Hazmat Routing
Maptuit's hazmat routing service uses a hazmat trunk network, consisting of all STAA roads, augmented with Navteq-defined hazmat-preferred road segments. The goal of the hazmat routing service is to route the unit as quickly as possible to this trunk network, and remain on the trunk network for the majority of the route. After the vehicle has reached the end of the hazardous trunk network, the unit is routed using standard truck routing to the specified destination. At all times during the route, all known hazmat forbidden roads are avoided for specified hazardous material types passed to the routing service. If an unbroken, hazmat-friendly route cannot be found between the origin and destination for the selected hazmat types, NaviGo alerts you that an error has occurred. In this scenario, a fall-back route is not automatically provided, however, the user can enter in the destination as a non-Hazmat route to generate standard truck directions.
Hazmat routes can be obtained by entering a destination address in the Find field of the Location Search screen followed by /H and a comma separated list of applicable hazardous material classes (listed below). A fleet must be configured for this feature before it can be used by their drivers. Currently, Hazmat support is not available as part of Dispatch integration.
Maptuit NaviGo offers routing support for the following hazardous materials:
- Class 1: Explosives
- Class 2: Compressed Gases
- Class 3: Flammable Liquids
- Class 4: Flammable Solids
- Class 5: Oxidizers
- Class 6: Poisons
- Class 7: Radioactive
- Class 8: Corrosive
- Class 9: Miscellaneous
- Class 10: Medical Waste
