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Transportation Management Blog Posts: Insights and Trends

Stay ahead with our most recent blog articles, featuring expert perspectives, industry trends, and actionable tips on optimizing transportation management.

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Shipper TMS Costs
How much are shipper TMS implementation costs?
Automated Rate Shopping Benefits
What are the benefits of using automated rate shopping/carrier selection for parcel shipments?
Best Practices for Pharma Industry
Pharmaceutical Transportation: Essential Best Practices for Shippers

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How to choose a TMS
5 costly pitfalls to avoid when choosing a Transport Management System
Potential Savings with a TMS
What are the potential savings when implementing a TMS?
Recurring Costs of a Shipper TMS
How much are the recurring costs of a shipper TMS?

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Essential Resources to Download

TMS - Buyers Guide

Explore the comprehensive buyers guide to select the ideal Transportation Management System (TMS) for enterprise shippers. This indispensable resource offers in-depth insights into how a TMS can optimize your transportation operations, ensuring efficiency, cost reduction, and enhanced customer satisfaction.


Transportation management - Benchmark Survey

Descartes' 8th annual benchmark report analyzes trends and investment strategies from over 630 global companies for easy comparison with your transportation operations.

Embracing Sustainability with Carbon Footprint Insights and Real-Time Supply Chain Visibility

Embracing Sustainability with Carbon Footprint Insights and Real-Time Supply Chain Visibility image

"Companies that have implemented a solution that is able to provide mandatory CO2 and real-time visibility data are more closely managing and optimizing their logistics performance.On top of that, they are perceived by their customers as a provider of premium service. The obligation to collect data on transport emissions should not be seen as a challenge, but as an opportunity to differentiate them from the competition."

Industry Leadership

With over 40 years of pioneering experience, Descartes is at the forefront of logistics and supply chain transformation. Our commitment to technology, scalability, and customer success drives impactful solutions, empowering businesses.


TMS Solution Suite

Descartes Transportation Manager is a cloud-based platform for shippers, freight brokers, and 3PLs trust to synchronize transportation processes and optimize the flow of goods with multimodal TMS, real-time visibility and carrier connectivity.


Read our TMS FAQ

FAQ - Benefits of a TMS
Discover the benefits of a TMS solution
FAQ - TMS and Visibility
Find out how a TMS improves the visibility of our shipments.
FAQ - TMS & Sustainability
Find out how a TMS contributes to sustainable development

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