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Dispatch software for snow removal that catches the long drive before you book it

A new commercial lot calls for service after the next storm. Before you add it to a driver's day, Navigrate estimates the drive from their last stop, and flags it if it's a long haul, so you can pick a better time or another tech.

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A quick walkthrough of the dispatch board and the long-drive flag.

When the snow starts, every account needs clearing at once and the clock is against you. Residential drives and commercial lots are scattered across the region, and a plow doubling back is time you don't have. Navigrate is a simple dispatch board that checks the drive on every booking and flags the accounts that would strand a truck.

Built for how snow removal companies actually run

Storm days when everything's due at once

After a snowfall every account needs service in a tight window. Each driver's stops sit on one board and one map, so you can spot a truck that's doubling back across town.

Accounts scattered across the region

Residential drives and commercial lots spread all over add up to wasted plow time. The high-drive flag catches the booking that sits far from a driver's previous stop.

Catch the out-of-zone account before you book it

The high-drive flag warns you when a property sits far from a truck's previous stop, so you can book it into another driver's run instead.

How it works

Add your crew

Name, trade, home base, and coverage area for each tech. It takes a minute or two per tech.

Book the job

Client, address, time, and job type. As you book, Navigrate checks the drive from that tech's last stop.

Catch the long drive

If the drive runs past your limit, Navigrate flags it before anything's locked in, so you can pick a better time or a different tech.

Winter storms are the whole season. When the snow flies, keeping each truck in its own zone is the difference between clearing every account before morning and falling behind.

Worked example: a storm push with a few far-off accounts

Made-up numbers to show the math, not a promise of results. Plug in your own.

Say you run 4 trucks. On one push, 3 accounts on one truck’s list sit outside its zone, and each adds 20 minutes out and 20 back.

3 accounts × 20 min × 2 ways = 120 minutes on one truck, one storm

At about 15 minutes a driveway, 120 ÷ 15 = time for 8 more driveways. Over 10 storms, that’s 20 hours on one truck.

Snow also slows every drive. Navigrate’s estimate assumes about 45 km/h (28 mph). If your trucks average 30 km/h on storm roads, a drive it estimates at 20 minutes takes about 30: 20 × 45 ÷ 30 = 30. So on storm days you may want a lower limit.

When you book an account, Navigrate estimates the drive from that truck’s previous stop, or from the yard for its first stop, and flags it if it’s over your limit. You decide: keep it, give it to the truck that covers that zone, or move the time. See our guide on how to cut drive time between jobs.

Getting your first week in

The 14-day trial covers up to 3 trucks, no card. Set it up before the first snowfall, not mid-storm.

Set your limit for winter roads

In Settings, the drive-time slider runs from 10 to 90 minutes and starts at 25. Pick km or miles.

Add each truck

Under Technicians, add the driver or truck, choose Snow Removal, and set home base to your yard. Add the plow’s vehicle ID and a zone like “North Zone.”

Book one storm’s accounts

Enter each property with a start time and a length from 30 minutes to 12 hours. Use notes for where to pile the snow.

Analyze before you confirm

Analyze Route shows minutes and distance from that truck’s previous stop. If it’s flagged, swap the truck or time, or confirm anyway.

Walk each run, then adjust

In Routes, pick a truck and date to see numbered stops, with over-limit legs in red. Truck down? Open a job’s details to reassign it.

Common questions

Can seasonal accounts repeat every storm?
No. There's no repeating-job setting and no import yet, so each visit is booked by hand. That's fine for a short list of lots and slow for hundreds of driveways. Try one truck's list on the trial first.
What happens when a storm hits?
Navigrate doesn't track weather or road conditions. You change a job's time or truck from its details and mark it completed or cancelled. If roads are slow, lower the limit in Settings so more legs get flagged.
Does a truck's zone stop it from being booked elsewhere?
No. The coverage area is a label so you remember who covers what. The flag is based on distance from the truck's previous stop, not zone lines.
Does it tell customers their lot is cleared?
No. Marking a job completed updates your board only. Navigrate doesn't send texts or emails.
Snow is only a few months a year. Is there a seasonal plan?
There's no pause or seasonal plan. Pay monthly and cancel for the off-season from the Plan page; your plan runs to the end of the period, with no prorated refunds. Five months on Starter at $29 is $145. Your trucks and job history stay and you can still view and edit them, but you can't add new bookings or trucks until you pick a plan again when the snow comes back.
How does Navigrate estimate drive time?
From straight-line distance and a typical urban speed. It's a fast planning check to catch obviously long drives before you book, not turn-by-turn navigation. You set the limit in Settings.
How long does setup take?
Minutes. Add your technicians and start booking. There's no import yet, so you enter jobs as you book them. Most shops start with next week's schedule.
I'm not techy. Is it hard to use?
That's the point of Navigrate: it's built to set up in minutes, with an in-app assistant if you get stuck. No week-long rollout.
What does it cost?
From $19/mo, with a 14-day free trial and no card. Every feature is on every plan; plans differ only by how many technicians you add. Annual billing saves about 30%.

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