Route Order for Handymen: Why the Sequence of Stops Matters
Order Is Money
Two vans with the same six jobs can finish an hour apart because of the order they work them. Backtracking across a highway twice is the most common waste in a handyman day.
Rules of Thumb
- Start with jobs that need a customer home early.
- Put unknown-length service calls early in the day.
- Group jobs on the same side of town together.
- Leave the outdoor job for the warm, dry part of the day in winter.
- End near the supply store if tomorrow needs a pickup.
By Hand or Automatic
HandymanBossPro can auto-route a van closest first from the shop, or you can drag jobs into the order you want. Most dispatchers auto-route first, then nudge one or two stops for customer timing.
The Tech Sees the Same Order
The order on the board is the order on the tech's phone. No one has to call to ask what's next.
Customer Texts Follow the Order
On-the-way texts and the customer app's "you're stop 4 of 6" both use the route order, so customers get a realistic picture of when you'll arrive.
Keep Reading
Next in this series: Auto-Routing for Handyman Vans: When It Helps and When to Override It. Before that came The Handyman Dispatch Board: Every Van, Every Day, in Order. For the full picture, go back to the handyman scheduling software overview.
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