Water and propane delivery is built on repeat customers: the same addresses, refilled on a cycle. Specialist tools handle the back office too, from bottle deposits to tank monitoring and invoicing. A general route planner can handle the routes and the cycles if billing already lives elsewhere.
Customers refilled weekly, every few weeks or monthly.
See each customer's last delivery so nobody runs out.
Signatures or photos for each drop.
Bottle deposits and returns, or tank levels.
Invoices after each delivery or on a schedule.
Long distances and patchy signal.
Five tools for water and propane delivery, in the order we'd suggest them.
Best for
Propane and fuel distributors that want an all-in-one system
Built for fuel, propane and lubricant delivery, with route optimization, electronic signatures, SMS or email alerts, tank monitoring and invoicing after delivery. From $99 per truck a month plus a setup fee.
Pricing: From $99 per truck a month, plus a one-time setup fee; unlimited users
Best for
Bottled water companies
Built for water delivery, with recurring orders weekly, monthly or refill-as-needed, deposit and empty-container tracking, and billing. It has a free tier; the paid tier's price isn't published.
Pricing: Free tier (DBFree); DBPro price not published
Best for
Delivery teams whose billing is handled elsewhere
Recurring customers on any cycle with no limit on how far ahead, each customer's last visit tracked, and days where drivers go back to reload mid-route (on request). Proof of delivery on every plan, and a driver app that keeps working with weak signal. No invoicing, deposits or tank monitoring.
Pricing: Monthly plans by stops, from $150 a month billed annually ($187 monthly); unlimited drivers and users on every plan
See Routes & Maps plansBest for
Teams that want the software to choose delivery days
Weekly Planning (Pro plan) picks the day for each delivery up to five weeks ahead. Priced per driver.
Pricing: From $35.10 per driver a month billed annually (Lite); proof of delivery and Weekly Planning on Pro ($44.10)
Routes & Maps vs OptimoRouteBest for
Teams that want add-ons such as recurring routing
Recurring routing and text notifications are paid add-ons; prices are quoted by sales.
Pricing: Not listed on its pricing page; plans quoted by sales, with paid add-ons
Routes & Maps vs Route4Me| Tool | Pricing model | Proof of delivery | Customer notifications | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage Petro | Per truck | Electronic signatures | SMS or email | Demo (no trial listed) |
| Delivery Biz Pro | Free tier, paid tier by request | Proof of delivery | Not stated on its page | Free tier |
| Routes & Maps | Flat monthly plan by stops | Photo, signature and notes | Tracking page; email from Growth plan and up; no SMS | 7 days |
| OptimoRoute | Per driver | Pro plan | SMS or email (Pro) | 30 days |
| Route4Me | Quoted, plus add-ons | E-signatures, images, notes listed | Email; texts are a paid add-on | 7 days |
If you need deposits, tank monitoring or invoicing, a specialist system covers more. If billing already works, a route planner is simpler and usually cheaper.
Can a customer be set to every 3 weeks once and stay there, and can you see when each customer was last served?
Tools charge per driver, per user, per order or per stop. Work out the monthly cost at your current volume and at the size you expect to be, including any add-ons you would need, such as SMS.
Use the free trial with your own addresses, time windows and drivers. Compare the drive time, how long planning takes each morning, and how drivers get on with the app.
If you want tank monitoring and fuel invoicing in the same system, a specialist like Manage Petro covers that. If you only need efficient routes and proof of delivery, a general route planner works.
Delivery Biz Pro tracks deposits, returns and empty containers. Routes & Maps does not.
In Routes & Maps, set each customer's cycle once in the address book, such as every 3 weeks, and see their last visit. OptimoRoute's Weekly Planning can pick the day instead.
Manage Petro starts at $99 per truck a month plus setup; Delivery Biz Pro has a free tier. Routes & Maps is a monthly plan by stops with unlimited drivers. Small team? We price by stops, not drivers. If our standard plans are more than you need, talk to sales about a Custom plan sized to your monthly stops.
The Routes & Maps app keeps working with weak signal and sends updates when the connection returns.
Import your stops and plan an optimized route with your real addresses.
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