Why pick our fleet optimisation software solutions for your industry?
You want a cost-effective and sustainable road transport operation that is recognised for delivering an excellent customer experience.
Many household names from all over the world use Descartes' software to streamline their fleet operations, increasing inbound and outbound flow of goods, and routing deliveries to their own depots, stores, or customers.
We cover a wide range of sectors with fleets of all sizes; click on an industry below for more details on how Descartes' fleet solutions keep it moving.
This is not an exclusive list so if you don't see your industry, please contact us to discuss how Descartes can maximise your fleet efficiency, reduce CO2 emissions and deliver a great customer experience.
Explore our logistics solutions by selecting your industry
Food & Beverage
The delivery of food can be time critical, find out how to increase the accuracy of your deliveries, reduce costs and deliver more. Improve customer service with accurate delivery slot times and delivery notifications.
Distribution and 3PL's
Whether you are operating a network of fixed routes or dynamic routes that are calculated daily, obtain greater efficiency and reduce costs. Reduce miles driven, lower costs and CO2 emissions while still increasing capacity.
Retail - Non Food
Solutions for deliveries to distribution centres, high street stores or the home that improve customer satisfaction. Increase the visibility of deliveries both internally and for the customer.
eCommerce
The management of deliveries is important for customer satisfaction whether you use couriers or your own fleet. Discover more about the kinds of deliveries consumers want and how you can improve customer satisfaction.
Home Delivery
Also known as last or final mile delivery it is often the most difficult mile of the delivery chain, but can provide the largest opportunity for improvement. Discover how to reduce costs and increase delivery capacity while also improving customer satisfaction.
Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
Security, traceability and delivery tracking are important features for the health sector. Discover how to achieve accurate delivery times with a high-level degree of proof of delivery.
Building supplies, Merchants and DIY
Delivering building materials has its own unique challenges. Discover solutions that will increase the daily delivery capacity and provide proof of delivery.
Mobile Workers
Providing your mobile workers with a sensible and efficient route improves their job satisfaction and reduces their time spent planning. Optimising each day’s route and order of visits can reduce miles driven and increase the number of visits that are possible in a day.
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Customer Successes
“Descartes Reservations™ and Route Planner™ solutions were integral to our strategy of offering a more extensive, but unified delivery service. The advanced optimisation capabilities and architecture of the Descartes solutions were critical, bringing new delivery service options to our customers in an economically feasible way. ”
Andrew Gay - Systems Manager
Fulfilment costs reduced £1.8m
Increased delivery productivity 35%
Delivery windows provided at POS
“We were impressed by the investment and support that Descartes put into this product and the roadmap. This technology has allowed us to be agile, forward-thinking and work optimally with our fleet with benefits on costs, sales and satisfaction across the business and with our customers. ”
Edward Corbett - Head of Programme
Delivery capacity increased 25%
OTIF deliveries increased 15%
Fleet size 500+
“Redefining the Customer Experience in the Tyre Replacement Market”
Jobs/van/day increased 194%
Mileage reduced 13%
Fleet size 400+
“We estimate that we've reduced our transport costs by 10% per ton delivered.”
Frédéric Poirier - Logistics & IT Manager
Transport costs reduced by 10%
Optimised mix of own vehicles and third parties
Maximised driver and vehicle utilisation
“Descartes’ integrated routing and mobile solution is helping us meet our customer service commitments while making our fleet, drivers, and dispatchers more productive.”
Henk Tol - Distribution Manager
Improved fleet productivity
Customer commitments met
Accurate orders delivered on time
