NEW FEATURE: Quick Route

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Need to quickly plan a route? These 25 orders were routed in less than thirty seconds!!!

The driving mileage also dropped by 85 miles and saved 2 1/2 hours of route time. Just click on any ETA link in the left sidebar to show orders for a single route day. Use the Quick Route dialog to optimize and get driving directions in seconds. When everything’s ready, just print from your browser and hand it to the driver.

Protected: Investor Presentation

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Morgan Services Indy route scenario review

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Morgan Services Indy route scenario review

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Protected: Investor Package

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NEW FEATURE: Print Driving Directions

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Headlight lets you print maps, driving directions and delivery instructions for any route day. It’s a great help for the drivers, especially when making deliveries or service calls to a new area.

NEW FEATURE: Route Paths

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Headlight now lets you show route paths. Just click on any ETA link in the left sidebar. Headlight will instantly filter the view to only show deliveries on the same route and date (i.e. one route day). The matching route path shows every stop in sequence. It’s a great way to quickly see how a route is being driven.

Route Balancing 2009

Comments Off on Route Balancing 2009 by on October 4, 2009

Excerpt from Route Balancing Workshop held earlier this year. No audio.

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Tony Romersa joins MobileIQ board

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AJ (call him “Tony”) Romersa recently joined the MobileIQ board. His strong background in private acquisitions (from both sides of the fence) will be a tremendous benefit in positioning MobileIQ for both developing strategic partnerships and a possible future acquisition.

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Upgrading from the Test Drive plan

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Every Headlight account starts as a free Test Drive. You can upgrade your account or change plans from within Headlight. Just click Setup, select the Billing tab and follow the instructions. After purchasing a paid plan, you’ll receive an upgrade token by email. This two-step process ensures the transaction takes place securely.

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Introducing MobileIQ’s easy-to-get-started Help area

Comments Off on Introducing MobileIQ’s easy-to-get-started Help area by on September 13, 2009

There’s a lot of Headlight information scattered around the website. Tutorials, blog posts, articles, case studies and many other support resources. What’s been missing is a single place that pulls everything together. And a means to search the available information. And most important, a simple guide to getting started with step-by-step lessons. The new Help area address all of these problems.

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Headlight Release 2009.08.24

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The big news is Headlight’s slick new Import Data Wizard.

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Converting spreadsheet data to CSV format

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CSV stands for Comma Separated Values, sometimes also called Comma Delimited. A CSV file is a specially formatted plain text file which stores spreadsheet or basic database-style information in a very simple format, with one record on each line, and each field within that record separated by a comma. It’s important that the individual “records” […]

Customizing your account settings

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Quick Start Tutorial #2

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NEW FEATURE: Unpinned Customer Filter

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Quickly identify contacts that aren’t pinned to street address and correct them.

NEW FEATURE: Reorganized Setup Menu

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My Info and Setup have been merged into a single item called “Setup”. All account information is quickly accessible from the four main tabs: My Info, Settings, Import/Export and Billing. It’s much easier to navigate.

NEW FEATURE: Import Data Wizard

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Importing has been completely overhauled to make importing files quick and easy. After you select a file, Headlight automatically matches fields and flags records that can’t be imported. Smaller jobs are geocoded in real-time, so map symbols appear instantly.

Importing delivery and route data into Headlight

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Learn how to import deliveries and service calls into Headlight for route planning.

Using “dummy” stops to change the default routing

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Adding “dummy” or “relay” stops is a handy way to fine-tune the routes. You can avoid certain roads and force routes to run a particular way. It also lets you add extra time for heavy traffic, waiting for a train crossing, going through security checkpoints, etc. It’s a great way to handle unusual route planning situations.

AVG antivirus conflicts with Route Balancing applications

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Learn how to change AVG settings to run Headlight Route Balancing applications

Wired Magazine microphone review (12/18/2008)

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Headlight Release 2009.05.25

Comments Off on Headlight Release 2009.05.25 by on May 26, 2009

Cool features in this release include Automated Delivery Reminders, My Calendar, Suggest Routes, Estimated Arrival Times, Dashboard Notices and Login Help.

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NEW FEATURE: Dashboard Notices

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This keeps everyone informed of important Headlight announcements, updates and new features. After logging into Headlight, you’ll see an occasional notice that can be hidden at any time.

NEW FEATURE: Estimated Arrival Time

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Lookup any customers and see approximate arrival times for the next delivery.

NEW FEATURE: My Calendar

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Let your customers access delivery schedules online at any time. It includes a professionally designed PDF calendar perfect for printing. No need to hand out new schedules every time the delivery route changes.

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NEW FEATURE: Automated Delivery Reminders

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Many people call to ask “Hey, when’s my next delivery?” You can provide answers 24/7/365 and reduce inbound calls by using email reminders instead. Customers first receive a personalized email invitation. After accepting the invitation, they can update reminder preferences any time using a personalized web page.

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