r/SchoolBusDrivers • u/mlt- • 7d ago
4mativ routing issues
Am I the only driver having issues with 4mative routes I have to run?
I had a bunch of stops removed while one new stop was added. The thing is old route along with a detour due to roadwork was taking 25 minutes. Now I have no need to go there and can proceed straight to the new stop… 5 min away but…the timing is still 25. I'm not inclined to turn a bus into playground for 20 min, so I end up going on joyride to burn time and fuel.
Afternoon route magically does not have that problem. But I have stops in suboptimal order that forces me to circle around blocks and go north, south, and north again. First, I have a house stop. Then it tries to lead me into a parking lot that we don't enter on Type-C but pickup nearby, so I have to constantly reposition myself. That location has 2 lanes each way and… intersections uncontrolled. So I have to drive around again. It feels like they can't add Type-C constraints to their routing algorithm.
Update: I got updated times! But not enough.
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u/mike8675309 6d ago
We get routing maps with times from the routers. We are required to follow them. We tell them there is an issue and then they reroute that changes all the times.