How to Plan Routes with Upload Stops Option in Zeo

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Planning routes one stop at a time works until your team scales. The moment you handle dozens or hundreds of deliveries a day, speed matters. Manual data entry slows your dispatch team and increases the risk of errors.

That’s where you’ll benefit from Zeo’s Upload Stops options. You could be running your delivery lists from spreadsheets, images, or recurring routes. Zeo gives you flexible ways to add stops in bulk. You skip the busywork and move straight to optimizing the route.

In this guide, you’ll see exactly how to use each upload method, so your next route is ready to dispatch in minutes, not hours.

Upload Stops Option in Zeo to Plan Your Routes

Apart from manually creating a route by typing in addresses, Zeo Route Planner offers multiple options for you to upload stops.

Below, we’ll explore those options

1. Bulk Upload via Excel

For logistics teams working off spreadsheets, Zeo’s Excel import makes it simple to build routes at scale.

Here’s how it works:

• On the Zeo Route Planner App or Web,
• Click the Import icon (top-right).
• Choose “Upload stops.”

A new window opens, asking you to add files via multiple options as mentioned below.

• If you don’t have a ready file, download Zeo’s sample template and fill in your stop details.
  

Click here to download a sample template.

• Upload the file and match the headers (like address, contact name, time slots, etc.).
• Review your mapped data and confirm. Your stops will be added instantly.

Tip: If any columns are misaligned, Zeo prompts you to fix them during mapping so you don’t lose data or add the wrong addresses.

2. Add Stops from an Image

Let’s say you’ve received a printed delivery list or a WhatsApp image of handwritten addresses.

Instead of typing each one, you can just take a picture and choose the option ‘Upload stops via image.’.

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Here’s how:

• Open Zeo Route Planner App
• Tap the image icon as demonstrated above
• Choose a photo from your gallery or click one instantly
• Crop the image to focus on the addresses
• Zeo will detect the addresses and convert them into route-ready stops

✅ Suitable for:

• Teams receiving printed delivery lists
• Last-minute routes built from quick snapshots

3. Using Favorites

You can also mark frequently-used stops as favorites. It’s something that could be useful for repeat customers, recurring pickups, or priority locations.

Here’s how to use favorites during route creation:

• Tap the + icon to create a new route
• Assign a driver
• Open the Favorites tab
  
• Select the required stops and hit Add to Route
  
• Choose a starting location, then click Save and Optimize
• Open the Favorites tab (Inside, Create a Route option)
  
• You can start adding favorite stops here
• Select the required stops and hit Add to Route
  
• Choose a starting location, then click Save and Optimize

✅ Best for:

• Subscription-based deliveries
• Regular supplier or client visits
• Teams managing repeat dispatch patterns

For more, you can check this video to add stops to favorites on Zeo Route Planner

Conclusion

Uploading stops into Zeo is simple, with multiple options to choose from for uploading bulk addresses automatically. It’s one way to run your entire route planning process faster. Spreadsheets give you full control over structured lists. Image uploads help when dealing with handwritten or last-minute sources. Favorites keep your repeat routes lean and efficient.

Eventually, you’d choose the method that helps you spend less time on setup and more on delivering.

And Zeo gives you that flexibility, right inside your dashboard.

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