ShipTrack

Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, recently announced it acquired ShipTrack, a Plantagenet, Ontario-based provider of cloud-based mobile resource management and shipment tracking solutions that help shippers with automate dispatch, updates on shipment status and estimated time of arrival (ETA), and eliminate paper-based delivery processes.

Implementing a shipment tracking software platform can virtually eliminate shipping mistakes such as; incorrect addresses, inaccurate shipment weights, improper handling, carrier reliance, and proof of delivery.

In this shipping execs' guide to real-time tracking for last mile and last yard delivery, we describe how end-to-end visibility systems address challenges facing carriers such as cutting transportation costs, business process improvement, and Improved customer service.