Transportation Management

• Descartes Transportation Management provides complete management of contract carriers.
• Manages contract carriers from shipment planning through execution and settlement.  Descartes Transportation Management helps logistics managers, shippers and third parties simultaneously evaluate shipment alternatives to find the most efficient shipping method. It optimizes transportation purchases for both operational effectiveness and cost efficiency, and helps answer tough questions such as: "How can I effectively use all of my carrier contracts?" "Who is the most suitable carrier in this mode to handle my shipment?" What shipments can I combine to lower my costs?" And, "What combination methods should I use — aggregation, multi-stop routes or pooling?”

Key potential benefits and capabilities

• Freight rating and calculation, including accessorials and fuel surcharges
• Least-cost shipment rating and strategic core carrier selection with volume targets
• Optimized order and shipment consolidation
• Tendering (Integrated Descartes Global Logistics Network EDI, e-mail, FTP, manual)
• Freight bill audit and payment
• Carrier on-boarding program

Sample Customers

• Telefonica Data México, Averitt, DHL