Global Transportation Technology to Strengthen Your Supply Chain

Descartes is the cloud native platform shippers, freight brokers, and 3PLs trust to synchronize transportation processes and optimize the flow of goods with multimodal TMS, real-time visibility, dock scheduling, and carrier connectivity solutions.

Performance optimization for any mode

Unlock the next level of productivity with our mode optimization technology. Intelligently select the ideal mode and carrier to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness across your supply chain.

Fueling high-performance supply chains through connectivity

The Descartes Global Logistics Network™ is unique in its ability to connect the world’s largest carrier data network to shippers for essential visibility, robust connections, and insightful analytics to empower your global supply chain.

What can Descartes do for you?

Reduce Costs and Fees Utilize our tools to streamline mode selection, carrier choices, and rates, resulting in savings exceeding 10% of your total transportation expenditure.

Improve Customer Service Distinguish your business with top-notch on-time performance, proactive risk monitoring, and automated status alerts.

Increase Productivity Bid farewell to manual check calls and data entry with advanced automation transforming your shipping processes

Modular, rapid-deployment solutions for any business

Shipper/3PL TMS

Optimize and execute transportation across modes

Supply Chain Visibility Platform​

Enhance performance with real-time shipment statuses

Dynamic Dock Appointment Scheduling​

Automate and improve visibility for dock door scheduling

Reporting & Analytics​

Visualize transportation data with business intelligence tools

Carrier Connectivity​

Connect, rate, route, and track carriers from a single network

Fleet Management

Route planning, optimization, and dispatch to maximize fleet

Carrier Management

Vet, onboard, and monitor carriers - all with one platform

Parcel Shipping​

Automate and optimize small package shipments

Freight Broker TMS​

Robust transportation management for freight brokers

Cost savings that drive bottom line results

Schedule a meeting with our team to evaluate the impact of comprehensive TM solutions on your business

LESS TIME SPENT TRACKING

LESS TIME SPENT TRACKING by 50 percent.

DECREASE IN FREIGHT SPEND

DECREASE IN FREIGHT SPEND by 10 percent.

PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE

PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE by 20 percent.

Our customers deliver remarkable experiences

We’ve experienced significant efficiency gains and cost savings by automating inefficient manual processes and moving away from disparate systems. Improving command of our inbound and outbound transportation operations is critical for our business,...
Director of Logistics, Cabela’s

Looking to report & reduce carbon emissions?

By leveraging a TMS, businesses can optimize transportation efficiency, reduce fuel consumption, minimize emissions, and make more sustainable choices in their logistics processes.

FAQ'S

Why do I need a transportation management system?
A transportation management system plays a central role in the total supply chain. It is a powerful tool that enables businesses to automate activities like carrier selection or invoice audit, gain control over costs, a better visibility on their logistics processes, which will result in lower costs and higher customer satisfaction. It can provide you with a competitive advantage by enabling you to have lower costs per order/transport and meet customer demands more effectively and efficiently.

How much does a TMS cost?
The cost of a Transportation Management System (TMS) will vary widely depending on a range of factors such as the number of shipments, the modalities in scope and the level of functionalities needed. Generally, TMS pricing models fall into several categories.

How do you quantify the results of a TMS?
With Carrier Connectivity, users save significant time per booking/tender while benefiting from the largest network of connected partners and seamless integrations with ERP and back-end systems. Consolidation/ Optimization features enable cost reductions of 3% to 15%, offering multi-mode, multi-leg, and global optimization.

Is CO2 emission reporting included in a TMS?
A Shipper TMS is the ideal place to determine the carbon emissions by collecting and analyzing data of all the transportation activities of an organization.

Can Visibility be a separate solution from your TMS?
A Transportation Management System (TMS) and Visibility software can be separate solutions. The more complete TMS platforms offer built-in visibility features tightly integrated into the whole TMS providing more flexible and advanced options.

What is Descartes MacroPoint and what does it do?
Descartes MacroPoint is a global, real-time freight visibility platform. We provide load location information to customers so they can see all their in-transit freight in real time, at one time, in one portal.