Route optimization that cuts drive time for lawn care crews
Quick answer: TurfTechAdvisor lets lawn treatment, mowing and landscaping companies keep manual stop order or review an optimized suggestion. Drag stops before saving; the same daily order appears across planning and crew views. Addressable stops open in Google Maps. Pro adds live dispatch. Plans start Free, then $69/month for Growth, with no setup fee. Invited crew access requires Growth or Pro.
Updated October 18, 2026
Keep the dispatcher’s order or build a suggested driving route, review it around real-world commitments, and send the same saved day to crew phones for navigation.
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Plan the route, then let the field run it
Every minute a crew spends driving between properties is a minute they aren't getting paid to mow or treat a lawn. TurfTechAdvisor's route planner starts with the day’s scheduled stops. Keep the dispatcher’s manual sequence when it reflects local knowledge, or use optimization to suggest a tighter order and then adjust it.
Because routing is built into the same app as your landscaping business software, there's nothing to export or re-enter. Schedule the work, review the route, save one order for the day, and let Calendar, dispatch, printing, and crew phones use that same plan. See the route-planning guide for the full handoff.
Manual control with optimization when useful
Keep the dispatcher’s scheduled order when it already fits the day, or ask TurfTechAdvisor for a suggested driving sequence. Review the result before saving instead of handing field decisions to a black box.
- Choose As scheduled, closest-first, or farthest-first where available
- Optimize again only when you decide the changed day needs it
- Works for solo operators and multi-crew operations
Practical drive-time estimates
Use available road-routing data and estimated travel time to compare route options and spot an overpacked day. Routing can fall back to estimates, so operators still review appointment windows and customer commitments.
- Map pins and a home-base starting point improve route inputs
- Estimated time and distance help compare route options
- Correct a property pin when an address lands incorrectly
Turn-by-turn navigation for crews
Once the operator saves the reviewed day, crew members see their assigned stops in that shared route order and can hand addressable stops to Google Maps for turn-by-turn directions.
- Open any route in Google Maps with one tap
- One saved day order shared with the office and crew phones
- Crew dashboard shows the day's stops in route order
Less windshield time, lower fuel cost
Tighter routes mean fewer miles, less fuel, and more billable jobs per day. Cutting even a few minutes of drive time between stops adds up fast across a full week of mowing or treatment visits.
- Fewer miles driven per route
- More jobs completed per crew per day
- Lower fuel and vehicle wear costs
Adjust routes without losing the plan
Drag stops around appointment windows, pin visits that cannot move, or undo an optimization. Newly scheduled work is added without silently replacing the route you already reviewed.
- Pin commitments and drag the final order into place
- Review new or moved work and decide whether to optimize again
- Stable, deterministic stop ordering across refreshes
Live GPS tracking & dispatch
See field progress on the Pro dispatch board, reassign stops as plans change, and keep Calendar, planning, printing, dispatch, and crew phones on one shared saved route.
- GPS location tracking and a live dispatch board
- Reassign stops between crews on the fly
- Stale edits refresh instead of overwriting a newer saved order
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Frequently asked questions
Do I have to optimize every route?
No. Keep “As scheduled” when the dispatcher’s manual order already reflects appointment windows, customer promises, or local knowledge. Use optimization when a suggested proximity-based order is helpful, then review and drag the result before the crew leaves.
How does TurfTechAdvisor choose an optimized stop order?
It starts from the day’s scheduled stops, available property map pins, and the home-base or chosen starting point. It uses road-routing data when available and an estimated proximity-based route when it is not. The result is a practical suggestion, not a guarantee of the mathematically shortest route or exact traffic-aware arrival times.
Can I adjust the route after optimizing it?
Yes. Pin stops that cannot move, drag visits around appointment windows or customer preferences, correct a bad property pin, or undo the optimization. The operator reviews and saves the final route; the software does not silently re-optimize every later schedule change.
Do the office, crew phones, and printed route use the same order?
Yes. A date has one shared saved route order across Calendar, route planning, dispatch, printing, and crew dashboards. Each crew member sees only the stops assigned to their crew, but those stops keep their place from the whole-day route. Printing an optimized route saves that reviewed order before the print window opens.
What happens when the route changes or two people edit it?
Newly scheduled stops are added without discarding the existing saved sequence, so the operator can decide where they belong or optimize again. If another tab or device saves a newer route first, TurfTechAdvisor rejects the stale overwrite and asks the operator to refresh, review, and try again.
Does route optimization work for multi-crew operations?
Yes. Assign stops to crews and optimize or reorder a crew lane without intentionally replacing the other crews’ saved stops. The result still becomes part of the one shared whole-day route, while Pro operators can follow field progress on the live dispatch board.
How does this work with Google Maps?
TurfTechAdvisor helps organize the stop order first. Once the route is reviewed, crews can hand addressable stops to Google Maps for turn-by-turn navigation instead of rebuilding the day’s list in a separate mapping app.
Does it work offline when crews lose signal?
Yes. TurfTechAdvisor is a Progressive Web App (PWA), so crews can install it like a native app and keep working when cell service drops on a route. The day's stops stay available offline, and any updates queue up and sync automatically once the truck is back in coverage.
Is GPS route optimization free?
Yes. Route optimization is included on every plan, including the free plan, with no credit card required. You can optimize your first route within minutes of signing up.
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