diff --git a/jsprit-examples/input/bicycle_messenger_demand.txt b/jsprit-examples/input/bicycle_messenger_demand.txt
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+item	id	pickup_x	pickup_y	deliver_x	deliver_y
+envelope 1  13745   55419   13883   55756
+envelope 2  8406    53246   13937   55854
+envelope 3  15738   57396   35996   79499
+envelope 4  12045   60418   19349   57118
+envelope 5  13750   56416   35733   78403
+envelope 6  13190   57068   11860   59749
+envelope 7  15021   55768   14098   57379
+envelope 8  11513   58543   11501   59683
+envelope 9  12013   64155   14120   59301
+envelope 10 15006   57578   35511   78426
+envelope 11 11450   58819   11916   58338
+envelope 12 13728   56304   35524   79013
+envelope 13 15104   60923   17937   57066
+envelope 14 11373   58388   13983   53804
+envelope 15 18575   55186   18718   54381
+envelope 16 11639   50071   17363   58375
+envelope 17 11273   53410   10860   60441
+envelope 18 13766   59041   13963   57769
+envelope 19 16138   55801   16183   56024
+envelope 20 13728   56146   14301   61694
+envelope 21 12848   57059   13586   59734
+envelope 22 13645   56488   13955   55859
+envelope 23 12896   56838   13937   55908
+envelope 24 13341   58150   35709   78924
+envelope 25 13483   57303   13614   57820
+envelope 26 12741   63478   15230   59838
+envelope 27 14676   51691   16501   48361
+envelope 28 13748   54933   14120   56110
+envelope 29 17875   59565   20453   61903
+envelope 30 9772    56424   6404    55601
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diff --git a/jsprit-examples/input/bicycle_messenger_supply.txt b/jsprit-examples/input/bicycle_messenger_supply.txt
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+type	id	x	y
+messenger A 13750   57578
+messenger B 15104   53410
+messenger C 13728   55801
+messenger D 12741   63478
+messenger E 14676   18575
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diff --git a/jsprit-examples/src/main/java/jsprit/examples/BicycleMessenger.java b/jsprit-examples/src/main/java/jsprit/examples/BicycleMessenger.java
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+package jsprit.examples;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import jsprit.analysis.toolbox.Plotter;
+import jsprit.analysis.toolbox.SolutionPrinter;
+import jsprit.core.algorithm.VehicleRoutingAlgorithm;
+import jsprit.core.algorithm.io.VehicleRoutingAlgorithms;
+import jsprit.core.algorithm.termination.IterationWithoutImprovementTermination;
+import jsprit.core.problem.VehicleRoutingProblem;
+import jsprit.core.problem.VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder;
+import jsprit.core.problem.VehicleRoutingProblem.FleetSize;
+import jsprit.core.problem.job.Shipment;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.VehicleRoutingProblemSolution;
+import jsprit.core.problem.vehicle.Vehicle;
+import jsprit.core.problem.vehicle.VehicleImpl;
+import jsprit.core.problem.vehicle.VehicleType;
+import jsprit.core.problem.vehicle.VehicleTypeImpl;
+import jsprit.core.util.Coordinate;
+import jsprit.core.util.Solutions;
+
+public class BicycleMessenger {
+
+	/**
+	 * @param args
+	 * @throws IOException 
+	 */
+	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
+		
+		VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder problemBuilder = VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder.newInstance();
+		readEnvelopes(problemBuilder);
+		readMessengers(problemBuilder);
+		problemBuilder.setFleetSize(FleetSize.FINITE);
+		
+		VehicleRoutingProblem bicycleMessengerProblem = problemBuilder.build();
+		
+		VehicleRoutingAlgorithm algorithm = VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.readAndCreateAlgorithm(bicycleMessengerProblem, 6, "input/algorithmConfig_open.xml");
+		algorithm.setPrematureAlgorithmTermination(new IterationWithoutImprovementTermination(50));
+		Collection<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutions = algorithm.searchSolutions();
+		
+		SolutionPrinter.print(Solutions.bestOf(solutions));
+		Plotter plotter = new Plotter(bicycleMessengerProblem);
+		plotter.plotShipments(true);
+		plotter.plot("output/bicycleMessengerProblem.png", "bicycleMenssenger");
+		
+		
+		Plotter plotter1 = new Plotter(bicycleMessengerProblem, Solutions.bestOf(solutions));
+		plotter1.plotShipments(false);
+		plotter1.plot("output/bicycleMessengerSolution.png", "bicycleMenssenger");
+		
+
+	}
+
+	private static void readEnvelopes(Builder problemBuilder) throws IOException {
+		BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(new File("input/bicycle_messenger_demand.txt")));
+		String line = null;
+		boolean firstLine = true;
+		while((line = reader.readLine()) != null){
+			if(firstLine) { firstLine = false; continue; }
+			String[] tokens = line.split("\\s+");
+			Shipment envelope = Shipment.Builder.newInstance(tokens[1], 1).setPickupCoord(Coordinate.newInstance(Double.parseDouble(tokens[2]), Double.parseDouble(tokens[3])))
+					.setDeliveryCoord(Coordinate.newInstance(Double.parseDouble(tokens[4]), Double.parseDouble(tokens[5]))).build();
+			problemBuilder.addJob(envelope);
+		}
+		reader.close();
+	}
+
+	private static void readMessengers(Builder problemBuilder) throws IOException {
+		BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(new File("input/bicycle_messenger_supply.txt")));
+		String line = null;
+		boolean firstLine = true;
+		VehicleType messengerType = VehicleTypeImpl.Builder.newInstance("messengerType", 15).setCostPerDistance(1).build();
+		while((line = reader.readLine()) != null){
+			if(firstLine) { firstLine = false; continue; }
+			String[] tokens = line.split("\\s+");
+			Vehicle vehicle = VehicleImpl.Builder.newInstance(tokens[1]).setLocationCoord(Coordinate.newInstance(Double.parseDouble(tokens[2]), Double.parseDouble(tokens[3])))
+					.setReturnToDepot(false).setType(messengerType).build();
+			problemBuilder.addVehicle(vehicle);
+		}
+		reader.close();
+	}
+
+}