographic coordinates, or a specific place – into…

Automated Sequencing: Evaluating Solutions for Public Works Route Optimization

Leveraging the Power of Automated Sequencing For organizations serving their customers on regular pickup and delivery routes, the sequencing of those interactions can have a huge impact on productivity and…

Automated Route Balancing: Evaluating Solutions for Public Works Route Optimization

Can Automated Route Balancing Help Your Organization Work Smarter? For the waste industry, developing routes that are equitable across the entire fleet is a crucial aspect of daily efficiency and…