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Delivery routing, explained for local food businesses
Written for the person who loads the van: what to decide, in what order, with the rules and prices that apply and a source for every outside fact. Each article ends with the questions we hear most.
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How to plan delivery routes for a farm or CSA
Seven steps to a farm or CSA delivery day: delivery days by zone, cutoffs, addresses, cold chain, building routes, drivers and customer updates.
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Delivery zones and delivery days: how local food businesses set them up
Radius or drawn area, how many delivery days a zone should have, windows, minimums, order cutoffs, daily caps and what customers should see at checkout.
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Keeping frozen and refrigerated orders safe on a delivery route
The 40°F rule, who FSMA's transport rule actually covers, packing order, temperature as a routing constraint, failed deliveries and proof it stayed cold.
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Text message rules for delivery notifications
Consent under the TCPA, honoring STOP by any method, why the one-text delivery exemption isn't enough, and A2P 10DLC carrier registration explained plainly, with costs.
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How much does delivery route software cost in 2026?
Published prices for nine delivery route products as of September 2026, compared at 150, 800 and 2,600 stops a month, with how texts are billed and what counts as an order.
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Proof of delivery: photos, signatures, and what to do when a delivery fails
The four kinds of proof and what each settles, photo habits that hold up, storage and privacy, the false-delivered mistake, and a process for failed deliveries.
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Delivery driver apps vs texted route links: what part-time drivers actually use
Install-and-sign-in apps compared with no-login route links: onboarding, dead spots, security, navigation, proof and battery, and how Porch Route does both.
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Routific alternatives for farms and food businesses
Eight alternatives to Routific for local food delivery — Porch Route, Spoke Dispatch, OptimoRoute, Shipday, Upper, Track-POD, Detrack, Onfleet — with dated prices and who each suits.
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