TMS

Beacon and Descartes

Descartes provides logistics network services and transportation management software, including tools for customs and compliance. Beacon works with Descartes environments to bring shipment activity and exceptions into one operational view, helping teams follow ETAs and coordinate actions while keeping the TMS and network services in place.

Diagram: freight invoices, rate cards, freight contracts, shipment data and milestones flow into Beacon and out as one dashboard

How Beacon connects.

Three ways in, depending on where your data lives today.

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Business systems: ERP, TMS and planning tools, connected by API

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Documents: invoices, rate sheets and shipment spreadsheets, uploaded or forwarded

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Carrier and port data: through our data partners, across 160+ carriers

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