TMS | Descartes
Descartes Transportation Manager for Shippers
Automate and optimize your supply chain with our end-to-end TMS solution
Unify operations and easily manage transportation partners to deliver cost efficient, high impact results for your customers and bottom line.
End-to-end transportation management made easy
Descartes offers a comprehensive, multimodal TMS for medium and high volume shippers in North America and Europe to book, track, report, automate and optimize shipments across their network.
PO & Shipment Processing
Automate, process & manage shipments by purchase order
Carrier Contracts & Routing Guides
Manage & utilize carrier contracts for ideal rates
Rating & Mode Optimization
Automate ideal carrier selection, including private fleet
Load Planning & Optimization
Effectively utilize resources to improve productivity
Visibility & Exception Management
Access insights & statuses to focus on what's important.
Dynamic Dock Scheduling
Automate & improve visibility for dock door scheduling
Yard & Asset Management
Assign & manage the flow of assets across facilities
Freight Audit & Settlement
Automate & simplify the invoice reconciliation process
Reporting, Analytics, CO2 Monitoring
Robust dashboards & reporting to maximize results
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Boost collaboration & visibility while lowering costs for a more connected supply chain
Timely communication is critical. Simplify and accelerate the speed of information with capabilities such as:
- Carrier Connectivity & Onboarding
- API Connectivity & EDI Messaging
- Automated Carrier Selection
- Modular Integration Network
- Digital Document Management
Reliable uptime and security across every mode.
The greatest capability is often availability, so we make sure our customers can keep their supply chains in motion with:
- Industry leading uptime
- Best-in-class security protocols
- Dedicated customer support
- Mode coverage for TL, LTL, ocean, air, intermodal, and parcel
- Support international, multi-leg, and multimodal shipments
Our customers deliver results
"We work with 8-10 contract LTL carriers and do a lot of pooling or cross-docks. With optimized carrier selection, consolidation, and a real-time view of rates, we can offer more reliable service and keep costs in check. It’s been a total game changer for us—and for our bottom line._**
JENIFER WESTERGAARD
Transportation Manager, The Vollrath Co.
Rapid Time to Value
Descartes' Shipper TMS can be implemented in a fraction of the time when compared to enterprise alternatives. Flexible implementation provides the standard capabilities you need, and an incredibly broad array of modular advanced capabilities to drive supply chain agility and competitive advantage.
Trusted by our user community
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, so we’re proud to have been named "Leader in Transportation Management Systems" by G2. These results were driven by better collaboration with carriers, higher levels of customer satisfaction, & improved transportation execution.
Interested in supply chain sustainability?
Check out the Descartes 2024 Environmental Impact Guide to learn how we can help.
Descartes has been named the top provider of cloud-based TMS solutions and top fleet management provider in ARC Advisory Group’s 2025 Transportation Management Global Report.