DirectRoute Release Notes 25.3 (Nov '25)
DirectRoute 25.3 General Release is now available to all customers on Client Center.
We are pleased to announce the release of version 25.3! This update delivers significant enhancements to ResourcePro, modernizes our underlying technology for better performance, and resolves a number of issues to improve your overall experience.
Highlights of What’s New
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Major ResourcePro Upgrades: Gain more control over scheduling with the ability to manage consecutive days off, lock driver and truck assignments, and save your preferred settings for faster setup.
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Modern Platform Update: The entire suite has been updated to .NET8, a modern framework that enhances performance, stability, and security across all applications.
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Improved User Feedback Loop: We’ve added a new link directly to the Aha! Ideas Submission board under the Help menu, making it even easier to submit your ideas.
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Extensive DirectRoute Fixes: We have addressed numerous bugs in DirectRoute to improve routing accuracy, data handling, and overall stability.
New Features & Enhancements
We’ve introduced several powerful new features, with a special focus on ResourcePro:
ResourcePro
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Control Consecutive Days Off: You can now control the number of consecutive days off required for drivers during the scheduling process.
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Lock and Load Assignments: A new option allows you to lock the assignment of specific Drivers or Trucks to Routes before you run the scheduler, ensuring key assignments are preserved.
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Personalized User Preferences: We have created a new Preferences section (File > Preferences > ResourcePro) where you can store your default settings for a more personalized workflow.
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Save & Load Scheduling Parameters: New buttons have been added to the Scheduling Parameters screen, allowing you to quickly save your settings to—or load them from—your user Preferences.
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Updated Menu Icons: We have added missing icons for various menu options for a more complete and intuitive visual experience.
Suite-Wide Enhancements
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Gainsight Analytics Integration: We have integrated with Gainsight Analytics to help us better understand product usage and continue to improve your experience.
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Updated to .NET8: The suite has been migrated to the latest .NET framework, providing a faster, more secure, and more reliable platform.
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Aha! Submissions Link: You can now find a direct link to the Aha! Ideas Submission board under the Help menu, making it even easier to submit your ideas.
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Updated Help Links: The URL links for Help > Documentation and the Support link found in Help > About have been updated to direct you to the latest resources.
Important Fixes
We’ve been hard at work resolving issues to improve application stability and accuracy:
DirectRoute
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Fixed an issue where using Preprocess with Generate Directions could create an error.
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Resolved a problem where stops with specific EQCodes were not building multi-leg routes correctly.
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Corrected an issue where a Capacity Violation was not appearing in the Route Book as expected.
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The Priority Routing dialog and footer display will now update correctly when stops are filtered.
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Addressed an exception that could occur when manually editing a geo-result while the Geocoding UI was open.
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Removed invalid statistics that were sometimes visible in the F8 report view when not in routing mode.
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The application installer has been corrected to no longer reference older installation paths.
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An issue preventing Tolls from being saved correctly to the .ROUTE file has been fixed.
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Resolved an issue where using 'Save As' followed by 'Save' could cause the wrong files to be reloaded.
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Fixed a user interface bug related to adding an unloaded stop to a previously consolidated stop with a matching ID2 value.
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Corrected the Outbound algorithm to generate proper Work & Drive Time stats for One-Way Routes.
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Resolved an issue with the Print To File function that was causing duplicated information in the exported Route Book.
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The 'View Reason' tool for unloaded stops will no longer display a confusing mix of different mileage types (Crow Flies, Distance File, etc.) simultaneously; it is either 100% Distance File-based, if one has been provided, or 100% Crow Flies.
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Addressed a geocoding issue where East Coast Zip Codes were not retaining their preceding zero.
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Fixed a problem that could cause the application to close unexpectedly within the Priority Routing utility.
ResourcePro
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Resolved an issue where a duplicate row could be created when using the 'Add Empty Driver' function.
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Fixed an issue where the algorithm was missing many potential Trailer consolidations.
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The 'Max Hrs Between Routes' setting for Drivers will now be correctly adhered to during scheduling.
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Corrected a problem that was causing an erroneous 'Routes Not Feasible' message to appear.
Transportation Modeler
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Resolved an issue where the 'Initialized TL Total Cost' was not being displayed correctly in the Route Book.
Suite-Wide Fixes
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The Copyright Date will now be updated automatically within the DirectRoute Suite.
We’re confident that these updates will improve your workflow and productivity. Thank you for your continued partnership and feedback! We hope you enjoy these new features, enhancements, and improvements! As always, we welcome your feedback.