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Descartes announces top Descartes MacroPoint carriers worldwide for second half of 2023

Carriers achieved a level of compliance and volume among the top 1% of its carrier network during the first half of 2023.

Descartes announces top carriers in the first half of 2023 using Descartes MacroPoint

Carriers were evaluated based on having integrated Descartes MacroPoint with their transportation management system and having achieved a level of compliance and volume among the top 1% of the Descartes carrier network.

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How global price management is transforming operations

In the face of ongoing pandemic-induced global supply chain disruptions, economic uncertainty, and widespread global digital transformation, freight forwarders are struggling to balance profitable margins with differentiated services that meet rising customer expectations around rates and shipping options. Unfortunately, the resource-intensive process of managing multi-modal logistics costs and surcharges is rife with complexities and unpredictability

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Three ways truck technology can tackle seasonal challenges, driver shortages

While the U.S. driver shortage has plagued the transportation industry for years, ongoing pandemic-induced global supply chain disruptions, compounded by the ecommerce boom and an increasingly aging trucker population, has exacerbated this issue to now crisis levels. In fact, the American Trucking Association estimates the truck driver shortage could grow to 100,000 by 2023, an

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Descartes MacroPoint now available on SAP Store

Descartes Systems Group announced that its Descartes MacroPoint solution is now available on SAP Store, the online marketplace for SAP and partner offerings. Descartes MacroPoint integrates with SAP Transportation Management leveraging SAP Integration Suite and/or SAP Extension Suite and delivers real-time, multi-modal supply chain visibility to manufacturers, retailers, distributors and logistics services providers, the company says. “Real-time visibility

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