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Description
Descartes Broker & Forwarder Enterprise Systems empowers freight forwarders, NVOCCs, and customs brokers to digitize operations and manage global shipments with precision. The platform integrates shipment management, customs filing, accounting, warehousing, and client visibility into a single, cohesive ecosystem. By automating workflows across departments, it reduces labor costs, accelerates quoting and invoicing, and strengthens compliance with international trade regulations. With capabilities like multimodal shipment tracking, denied party screening, and global price management, forwarders gain full transparency and control over every shipment. Descartes’ deep expertise and local support—backed by three decades in logistics technology—help companies modernize while maintaining regulatory readiness. Leading logistics providers like GEODIS, Hellmann Worldwide, and Ocean Network Express rely on Descartes to increase efficiency and accuracy. Reports show users achieve up to 60% productivity gains and 15% labor savings. Whether you manage air, ocean, or ground freight, Descartes delivers a unified, cloud-based platform that keeps your business compliant, competitive, and customer-focused.
Description
SONAR serves as a sophisticated platform for supply chain intelligence and freight market analytics, tailored to assist logistics professionals in benchmarking, analyzing, monitoring, and projecting the dynamics of the global physical economy. It offers comprehensive insights into the freight market at various geographical scales—local, state, national, and international—covering all transportation modes such as trucking, rail, intermodal, air, and maritime. Among its notable features are SONAR SCI, which delivers actionable insights aimed at helping shippers, carriers, and third-party logistics providers reduce expenses and enhance compliance with route guides; Market Dashboard+ for multi-lane analysis that facilitates bid management and visualizes corridor trends; TRAC, which provides high-frequency and precise pricing data concerning market volatility, rates, and capacity; and Container Atlas, offering insights and trends related to vessel delays and pricing changes. The overarching goal of SONAR is to foster market intelligence and transparency throughout the entire ecosystem, ultimately leading to improved decision-making and performance outcomes. This comprehensive suite of tools empowers users to navigate the complexities of the freight market more effectively and strategically.
API Access
Has API
No
API Access
Has API
Yes
Integrations
No details available.
Integrations
No details available.
Pricing Details
No price information available.
Free Trial
No
Free Version
No
Pricing Details
No price information available.
Free Trial
No
Free Version
No
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
No
Mac
No
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
No
Mac
No
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Customer Support
Business Hours
Yes
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
Yes
Online Support
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
Yes
Live Training (Online)
Yes
In Person
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
Yes
Live Training (Online)
Yes
In Person
Yes
Vendor Details
Company Name
Descartes Systems Group
Founded
1981
Country
Canada
Website
www.descartes.com/solutions/broker-and-forwarder-enterprise-systems
Vendor Details
Company Name
SONAR
Founded
2017
Country
United States
Website
gosonar.com
Product Features
Freight
3PL
No
Barcoding / RFID
No
Billing & Invoicing
No
Customer Management
No
Customer Portal
No
Import / Export Management
No
International Forwarders
No
LTL Management
No
Local Forwarders
No
Rate Management
No
Shipment Tracking
No
Truckload Management
No
Warehouse Management
No
Waybills
No
Transportation Management
Billing & Invoicing
No
Carrier Management
No
Customer Management
No
Dispatch Management
No
Driver Management
No
Fleet / Equipment Management
No
Load Management
No
Order Management
No
Quotes / Estimates
No
Routing
No
Scheduling
No
Shipment Management
No
Product Features
Freight
3PL
No
Barcoding / RFID
No
Billing & Invoicing
No
Customer Management
No
Customer Portal
No
Import / Export Management
No
International Forwarders
No
LTL Management
No
Local Forwarders
No
Rate Management
No
Shipment Tracking
No
Truckload Management
No
Warehouse Management
No
Waybills
No