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Route planning & field sales for wholesale distributors

Plan multi-stop routes, manage territory accounts, and see traveling reps live—without spreadsheets, group texts, or end-of-day check-in calls.

Your reps cover wide territories—sales calls, in-person fulfillment, prospects mixed with existing accounts. RouteBud gives wholesale managers and field reps one platform for routes, CRM, and proof from the road.

Month 1 platform fee waived · Free onboarding and CSV import · No long-term contract

The wholesale field challenge

Generic courier apps and desk CRMs were not built for reps who sell and visit accounts on the same daily loop.

Routes without a system

Reps plan mornings in maps; managers cannot see if stop order makes sense.

No live visibility

Problems surface when customers call—not while there is still time to adjust.

Data in silos

Accounts in spreadsheets, routes in a map app, updates in text threads.

Everything your wholesale team needs

Multi-stop route planning

Build routes from your location list. Order stops for driving efficiency when optimization is enabled. Assign reps and Notify Rep before the day starts—not from a parking-lot spreadsheet.

Territory CRM for distribution

CSV import, map discover, dedupe, visit history on every account. Reps see context before they walk in; managers keep data when reps turnover.

Mobile app for traveling reps

Navigate, GPS check-in, outcomes, photos, notes—built for life on the road, not a shrunken desktop CRM.

Route Live for managers

Completed stops, check-in distance, flagged issues on a map that refreshes about every 60 seconds—without status texts.

Proof at every stop

When a customer says nobody visited, you have check-in time, outcomes, and photos on the account record.

Built for how wholesale reps work

  • Sales and fulfillment at the same stop — log orders, follow-ups, and issues on one visit record
  • Different visit cadences — plan weekly routes around priority accounts using location data, notes, and last visit history
  • Prospects on the map — discover accounts, add stops to a route, track outcomes in the same CRM
  • Large territories — zone-based planning cuts backtracking; see our weekly route planning guide

Also running vape or smoke wholesale? See route planning for vape wholesale distributors. Running a smaller team? See software for small distribution teams.

Live wholesale route dashboard for managers

Sound familiar?

Common frustrations from wholesale distribution managers:

  • “Reps plan their own routes every morning—I cannot tell if the order is efficient.”
  • “I find out what happened in the field at the warehouse, not during the day.”
  • “Accounts live in spreadsheets and routes live in Google Maps.”
  • “When a rep leaves, account knowledge walks out the door.”
  • “We are missing stops every week but I cannot prove it.”

If that matches your team, see five signs you have outgrown spreadsheets.

Simple pricing for growing wholesale teams

No feature tiers. No per-stop fees. No enterprise minimums.

ItemCost
Platform fee$19/month
Per active rep$12/month each
Annual billing10 months for 12 (~17% off)

Example monthly totals: 3 reps → $55 · 5 reps → $79 · 8 reps → $115 · 12 reps → $163.

Launch offer: first month platform fee waived · Then $19/mo + $12/rep · Free onboarding and import.

Calculate your team’s cost

Everything included

  • Territory CRM & location history
  • Location discover, CSV import & dedupe
  • Multi-stop route planning & assignment
  • Driving route optimization
  • RouteBud mobile app for field reps
  • GPS check-in with distance validation
  • Photo proof & visit notes per stop
  • Live manager map & route progress
  • Mobile push when a route is assigned
  • Roles: admin, manager, sales rep
  • Reports, exports & org settings

Questions wholesale teams ask

What is the best route planning software for wholesale distributors?
Look for routes built from your account list, rep mobile check-in, manager live visibility, and CRM on one platform—with per-rep pricing that fits small teams.
Can we import our existing account spreadsheet?
Yes. Upload a CSV to load locations, dedupe accounts, then build routes from that list. Free onboarding and import are included with the launch offer.
Do reps need the full CRM on their phones?
No. Reps use the RouteBud mobile app for routes, check-in, outcomes, and photos. Managers use the web CRM for planning and Route Live.

Run better wholesale routes this week

Import accounts, build a route, assign a rep, and watch the day on Route Live. Free onboarding included.

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