Descartes Systems Group, the logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has announced that Tennessee-based third-party logistics (3PL) provider Vesta Freight is using Descartes transportation management suite to transform its nationwide freight operations and drive 18x growth in monthly shipment volume. By automating and synchronising transportation management processes to streamline the movement of freight, Vesta elevated its customer and carrier experience, accelerated revenue cycles and reduced fraud exposure.
“Our mission is to deliver transportation excellence to shippers and carriers with every shipment, transaction and interaction, and the Descartes technology stack has been instrumental in helping us scale from a start-up into a trusted nationwide brokerage,” said Nick Cicero, CEO at Vesta Freight. “Rather than managing a patchwork of disconnected systems, Descartes provides a unified platform where brokerage execution, financial workflows, carrier onboarding and vetting, real-time visibility, and fraud prevention already work together seamlessly. That connectivity strengthens security and visibility across our network, simplifies how carriers do business with us, and gives our customers confidence that their freight will arrive safely, all while enabling our team to operate efficiently and continue scaling with confidence.”
The Descartes transportation management suite used by Vesta Freight leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and the reach of the Global Logistics Network across the following technologies:
- Descartes 3G TMS™ to automate and synchronise the more mechanical and transactional processes of brokerage operations, such as planning, rating, tendering and invoicing, so brokers can cover more loads with less manual labour, improve margins and enhance customer satisfaction.
- Descartes MacroPoint™ to connect to the most reliable global network of carriers in the industry for real-time, multimodal shipment visibility and seamless capacity sourcing, which decreases costs and allows resources to focus on high value relationships and growth.
- Descartes MacroPoint FraudGuard™ to facilitate the early detection of potential fraud using powerful historical and real-time Descartes MacroPoint visibility data, automated in-transit monitoring, and risk alerting to help companies better protect their shipments, reputation and bottom line.
- Descartes MyCarrierPortal™ drives multi-faceted security and transparency within the carrier network, with robust carrier vetting, automated onboarding and ongoing risk monitoring with sophisticated fraud prevention.
“AI innovations in our transportation management and real-time visibility suite are designed to improve accuracy and responsiveness across execution,” said Ken Wood, EVP Product Management at Descartes. “Our agentic AI capabilities enable automated driver engagement and maintain tracking continuity by handling arrival/departure confirmation and proof-of-delivery (POD) collection, freeing operations teams to concentrate on higher-value work. Agentic AI capabilities also provide exception-based automated outreach, recovery workflows, confirmation, and documentation capture – driving more consistent KPI compliance and faster issue resolution.”
