Transportation Management | Descartes
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 Transportation Management System
Optimize and execute transportation across modes
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Supply Chain Visibility Platform
Enhance performance with real-time shipment statuses
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Dynamic Dock Appointment Scheduling
Automate and improve visibility for dock door scheduling
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Reporting & Analytics
Visualize transportation data with business intelligence tools
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Carrier Connectivity
Connect, rate, route, and track carriers from a single network
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Fleet Management
Route planning, optimization & dispatch to maximize fleet
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Retail Distribution
Control inventory flow from distribution centers to stores
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Parcel Shipping
Automate and optimize small package shipments
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Freight Broker TMS
Robust transportation management for freight brokers
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Cost savings that drive bottom line results
Schedule a meeting with our team to evaluate the impact of comprehensive TM solutions on your business
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LESS TIME SPENT TRACKING
LESS TIME SPENT TRACKING by 50 percent.
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DECREASE IN FREIGHT SPEND
DECREASE IN FREIGHT SPEND by 10 percent.
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PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE
PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE by 20 percent.
Customer Success Stories
Steelcase implements Descartes MacroPoint to minimize disruption and improve service
Freight Tec Manages Extensive & Growing Agent Network with User-Friendly TMS Descartes Aljex
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Recap the 2024 Innovation forum, focusing on collaboration and customer-driven solutions in transportation management.
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.
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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 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, follow this link to read what they are.
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.
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.