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Fortune Fish & Gourmet Transforms Delivery Efficiency, Customer Service, and Driver Satisfaction with Descartes Let's Talk Learn More Chicago-based Fortune Fish and Gourmet serves customers ranging from mom-and-pop shops to Michelin-star restaurants...
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Celebrating Excellence in Private Fleets: Descartes Sponsors Private Fleet of the Year Award at NPTC
Celebrating Excellence in Private Fleets: Descartes Sponsors Private Fleet of the Year Award at NPTC Let's Talk Learn More At Descartes, we recognize the vital role private fleets play in keeping industries moving. From foodservice and retail to...
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LifeLabs Optimizes Fleet Performance & Gains Critical Delivery Visibility with Descartes Let's Talk Learn More Who is LifeLabs? LifeLabs, one of Canada’s leading laboratory diagnostic service providers, processes over 112 million tests annually. To...
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Synergizing Telematics Systems and Routing to Maximize Fleet Performance Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways: Integrated routing and telematics optimizes fleet efficiency and reduces costs. Real-time tracking enhances safety, compliance, and driver...
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Transforming Building Supplies Delivery with Smarter Final-Mile Solutions Let's Talk Learn More For building supply distributors, ensuring efficient building supplies delivery is essential to keeping projects on schedule, avoiding costly delays, and...
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Border States: Optimizing Fleet Operations with Descartes’ Route Planning Let's Talk Learn More Learn how Border States, the sixth-largest electrical distributor in the U.S., enhanced operational efficiency and customer satisfaction with Descartes...
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WISMO Calls: How to Reduce Them and Boost Last-Mile Efficiency Let's Talk Learn More One of the most frequent and costly customer service challenges in last-mile logistics is the “Where Is My Order?” (WISMO). When customers don’t know where their...
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Transforming Fleet Logistics with Artificial Intelligence Let's Talk Learn More Sometimes, managing a fleet feels like juggling bowling pins with your eyes closed. You’ve got routes, drivers, time windows, and traffic all swirling around at once...
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6 Tips to Reduce Claims & Disputes in Construction and Building Material Distribution Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways: Reducing damage claims protects margins – Minimizing material damage and disputes helps building material distributors control...
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RetailWire examines the importance of speed and other factors when it comes to online deliveries, citing findings from Descartes’ 2024 home delivery report showing that 44% of consumers surveyed picked “lowest cost, speed is less important” as their top delivery preference. Furthermore, 20% wanted a “precise delivery window, with speed being less important” and just 15% wanted “fastest delivery, with timeliness being less important.”
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Team Behind the Tech: Tim Reinert Let's Talk Learn More Meet the Experts Helping Customers Excel with Descartes’ Routing, Mobile & Telematics Solutions At Descartes, we believe that the last mile isn’t just the final step in delivery—it’s where...
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How Richards Building Supply Enhances Operations with Descartes: Safety, Efficiency & Customer Experience Let's Talk Learn More Discover how Richards Building Supply, a leader in the building materials industry, leverages Descartes solutions to...
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Driving Last-Mile Gourmet Food Distribution Efficiency with Descartes Let's Talk Learn More Explore how Doug Epperly, Supply Chain Consultant, guided a gourmet food distributor to utilize Descartes’ route planning (Descartes Route Planner™ On-demand)...
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Dairy Farmers of America Optimizes Last-Mile Logistics with Descartes Let's Talk Learn More Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is a farmer-owned cooperative managing a vast distribution network for daily dairy deliveries across the U.S. They switched...
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Building Materials Delivery: How to Overcome Last-Mile Challenges Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways: Last-mile delivery challenges in building materials delivery—such as delays, product damage, and workforce shortages—hurt efficiency and customer...
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Discover how New Castle Building Products, a leader in exterior building materials, transformed fleet operations and enhanced efficiency with Descartes route planning and proof-of-delivery solutions.
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American Tire Distributors: Enhancing Fleet Operations with Descartes Route Planning Let's Talk Learn More Learn how American Tire Distributors (ATD), the largest tire distributor in the U.S., optimized its fleet operations and improved customer...
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Silver Eagle Distributors: Driving Beverage Distribution Efficiency with Descartes Let's Talk Learn More Silver Eagle Distributors, one of the largest Anheuser-Busch beverage distributors, operates in the Houston area, delivering about 36 million...
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Discover how SRS Distribution, a leader in building materials and landscape supply company, transformed its fleet operations with proactive safety measures and optimized route planning (Geotab Telematics and Descartes Route Planner™ On-demand). With...
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Customers expect real-time delivery tracking, seamless communication, and reliable deliveries, while businesses face increasing pressure to streamline operations and maximize efficiency. In this article we will go through how platforms can transform...
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