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Descartes Systems Group has spent about US$220 million on two logistics technology acquisitions in eight days, adding freight brokerage transportation management and 3PL warehouse fulfillment capabilities to its Global Logistics Network.
The company acquired California-based Extensiv for about US$120 million Sept. 1, following its US$100 million acquisition of Tai Software announced Aug. 24. The transactions are Descartes' fifth and fourth acquisitions of 2026, respectively, and its 35th and 34th since 2017.
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Descartes Systems Group has acquired freight brokerage technology provider Tai Software for about US$100 million, expanding its transportation management capabilities and adding shipment and carrier execution data to its Global Logistics Network.
California-based Tai provides an AI-enabled transportation management system for freight brokers covering truckload, less-than-truckload, drayage and cross-border operations. The ...
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A benchmark study found a record 81 percent of some 600 shippers and logistics service providers view transportation management as a differentiator or competitive weapon.
Similarly, those viewing transportation as a basic service or not important dropped to 19 percent, an all-time low since the inception of the study, Descartes Systems ...
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By Jackson Wood
July was a busy month for U.S. containerized imports, following two months of uneven performance. Total volumes surged 18 percent over June to 2.62 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). It’s also a 2.6 percent increase over July 2024 – and just 555 TEUs short of the record set ...
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Descartes Systems Group, the Ontario-based on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions provider, said it has acquired PackageRoute, which focuses on last-mile carrier solutions.
PackageRoute’s simplifies and optimizes daily operations of final-mile carriers, offering a mobile and web-based platform that provides real-time visibility into package deliveries, route optimization, and fleet management.
Sammamish, Washington-based PackageRoute said its ...
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Descartes Systems Group, a provider of on-demand, software-as-a-service logistics solutions, said Brazil’s Grupo Petrópolis is using its routing and fleet management solution to enhance its nationwide beverage distribution operations using about 2,900 vehicles.
The Descartes solution helped beermaker Grupo Petrópolis achieve a 98 percent on-time delivery rate while reducing overtime hours ...
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Descartes Systems Group, the on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions provider, announced that the Descartes Air Messaging solution has streamlined the transmission of air shipment data according to the International Air Transport Association’s ONE Record messaging standard.
IATA’s ONE Record initiative aims to help airlines, their partners and service providers digitize air cargo messaging ...
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Descartes Systems Group, a provider of on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions, said Illinois-based freight forwarder American Lamprecht has employed its cloud-based forwarder enterprise billing and accounting solution.Using Descartes’ shipment tracking capabilities, which are integrated with Descartes’ cloud-based forwarder enterprise billing and accounting solution, American Lamprecht can provide its customers with real-time visibility ...
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Descartes Systems Group, the Canadian software-as-a-service solutions provider, report strong results for its fiscal third quarter ended Oct. 31, as it assimilates two acquisitions from the previous quarter.Revenue for the quarter ended Oct. 31, was US$168.8 million, up 3 percent from the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, as income ...
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Descartes Systems Group, a leading provider of on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions, said it has acquired Sellercloud, a provider of omnichannel ecommerce solutions.New-Jersey-based Sellercloud supports small and mid-market retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Its Inventory Management Solutions and Order Management Solutions (IMS/OMS) help customers synchronize, plan and manage inventory levels across multiple ...
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