Descartes MacroPoint
About Descartes MacroPoint
Descartes MacroPoint Pricing
Starting price:
CA$1,000.00 per year
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Most Helpful Reviews for Descartes MacroPoint
1 - 9 of 9 Reviews
Alex Jose
Verified reviewer
Logistics and Supply Chain, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2023
Important tool to track Loads.
Easy and friendly tool. Important on our daily duties. Can keep track of loads and drivers can communicate if they arrive or depart from destination.
PROSCan send tracking link to drivers cell and download it. Can have the full picture whenever there is a driver on a rest or on motion.
CONSSometimes it takes up to 15min for it to be updated. That can cause a miscommunication when looking for current location.
Trevor
Logistics and Supply Chain, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2023
Top, most widely used tracking option.
It has saved our relationship with multiple customers of our that require tracking on all of their shipments. Easy to set drivers up to track and love the frequency of tracking pings. Check in and check out metrics are vital as well.
PROSI like that it provides location updates every 15minutes when in use. Tracking also updates when a truck arrives and departs from shippers and receivers which saves on endless accessorial disputes.
CONSNot much negative to say. It operates well, but have some complaints about not tracking when location setting arent on with a phone, also more of a cell service problem, but it cuts out when drivers are in bad service areas.
Reasons for switching to Descartes MacroPoint
Customer requirement
Shayne
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed December 2022
Works ok, but would not be my first choice
Simple and easy to use and setup. Nothing fancy or special about the software
CONSLooks and feels like it is from the 90s. Could really use an overall update to the look and feel.
Jason
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2022
The Gold Standard for Visibility Providers
Overall MacroPoint has been a great product for us and we'll continue to use them in the future.
PROSOther platforms try to emulate what MacroPoint does because it works well and has all of the features we need. The TMS integration makes it easy to get the current shipment status without having to leave our TMS screen. Also, the integration and support folks are knowledgeable and friendly so setup was quick and easy.
CONSThe only area of improvement I see is that they need to make it easier for carriers and brokers to form the partnerships themselves. Right now this requires manual intervention from support to do.
Brianna
Logistics and Supply Chain, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2023
MacroPoint
The number one thing I like is that it is accurate! It gives location updates regularly. We were able to integrate this with our TMS in order to provide customers with location updates every minute.
CONSOne thing I would improve is the ability to assign team drivers. Sometimes driver split shifts and we lose tracking if they turn their phones off. If both phones could track together we could avoid this.
Aaron
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed November 2021
Tried and Tested Macropoint
Macropoint has worked well for us for over 3 years. It integrates with our TMS and as long as we keep tabs on the drivers it works for the time being.
PROSMacropoint is nice because of the lower cost and relative ease of use.
CONSIt does not show a live location but pings on a cycle. If driver doesn't have smart phone, or wants to turn off the tracking, they can prohibit your view of freight tracking.
Jonathan
Logistics and Supply Chain, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2023
Macropoint good tracking app
Tracking solutions we can know where are our trucks and times to arrive
PROSEasy to use, also easy to send to the drivers and easy to set up, we can also send sms to have more ways to contact the drivers
CONSThe only thing that if the driver doest not have internet data will not work
Aywad
Logistics and Supply Chain, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2023
Descartes Macropoint for critical truck tracking
Their integration with Transport Pro makes it easier for us to create and check on tracking orders made to shipments
CONSTrucks and trailers do not give locations updates sometimes unless they're rolling. Drivers tracking their phone via Macropoint can lose connection easily too.
Stefany
Logistics and Supply Chain, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed February 2023
Could be better!
Its good but could be better regarding the truck location
PROSIts good thtat you get many notifications about where the truck is. Also, its easy for the driver to accept the tracking
CONSTracking notification are not accurate, they provide a location near the truck may be. Notifications should be user-friendly