Georgia and LONDON, United Kingdom, February 3, 2025 -- Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced the top carriers worldwide using the Descartes MacroPoint™ real-time freight visibility solution to achieve a level of tracking compliance and volume among the top 1% of Descartes’ carrier network during the second half of 2024. Carriers were selected based on the successful integration of Descartes MacroPoint with their transportation management or telematics systems and their exceptional tracking compliance across significant freight volumes.
“We are honored to receive this award from Descartes MacroPoint. We believe it’s a testament to the quality of the carriers we work with and their collaboration with SiLo and our shipper partners. The Descartes MacroPoint platform meets carriers where they are, with either ELD or app-based tracking, providing the detailed tracking that our partners have come to expect,” said Brian Roy, VP Business Operations at SiLo.
A multimodal supply chain visibility platform, Descartes MacroPoint allows shippers, freight brokers and third-party logistics companies (3PLs) greater control over their transportation operations and shipments by providing efficient, high-quality tracking data that enhances communication and decision-making. With Descartes MacroPoint, shippers improve performance and mitigate disruptions and late delivery penalties, freight brokers and 3PLs have visibility into every load, and carriers have frictionless connectivity to securely share freight status updates from arrival to departure. For more details, visit www.macropoint.com and follow Descartes MacroPoint on LinkedIn.
Andrew Wimer, Senior Director of Professional Services at Descartes, said, “Carriers are fundamental to the logistics ecosystem, where real-time visibility is increasingly vital to multiple stakeholders. Their ability to provide timely, accurate information strengthens supply chain reliability and customer satisfaction. Descartes’ Top Carrier program celebrates carriers who consistently perform at a high level to meet shipper needs and leverage Descartes MacroPoint to enhance service standards.”
The Top Descartes MacroPoint Carriers for the first half of 2025 can be found here.
About Descartes
Descartes is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, security and sustainability of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, track and help improve the safety, performance and compliance of delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world’s largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com, and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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