Inside Logistics discusses the findings from the 2025 Forwarder/Broker Benchmark Study. Global instability, cost and compliance pressures, and tariff costs are pressing challenges. Rather than proactively driving growth, many forwarders and brokers—hampered by a lack of capital—are cutting costs (31%) and focusing on process automation and efficiency (52%).
Global Trade Magazine shares insights from Descartes’ Johanne Panzer into how retailers and distributors can optimize ecommerce warehouse fulfillment operations this peak season in the face of unpredictable trade policy, persistent labor shortages, and rising costs.
Supply Chain Xchange speaks to Descartes’ Glenn Palanacki about the findings of the 2025 Forwarder/Broker Benchmark Study. As pricing pressures and global instability rise, freight forwarders and customs brokers are looking to emerging technology, such as AI, for help with compliance and back-office operations.
DC Velocity explores how organized crime groups are using high-tech tools to steal cargo loads in ever-more creative ways. Descartes’ Danielle Spinelli explains how bad actors are using strategies like identity theft, fraudulent pickups, and cyber-enabled logistics manipulation to scam carriers and logistics providers.
Parcel and Post Technology International shares insights from Descartes’ Cyndi Brandt about how last mile providers that unify fleet operations data, apply AI holistically, and use predictive modeling will ensure delivery efficiency, accuracy, and end-to-end transparency in 2026.
Amidst the shortage of skilled labor in the vehicle logistics industry, Supply & Demand Chain Executive explains how AI and decision intelligence are bridging the skills gap, extending human capacity through systems that preserve and build knowledge, accelerate training, and increase resilience.
American Journal of Transportation unpacks the findings from Descartes’ 2025 Forwarder/Broker Benchmark Study, revealing a cautious yet optimistic logistics industry. Forwarders and brokers face concerns about global instability and tariff uncertainty, yet remain hopeful about the possibilities AI technology offers, including automation, efficiency, analysis, and intelligence.
Commercial Carrier Journal shares [2:20] how Estes Logistics has used the Descartes GLN and Descartes’ routing and mobile technology for more than 15 years to optimize transportation operations, growing its dedicated logistics business from under $200 million in annual revenue to more than $500 million—while maintaining an on-time delivery rate exceeding 98%.
CSO speaks to Descartes’ Danielle Spinelli (aka Fraud Girl) about the rising incidence of cyber-enabled freight fraud (e.g., phishing attacks) and what steps transportation providers should be taking to reduce the risk of costly security breaches and cargo theft.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive takes a glimpse behind the scenes of the order journey, sharing insights from Descartes’ Johannes Panzer into how retailers can have a successful peak season—despite today’s volatile trade landscape, cost constraints, and labor shortage—with the right technology driving fulfillment.