Skip to main content

Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)

In this article, you will learn about the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA), where estimates are shown, and how estimates are calculated.

Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) is the estimated time a driver will physically arrive at a task's destination

Where the estimates are shown

The ETA's are shown in a variety of places. Here is where to find them:

IMG-2120.jpg

  • On the recipient tracking page for an active delivery (all plans).

IMG-2121.jpg
IMG-2122.jpg

  • For a driver’s future tasks when using Onfleet’s Predictive ETA advanced feature (all plans)

  • In Predictive ETA customer notifications (Scale & Enterprise plans only).

  • On the recipient tracking page for an upcoming delivery, when Predictive ETA notifications are used (Scale & Enterprise plans only).

Screen_Shot_2019-03-19_at_4.39.10_PM.png

How Estimates are Calculated

Onfleet ETAs are calculated by combining data from Google's Distance Matrix API, data obtained from sensors on the driver's smartphone, and proprietary machine learning algorithms.

Did this answer your question?