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Reducing Driver Stress to Improve Fleet Safety and Performance Let's Talk Learn More Driver stress is an important but often overlooked factor influencing fleet safety and operational performance. Commercial drivers operate in a demanding environment...
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Podcast: How Intelligent Automation Is Transforming Last Mile Delivery Performance Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways: Intelligent automation is shifting last mile operations from reactive management to proactive, data-driven execution. Unified...
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Let’s Meet in 2026: Descartes at Leading Logistics Industry Events Let's Talk Learn More Logistics industry events continue to play an important role in how organizations stay competitive, informed, and connected. As final-mile expectations increase...
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Why Customer Engagement is a Must for Building Supply Delivery Let's Talk Building supply is a highly competitive industry with a wide range of choice for customers. To stand out, distributors must provide an exceptional customer experience. Builders...
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Integrated Tech for Building Supply Deliveries: A Four-Part Podcast Series Let's Talk Learn More How Building Supply Distributors Are Future-Proofing Delivery Operations For building supply distributors, delivery performance is one of the strongest...
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National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) Year in Review Let's Talk Learn More Strengthening Partnerships Through Technology: NBWA & Descartes Supporting Beverage Distributors Nationwide The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) plays a...
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Estes Logistics Drivers 15 Years of Growth with Descartes Technology Let's Talk Learn More Estes Logistics manages complex delivery workflows for customers across the United States. With 1,600 drivers and service offerings that range from large...
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Video Spotlight: How Technology is Shaping Beverage Distribution at the NBWA Convention Let's Talk Watch Video Insights from the BIECC Innovation Showcase The NBWA Annual Convention and Trade Show brings together leaders from across the beer and...
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Video: Richards Building Supply Improves Customer Service with Operational Visibility Let's Talk Watch Video What to Expect On-site interviews with Richards Building Supply team members across operations, sales, and leadership sharing real-world...
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How Real-Time Visibility Sets Up Beverage Merchandisers for Success Let's Talk Learn More Beverage merchandising is a complex, hands-on role that requires coordination with drivers, dispatchers and customers. For merchandising leaders, it can be...
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IFDA 2025 Foodservice Distribution Delivery Trends Let's Talk Learn More This month, the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) hosted the annual IFDA Solutions Conference in Columbus, Ohio. In a workshop hosted by Descartes, “...
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Webinar: How Beverage Distributors Are Overcoming Driver Shortages with End-to-End Route Optimization Let's Talk Watch Video How Beverage Distributors Are Boosting Productivity & Service Despite Labor Shortages The beverage industry is under pressure...
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7 Reasons Delivery Tracking Software Is a Must-Have for Modern Logistics Teams Let's Talk Learn More When your customers expect Amazon-like tracking and your margins demand precision, delivery tracking software becomes your secret weapon. Especially...
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Delivery Driver Stress in North America: Why It’s Time to Pay Attention Let's Talk Learn More Across the U.S. and Canada, trucking and delivery fleets are facing a growing challenge: finding and keeping drivers. A major part of the problem? Stress on...
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Integrate Route Planning and Execution for Profitable Food and Beverage Delivery Let's Talk Learn More The route looked perfect on paper. Yet the driver missed the customer’s time window by 22 minutes because an earlier stop took 25 minutes longer...
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Educating the Road Ahead: Preparing Tomorrow's Logistics Leaders Let's Talk Watch Video How Descartes and Next Gen Trucking Are Shaping the Future Workforce The transportation industry is facing a critical labor shortage. With an aging workforce and...
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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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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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