Freight Management & Supply Chain Management
for Freight Forwarders & 3PLs

Freight forwarders and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) are frequently asked by their customers to reduce logistics costs, enhance customer service and provide integrated supply chain management and freight management capabilities. Descartes has the freight forwarder solutions and supply chain management services needed to help meet these demanding requirements.

Descartes can help 3PLs and Freight Forwarders:          

• Reduce transportation costs and decrease fleet costs.
• Monitor inventory, orders and events in real-time.
• Source orders intelligently across multiple stocking locations.
• Manage dray haulers and cartage agents more efficiently.
• Improve visibility in the supply chain by receiving detailed information about shipment status across all modes of transportation.

Through the Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN), the world’s leading transportation providers are connecting to their trading partners and exchanging information to drive delivery performance and high levels of customer satisfaction. The Descartes GLN includes solutions and services for Messaging, Local Haulage/Interline, Rate Management, Customs Filing & Compliance — Cross-Border Services, Track & Trace, Forwarding and Brokerage Management, Shipment Management and Fleet Management.

Descartes' 3PL and freight forwarder customers include:

• Averitt,
• CNF
• DHL
• GIST
• Schenker
• Telefonica Data México
• Cargo Express
• Dimerco