Descartes has acquired PinPoint, a leading provider of fleet tracking and mobile workforce solutions based in Canada.

Pinpoint helps its customers collect real-time location information on trucks and mobile workers using technology, including Geotab (telematics) and SkyBitz (trailer tracking). This information is used by technology solutions, like Descartes’ Routing, Mobile & Telematics suite, to drive fleet and mobile resource productivity, manage driver performance and comply with government regulations.

Descartes’ strategy is focused on growing and operating the most complete and interoperable global Logistics Technology Platform. Descartes’ Logistics Technology Platform uniquely combines the Global Logistics Network (GLN), a wide range of modular and interoperable logistics applications and the largest community of logistics-intensive companies in the world. The acquisition advances Descartes’ strategic objective to strengthen its global presence and leadership position by:

  • Expands Descartes’ network reach and concentration with the Descartes wireless Global Logistics Network (wGLN) into trailer and asset tracking and additional telematics segments;
  • Strengthens Descartes’ domain expertise for Fleet Management applications, including telematics and asset tracking;
  • Adds to Descartes’ community of telematics and mobile workforce customers and strengthens partner relationships with Geotab and SkyBitz; and
  • Generates additional truck shipment content.

Extending Descartes’ Global Logistics Network

Descartes’ GLN is the foundation on which the applications and community are built. The GLN provides community members the flexibility to easily connect and collaborate with global trading partners.  The PinPoint acquisition expands the reach and concentration of the wGLN into trailer and asset tracking and additional telematics segments.

Enhancing Descartes’ offering of logistics management applications

Descartes’ product strategy is focused on expanding its logistics application functional footprint to provide its customers with the most comprehensive logistics management solutions in the industry.  PinPoint brings a wealth of domain expertise for fleet management applications, including telematics and asset tracking.

Growing Descartes’ global multimodal logistics community

Descartes’ logistics community is the largest multimodal network of logistics intensive companies in the world, with parties using its cloud-based services in over 160 countries. Descartes’ mission is to create the world’s most comprehensive networked logistics community. The acquisition adds to Descartes’ community of telematics and mobile workforce customers and strengthens partner relationships with Geotab and SkyBitz.

Expanding Descartes’ logistics trade data content

Descartes’ leading platform combines regulatory trade data and logistics trade data to improve market research, reduce the risk of transacting with denied parties, perform shipment classification and valuation to minimize duty spend, and improve shipment planning and execution. The PinPoint acquisition will help generate additional truck shipment content.

About PinPoint

PinPoint helps its customers collect real-time location information on trucks and mobile workers using technology, including Geotab (telematics) and SkyBitz (trailer tracking). This information is used by technology solutions, like Descartes’ Routing, Mobile & Telematics suite, to drive fleet and mobile resource productivity, manage driver performance and comply with government regulations.

The acquisition makes PinPoint’s customers members of the Global Logistics Network, the world’s premier global logistics community –– facilitating improved performance and productivity of logistics operations around the world. As part of this community, PinPoint’s customers will have access to the Global Logistics Network and additional solutions via Descartes’ Logistics Technology Platform. For instance, PinPoint customers will now have access to Descartes’ Routing, Mobile and Telematics suite, an integrated platform of technology solutions for managing delivery operations. The suite unites optimized delivery route planning, dispatching and GPS tracking, mobile applications, vehicle telematics, fleet/driver compliance and performance analytics. PinPoint’s office is in Toronto, Ontario. Visit the PinPoint website at http://www.pinpointgps.ca/.