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PTV Map&Guide

Next-generation truck route planning software

The next-generation of PTV Map&Guide revolutionizes (EV) truck route planning with faster calculations, global map coverage, and precise toll cost predictions for any kind of vehicle. Plan smarter, save time, and reduce costs – without compromising sustainability or compliance.

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Truck Route Planning

PTV Map&Guide delivers optimized routes by factoring in vehicle restrictions, time windows, service times, loadings, traffic, and mandatory rest periods. With features like dynamic routing, Electronic Vehicle (EV) support, and route comparison, you can plan efficient, cost-effective trips tailored to your fleet’s needs using the road network or ferries.


Transport Route Calculator

Accurately calculate transport costs, including tolls across 35 European countries. PTV Map&Guide uses up-to-date toll information, electronic toll collection systems, and European mileage standards to provide precise cost breakdowns based on time, distance, and vehicle emissions.


Sustainability

Stay ahead in sustainability with advanced emission calculations and real-time alerts for low and zero emission zones. PTV Map&Guide helps you simulate and compare alternative drives like Electronic Vehicles (EV) to benchmark environmental impact and support ESG compliance.

Customers of PTV Map&Guide

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What's new in the next generation truck route planning software

PTV Map&Guide Worldmap

World Maps

PTV Map&Guide Worldmap
World Maps

HERE world map allows global geocoding, mapping and routing.
PTV Map&Guide | New UX

New UX & UI

PTV Map&Guide | New UX
New UX & UI

Great user experience through brand new UI and seamless myPTV platform integration.
PTV Map&Guide | EV-Routing

Electronic Vehicle (EV) routing

PTV Map&Guide | EV-Routing
Electronic Vehicle (EV) routing

EV routing with high level reliability due to vehicle catalog and consumption calculation. 
PTV Map&Guide | Route Comparison

Route comparison & custom dynamic routing

PTV Map&Guide | Route Comparison
Route comparison & custom dynamic routing

Full route comparison provides powerful decision support based on costs, distances, times, and emissions. Enhanced dynamic routing that factors in traffic patterns, vehicle restrictions, live and future incidents, rest regulations, toll tariffs, and time windows.
PTV Map&Guide | Electronic Toll Collection

Electronic Toll Collection (ETC)

PTV Map&Guide | Electronic Toll Collection
Electronic Toll Collection (ETC)

ETC systems can be assigned per vehicle to apply special toll tariffs if needed. 
PTV Map&Guide | Future Traffic Incedents

Future traffic incidents

PTV Map&Guide | Future Traffic Incedents
Future traffic incidents

Incorporating future traffic incidents improves dynamic route planning reliability by factoring in real-time traffic and upcoming restrictions up to 5 days in advance.

Why you should consider PTV Map&Guide

Trip distance

Efficient truck route planning

Dynamic route planning by considering costs, real-time traffic, vehicle restrictions, and rest times.

Cost control

In control of costs

Accurately calculate transport costs – tolls, time, distance, and emissions – to manage budgets & profitability.

The billing standard

The Billing Standard

The 'PTV Map&Guide kilometer' is the established billing standard for road freight transport in Europe.

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Optimized truck route planning

Effective truck route planning is essential for reducing costs and improving efficiency. PTV Map&Guide offers powerful tools to help you optimize every journey:

  • Plan routes for vehicle restrictions, traffic, time slots, service times and driving & rest times.
  • Use dynamic routing to adjust routes in real-time and avoid delays.
  • Support for electric vehicle (EV) routing and comparisons with other vehicle types.
  • Compare routes based on costs, time, and distance to find the most efficient option.
  • Reduce fuel consumption and operational costs to maximize profit margins.

Accurate route calculation

PTV Map&Guide ensures precise transport cost calculation by factoring in all relevant aspects, providing a detailed and reliable cost overview:

  • Calculate static and dynamic time and distance for accurate cost projections.
  • Factor in truck toll costs across 35 European countries, including specific charges for bridges, tunnels, and country-specific toll systems like Germany and Belgium.
  • Get a comprehensive breakdown of all transport costs, including vehicle, route, and vehicle-dependent tolls, to enhance your pricing accuracy.
  • Include emission calculations based on GLEC standards to manage both costs and environmental impact.
  • Plan Electronic Vehicle (EV) routes with high reliability, using an extensive vehicle catalog and precise consumption calculations.
  • Calculate accurate ETAs for more efficient and timely deliveries.

Pricing and plans

Trial Default Plan
(free)

Subscription
Free plan for all new testers

Minimun term of contract
–

Provision
Web-based

Installation needed?
No

Discount
–

€ 0

1 user, 10 routes per month

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Yearly subscription
(monthly invoice)

Subscription
Renewal every 12 months

Minimun term of contract
12 months

Provision
Web-based

Installation needed?
No

Discount
– 

€ 49

per month / per user

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Yearly subscription
(annual invoice)

Subscription
Renewal every 12 months

Minimun term of contract
12 months

Provision
Web-based

Installation needed?
No

Discount
5% 

€ 558,60

per year / per user

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Functions of PTV Map&Guide

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Truck-optimized routing

PTV Map&Guide offers various vehicle profiles for routing and considers a large number of truck restrictions, including vehicle characteristics (e.g. height, width, axle load), dangerous goods data, toll roads, truck-free zones, traffic information and permanent construction sites, as well as driving and rest times.

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Sequence and time window optimization

The routing software determines the optimal sequence of your stops, taking into account time windows at the loading bay, opening hours and individual time windows.

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Transport cost calculation

The software provides a clear and reliable overview of all transport costs incurred (costs for vehicle, route and vehicle-dependent toll), which you can then detail in your offer.

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Toll cost calculation

During route planning, the integrated toll calculator automatically takes into account current tariffs in all toll roads, bridges, tunnels and ferries - and sums the expected toll costs.

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Calculation of arrival time (ETA)

The route planning software PTV Map&Guide calculates the expected arrival time (Estimated Time of Arrival) based on historical values as well as information on construction sites and road closures. It updates the forecast during the journey, based on the current traffic situation.

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Billing standard "PTV Map&Guide Kilometer"

The \"PTV Map&Guide Kilometer\" has established itself as a billing standard for road freight transport in Europe. Calculations, quotations, and invoices based on this are widely accepted and are comparable.

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Emissions calculation

PTV Map&Guide enables you to get detailed calculations of CO2 and other polluting emissions of your routes, and to retrieve them as a report. The calculation is based on DIN EN16258, ISO 14083:2023, Decret n° 2017-6390 or EN 16528.

Is PTV Map&Guide as API available?

Yes! It is possible to integrate the use cases from PTV Map&Guide into your application with our solution PTV Developer, our developer APIs on which PTV Map&guide is build. Easily integrate PTV Map&Guide’s routing, mapping, optimization or toll, transport costs, and emission calculation into your developed application or enrich your Transport Management System (TMS) or Fleet Management System (FMS) Streamline your logistics operations with the same advanced tools trusted by industry leaders.

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What our customers say about PTV Map&Guide

I can fully recommend PTV Map&Guide. The system meets our expectations.

Piotr Bryg

Omega Pilzno

We needed dynamic route optimisation software that could provide accurate, reliable delivery times and accurate costs.

Bart Pikula

Operations Manager @ Efret Ltd.

With PTV Map&Guide, we can quickly and accurately calculate transport costs and determine the profitability of incoming orders.

Goran Vareskic

Branch Manager @ Integre Trans GmbH

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