Descartes Fleet Performance Management Features

Matches customer requests with routes and driver or vehicle availability.

Define default routes per customer, geography, type of vehicle or type of cargo.

Routes can be assigned to drivers individually or by batch base on criteria such as qualifications or experience.

Defines schedules for a geographical area, customer group, or type of delivery.

Define and implement constraints such as maximum distance or number of required stops.

Administrators can override schedules when unexpected changes occur.

Estimated time of arrival can be shared with customers and adjusted when needed.

Allows users to establish and change priorities for routing activities.

Receive system updates as soon as any changes are made

Adjust routes based on company constraints and customer requirements.

Analyse the performance of different routes or schedules.

Track time (for travel, load/unload, etc.) and the associated costs.

Monitor driver productivity based on KPIs such as time to destination.

A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.

Analyze vehicle performance for various routes or types of deliveries.

Provide KPIs to monitor and manage driver performance.

Analyze costs for vehicle maintenance, fuel consumption, or mileage.

Analyze vehicle performance for various routes or types of deliveries.

Provide KPIs to monitor and manage driver performance.

Analyze costs for vehicle maintenance, fuel consumption, or mileage.

Manages the inventory of vehicles across multiple locations.

Ability to monitor and optimize fuel consumption.

Schedule maintenance operations and plan downtime.

Track the location of vehicles using GPS technology.

Allows fleets and service businesses to track the condition of tires on their vehicles

Track and manage inspections for worksites, vehicles, and/or equipment to remain compliant with industry standards

Manage sending personnel and resources to a site as needed

Creating, assign, and track jobs and/or tasks for work orders

Track employee schedules, availability, and performance across projects and tasks

Manage and track customer orders for goods, investments, or any other purchases

Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply

Track all personnel who operate company vehicles

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Organize and track the physical movement of goods from one location to another

Manage, maintain and track the performance of assets and equipment

Log miles driven for tax deduction or reimbursement purposes

Ability to record, store, update, and retrieve information

Identify and flag system, guidelines, or branding violations/suspicious behavior by users, customers, vendors, or partners.

Provide features for onboarding of new drivers.

Implement safety measures to comply with regulations.

Allow dispatchers to track the location of drivers in real time.

Analyze driver behavior to identify issues and prevent accidents.

Process to track, record, and analyze expenses that occurred over the entire duration of a given project

Track item deliveries through dispatch notifications, status and location tracking, and ETA updates

Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction

Monitor the usage of assets, such as equipment, tools, software, etc., throughout their lifecycle

Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred

Calculate the estimated time of arrival (ETA) for each delivery.

Allow drivers to capture customer confirmation on shipments.

Suggest optimal routes for deliveries to save time and fuel.

Create alerts for speeding, idle engine, or fast acceleration.

Track the location of vehicles using GPS technology.

Ability to monitor and optimize fuel consumption.

Monitor the inventory of vehicles across multiple locations.

Set up geographic boundaries around areas that needs to be monitored.

Deliver driver alerts via text message or other forms of communication.

Track actual mileage and compare to estimated distances.

Monitor driver performance based on idle time and on-time deliveries.

Provide estimated times of arrival (ETAs) for deliveries.

Allows users to access daily and weekly hours logged, time remaining, and hours of service (HOS) status

Provides preventive maintenance alerts to help drivers avoid ELD mandate fines

Drivers can submit DVIRs from within the software

Allows users to access the ELD even when offline

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Allows uses to identify any footage that has incidents involving collisions or harsh breaking

Provides driver with a safety score based on driving performance

Dashcam footage is automatically uploaded to the cloud for access

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes

Notifies users of colllision concerns

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Analyzes driver biometrics to alert of any safety concerns

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Visualize locations on a map

System to support the positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) measurements of an object or individual

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Plan daily routes to optimize employee scheduling and provide directions

Import and export data to and from software applications

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Predict future data based on historical data sets

Report and update incidents related to health or workplace injuries that occur on a job or en route to a job site

Automatically create schedules based on business needs or employee availability and qualifications

Track past routes to better plan and optimize repeat trips

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

A collection of customer information such as contact details, demographics, previous interactions, etc.

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Internally shared group of vehicles ready to be dispatched as/when needed

Search by a unique Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to reveal a vehicle's features, specifications and history

Notifications via mobile devices

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources

Receive and/or send email notifications for urgent updates, requests, or other information

Schedule predetermined or ad hoc maintenance services and labor requests

A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.

Receive data and information in real time

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Record of trip details

Notifications that are delivered to users as soon as an event occurs

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

Import and export data to and from software applications

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources

Track all personnel who operate company vehicles

System to support the positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) measurements of an object or individual

Digitally sign online documents

Manage sending personnel and resources to a site as needed

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria

Track employee schedules, availability, and performance across projects and tasks

Send messages via SMS

Organize customer data and accounts by user or geography

Manage and track customer orders for goods, investments, or any other purchases

Track driver locations on a map in real time

Track item deliveries through dispatch notifications, status and location tracking, and ETA updates

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Finding the most optimal routes for drivers based on various factors and constraints

Monitor and track fuel consumption and costs

Recognize/detect varying frequencies in a person's voice to identify/verify "who" is speaking

Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply

Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction

Manage and track orders being shipped to customers

Organize and track the physical movement of goods from one location to another

Track orders throughout the fulfillment process

Online portal through which end users can access the system, manage tasks, or obtain information

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.