Descartes Showcases Transportation Management Technology Innovations

ATLANTA, Georgia, September 26, 2024 -- Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, will showcase numerous technology advancements and innovations to its global transportation management software suite at Descartes’ Innovation Forum event, which takes place in Chicago, Illinois from October 8-9, 2024. Innovations for Descartes’ multimodal transportation management system (TMS), real-time visibility, dock scheduling and carrier connectivity solutions expand the capabilities used by shippers and freight brokers to synchronize transportation processes and optimize the flow of goods.

“Across most industry sectors, higher strategic value is being placed on supply chain and transportation to help drive financial performance and growth,” said Dan Cicerchi, General Manager, Transportation Management at Descartes. “Our recent technology innovations are well-aligned with this goal. They help our customers manage the shipment lifecycle more securely and efficiently while deriving more value from their transportation operations and supply chain resources.”

Descartes’ global transportation management solution suite innovation and enhancements include:

• Fraud prevention and advanced security to help safeguard customers as they ship freight. Descartes recently announced the acquisition of MyCarrierPortal™ to provide a solution that gathers information on carriers and screens them for legitimacy, insurance compliance and safety records. Descartes MacroPoint™ FraudGuard helps freight brokers, third-party logistics companies (3PLs) and shippers identify and prevent fraudulent activities related to carrier information, load tracking and shipment status. Advanced enterprise IT security capabilities and continuous modernization to protect infrastructure, solutions and data enable Descartes customers of all sizes to address increasing requirements for SOC 2 cybersecurity compliance.
• Big data–enabled insights to improve collaboration, agility and supply chain performance. Shippers, brokers and carriers collaborate more effectively and make better decisions by leveraging real-time data across Descartes’ vast transportation network. Recent artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled enhancements expand on Descartes MacroPoint’s innovative capacity sourcing capabilities to quickly build more load density for carriers by suggesting additional relevant load booking opportunities. This multi-party collaboration lowers overhead for load booking, improves efficiency, reduces empty miles, and facilitates more sustainable transportation.
• Advanced process automation to optimize the productivity of knowledge workers. Digital transformation of time-intensive tasks and error-prone workflows helps shippers and freight brokers work smarter. New capabilities for carrier sourcing and collaboration; carrier self-service activation; automated consolidation, rating, and execution; and the Descartes MacroPoint Action Center for instant troubleshooting of active tracking sessions drive meaningful productivity gains for customers and allow them to focus employees on higher value, more strategic activities.
• Enhanced interoperability and network reach via one point of access for increased control and scale. Enhanced integration between Descartes MacroPoint, Descartes Transportation Manager™ and Descartes Route Planner™ provides visibility and deep performance optimization for any mode. Combined with significant logistics network growth based on data quality and integrity, shippers and brokers can access advanced and accurate real-time tracking across truckload, less-than-truckload, private fleet, courier, ocean and air.
• Ease-of-use, end-user adoption and engagement enhancements to accelerate time-to-value and improve results. New tools for customer sentiment monitoring and behavioral analytics help Descartes engineers and growing customer success team enhance customer experiences. User interface enhancements improve visualizations and make workflows more intuitive. The launch of Descartes MacroPoint University and Descartes Aljex™ University training platforms speed up onboarding and new in-app “how to” videos for provide real-time training so users can become proficient as quickly as possible.

Learn more about Descartes’ Transportation Management solutions.

Descartes’ Innovation Forum events offer a unique opportunity for Descartes customers and United by Design partners worldwide to connect with the Descartes team. These forums aim to share best practices in using Descartes’ technologies, explore ways to enhance operations with Descartes’ expanding solutions, and gather valuable feedback on product development. More information on the Transportation Management Innovation Forum event is available here.

About Descartes

Descartes is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, security and sustainability of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, track and help improve the safety, performance and compliance of delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world’s largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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