Descartes in the News

In his article “Goodbye, old AESDirect portal: 3 things to know as system folded into ACE” in FleetOwner, Aaron March discusses the migration of the AESDirect online portal to the ACE system with Descartes’ Rob Pedersen, and considers the

Heavy Duty Trucking/Truckinginfo.com’s article “How Changes in Retailing Are Driving Changes in Logistics” by award-winning Editor-in-Chief Deborah Lockridge features an interview with Descartes’ Chris Jones on the future of last-mile logistics in

Julie Kuzeljevich’s in-depth article “A Sharper Benefit: The Air Cargo Industry Aims to Speed up Penetration of e-Air Waybills” in Canadian Shipper discusses the importance of the air waybill (eAWB) as a transportation document, the benefits of the

Edward Don’s Corporate Fleet Manager and Transportation Manager explain how the nationwide distributor of food service equipment and supplies is enhancing customer service and realizing substantial bottom line benefits by streamlining delivery

Food Safety Magazine featured Descartes' Edward Don & Company video case study in its Biztracks section on March 8, 2016. Read more and watch the video on www.foodsafetymagazine.com.

American Shipper’s article The Weight of Uncertainty clarifies what the SOLAS verified gross mass container weight regulation broadly mandates, and touches on the specific uncertainties that the NVO industry and other service providers are left to grapple with before the legislation comes into effect on July 1. Descartes’ Eric Geerts emphasized the need for greater awareness of the regulation given the fast-approaching deadline, and explained how technology is helping NVOs and forwarders to comply by transmitting the required verified weight data elements in the right format, at the right time. Read the article on American Shipper’s website.Download .PDF - The Weight of Uncertainty (1.36 MB)

Eric Johnson's article in American Shipper, Access Denied, speaks to how automated denied party screening software can help U.S. exporters avoid painful non-compliance penalties when dealing with people, companies, organizations, or countries on the

Descartes’ Chris Jones is featured in an online article published by Internet Retailer that takes a post-holiday season look at how e-commerce and customer expectations are changing the logistics business.  Read the article here: The Online Shopper Now Judges the Retail Supply Chain

Sears is staying ahead of increasing demands for excellent customer experiences for home delivery. Read more and watch the video on mylogisticsmagazine.com. 

Descartes’ Ken Woods describes the cost savings and customer experience benefits of going paperless with fleet operations in the article “The Reality of Going Paperless” featured in Logistics & Transport Focus, a publication of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.