Improve your bottom line with automated real-time shipment visibility

Descartes MacroPoint gives you more visibility and control throughout every step of your supply chain, with live transportation data you can trust.

For shippers, this means better collaboration with your carriers, higher levels of customer satisfaction, and improved supply chain execution.

Handle much higher demands at much lower cost

With an unrivaled global carrier network and rich supply chain intelligence, we’re able to provide shippers with data quality that can’t be matched.

Reliable, real-time freight data enables you to outmaneuver potential delays, reduce the need for manual intervention, optimize labor costs, and minimize losses from chargebacks, detentions, and other penalties.

How we make a difference for your business

True multimodal visibility

Descartes MacroPoint gives you complete oversight of all your freight activity, from one reliable source.

Updates at every milestone

Automated status updates keep you updated throughout every step of the shipment journey, from departure to arrival.

One single source of truth

Our system consolidates your supply chain data, allowing you centralize your formerly disparate supply chain information into one clear data stream.

Market-leading intel

No more lackluster intel from limited carrier networks. MacroPoint’s leading levels of carrier compliance translate into unrivaled visibility data for shippers.

Improvements you can measure

Reporting, KPIs and scorecards give you detailed insights into network performance, so you can make measurable improvements to your service.

Integration with all major platforms

MacroPoint integrates with all major TMS platforms and joins all your shipping information into a single pane of glass – Which you can access securely via the cloud.

Make your resources go further

Digitizing and automating more aspects of your supply chain operation frees up internal resources for greater productivity.

See how we can help you

By automating low value tasks, our technology can enable your resources to focus on high value relationships and growth.

Number of employees tracking & managing freight
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$0 $100k
Percentage of time spent manually tracking freight
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0% 100%

What does manual tracking cost you?

Visibility & Automation Streamline Operations

Annual Manual Tracking Costs
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Savings with Automated Tracking
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*This is not a claim on total product savings but an exercise in understanding the costs of manually tracking and processing freight. This does not account for savings in other areas like reduced carrier fees and penalties.

Macropoint features for Shippers

Learn more about Macropoint’s capabilities, and how they enhance your operations.

Connect the dots of your supply chain with a crystal clear picture of your freight, shipping and third-party logistics.

Uncover exceptions before they happen and improve overall performance.

Deliver high-quality goods and temperature-sensitive shipments safely and on time.

Specifically designed to help operators more effectively manage the movement of trailers and the associated inventory.

Proactively assess and flag potential instances of carrier or driver fraud to help prevent disruption and financial risk.

From pickup to proof-of-delivery, our digital document capture capabilities can streamline your operations at multiple levels.

Comprehensive end-to-end visibility for every mode

Truckload

Truckload visibility and carrier connectivity
you can rely on

LTL

Consolidate less-than-truckload visibility to a single control tower

Ocean

Keep late shipments & demurrage fees at bay with
Ocean Container Visibility

Air

Get advanced air shipment tracking

Rail / Intermodal

Save more time with rail & intermodal visibility on your freight shipments

Parcel

Consolidate parcel tracking with the rest of your supply chain data

Pool Distribution

Visualize carriers and pool operators to substantially lower distribution costs

Gaining the Advantage of Complete Visibility

“We strive to put as much information into our customers’ hands as possible. With Descartes MacroPoint, we can provide our customers with real-time shipment updates and take proactive action to minimize disruptions and costly late deliveries. The Descartes solution has made a world of difference to our operations and our ability to nurture our longstanding customer relationships.”

Loading Truck with Paper Freight

Mike Dailey

Manager, Corporate Logistics, Verso Corporation

How it works

Getting started with Descartes MacroPoint is easy and seamless—no matter how complex your network, or how big your objectives. Our dedicated success teams make it simple.

Learn more about our enterprise shipper solutions

Supply chains are complex, but that’s our specialty. Speak with our experts to discover how we can power a more connected supply chain.