# Descartes Order Express™

## Multimodal Shipping Software designed to automate the transportation management and freight fulfillment process

Descartes Order Express™ shipping software is an easy-to-use and intuitive shipping system interface that is designed to automate the transportation management and freight fulfillment processes. It provides a rich user experience with a clean and highly scalable integration path.

## Descartes Multimodal Shipping Software Integrates:

### **Freight Rating**

- Industry leading multi-carrier rating compliance engine to route small package carrier, Truckload (TL), Less than Truckload (LTL), multimodal, fleet and messenger
- Compliant with major North American carriers
- Service level selection based on transit time routing and/or arrival date
- Density and cube rating
- Order/multi-piece level routing and rating system
- Rule-based shipment consolidation
- Multi-class rating (LTL/TL) and real-time order consolidation
- Rule-driven handling charge and fuel surcharge management
- ExpressCube™ support for integrated package cubing

### **Shipping Labels and Documentation**

- Compliant shipping labels and documents
- Hazmat/Dangerous Goods documentation
- Voluntary Inter-industry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Bills of Lading
- One End-of-Day, Master Bill of Lading (MBOL) for all orders to a destination
- Automated bar code processing capability
- Email notification provides proactive, self-service package tracking functions
- Direct Customs Broker EDI integration of customs forms
- Built-in report writer

### **Automated Execution of Shipping Process**

- Provides shipment, order and line item visibility
- Create carton level contents
- Capture weight and dimensions on the fly
- Automatic [allocation of freight costs](/content/solutions/broker-and-forwarder-enterprise-systems/global-price-management/freight-allocation-management/index.html) by GL code
- ‘Piece at a time’ processing and labeling
- ‘Ship with item scan’ retrieves and processes single item orders
- Authorization controls

### **Customizable Shipping Scripts**

- Available as a networked or web-based desktop solution
- Fast and flexible integration using VB Script events – completely editable
- Each workstation can be configured with independent scripting rules
- All information is stored as XML data and can be passed to
- Microsoft® SQL database which improves archiving, back-up and stability
- Incorporates more than 30 entry and exit points to support advanced business logic requirements
- Customizable processing screens let you control what you want the shipper to edit—complete administration of the user experience is contained in the main console

[pi_order_express.pdf](/content/sites/default/files/documents/pi_order_express_0.pdf)