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Driving Efficiency in Building Supply Delivery with Integrated Technology Let's Talk Watch Video How Building Supply Distributors Are Transforming Delivery Efficiency, Visibility, & Safety For building supply distributors, scale often brings...
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Webinar: Pepin Distributing Improves Delivery Efficiency with Real-Time Fleet Visibility Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways Optimizing Delivery Operations: Smarter routing and real-time visibility cuts idle time, improves efficiency, and helps teams...
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Improve Last-Mile Customer Experience to Reduce B2B Delivery Costs Let's Talk Learn More Customer experience (CX) in last-mile delivery has too often been treated as a cost center. But as Cyndi Brandt, VP of Fleet Solutions at Descartes, explains, CX...
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Researching TMS suppliers? Learn more about Descartes being named the top provider of cloud-based TMS solutions and top fleet management provider in ARC Advisory Group’s 2025 Transportation Management Systems Global Report
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Considering an ORTEC Alternative? Why Companies Choose Descartes Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways Evaluating an ORTEC alternative? Choose an innovative, scalable delivery management platform complete with: Modern mapping technology Real-time...
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B2B Distributors Improve Delivery Service with Customer Engagement Let's Talk Learn More Today’s customers expect convenience, transparency, and speed. Distributors are turning to digital customer engagement strategies to bridge the gap between...
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Automate OS&D Management to Protect Profits & Customer Relationships Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways: Automating Overages, Shortages and Damages (OS&D) management reduces costly errors and manual effort by enabling real-time reporting, barcode...
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Beverage Distribution: How Much is AM/PM Gap Time Costing Your Business? Let's Talk Learn More Gap time (also called dwell time) is the period drivers spend at the depot before and after their route. During these windows, drivers are on duty but not...
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How to Overcome Disruption in Your Foodservice Distribution Operations Let's Talk Listen to the Podcast The foodservice distribution industry is facing a perfect storm of operational pressure, rising costs, and changing customer expectations. As...
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Descartes at NPTC & Home Delivery World: Driving Innovation in Fleet & Last-Mile Logistics Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways Private fleets are driving innovation with strong safety records, high tech adoption, and a focus on operational excellence...
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Staying Ahead of Supply Chain Disruptions in Construction Material Delivery Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways Digital tools are transforming construction material delivery, enabling guided ordering, route optimization, and real-time delivery...
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Webinar: US Foods Improves Delivery Performance with Real-Time Fleet Visibility Let's Talk Watch Video Discover How U.S. Foods Transformed Routing to Improve Efficiency and Service at 70+ Locations Like many foodservice distributors, U.S. Foods was...
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Modernize Foodservice Delivery with Descartes Routing & Customer Engagement Let's Talk Transform delivery operations and exceed customer expectations—without increasing your cost to serve. Today’s grocery and foodservice distributors are expected to...
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Webinar: How Heartland Coca-Cola Reduced Spend with Fleet Visibility Let's Talk Discover how Heartland Coca-Cola modernized its fleet operations to boost efficiency, reduce costs, and deliver service excellence. Like many beverage distributors...
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Safety, OSHA/CCOHS Compliance and Adherence to Driver Safety SOPs Let's Talk Learn More Managing logistics operations involves following numerous regulations from organizations like Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Canadian...
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Building Supply Distributors are Improving Building Material Delivery without Growing their Fleet Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways Building supply distributors face increasing pressure to improve fleet efficiency, reduce costs, and meet growing...
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Video: Heartland Coca-Cola Improves Route Quality with Executional Visibility Let's Talk Learn More Discover how Heartland Coca-Cola, serving Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri, transformed its logistics planning and execution with Descartes route...
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AI Route Optimization: Enhancing Delivery Efficiency in 2025 Let's Talk Learn More The logistics industry is undergoing significant transformation in 2025, largely driven by AI route optimization. This technology leverages advanced algorithms to...
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The Power of a Partner Ecosystem: Insights from Geotab Connect 2025 Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways from Geotab Connect 2025: Fleets are facing new challenges – technology is changing the landscape and creates new opportunities for efficiency and...
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A New Era in Beverage Distribution: Insights from WSWA Access Live 2025 By Cyndi Brandt, VP of Fleet Solutions Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways Non-alcoholic beverage sales outpaced alcoholic sales in Q4 2024, signaling a lasting shift in consumer...
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