Berg Insight, an IoT market research provider, has released a new research paper on real-time transportation visibility platforms.
Many companies now offer different types of visibility functionality for the transport sector, ranging from niche visibility providers and general transport management system providers to broader supply chain and logistics software vendors, as well as fully integrated business management IT solutions such as enterprise resource planning systems.
“Key players in this market include Project44, FourKites and Shippeo which are all focused on visibility platforms specifically,” said Rickard Andersson, Principal Analyst, Berg Insight.
He added that Project44 and FourKites are both US-based companies active on the global market, while Shippeo is based in France.
“These companies all have extensive partner ecosystems, ranging from ELD and telematics companies to TMS, WMS and ERP system vendors as well as consulting firms and system integrators,” added Andersson. Project44 alone has more than 1,400 telematics integrations and 80 TMS/ERP integrations. FourKites also works with various partner companies having hundreds of enterprise technology offerings including ERP, TMS, WMS, dispatch and other supply chain technologies. Shippeo’s multimodal visibility network in turn integrates with more than 1,000 TMS, telematics and ELD systems.
“In addition to Project44, FourKites and Shippeo which have a specific focus on visibility platforms, other major players in this space include Transporeon and Descartes which are also key TMS providers,” said Andersson. He added that Trimble-owned Transporeon extended its platform for transportation logistics with the addition of Sixfold’s real-time visibility technology, while Descartes acquired MacroPoint which is one of the largest supply chain visibility networks.
“The transport management and visibility markets are expected to continue to amalgamate in the coming years through continued M&A activities and in-house development efforts aimed at achieving true end-to-end supply chain visibility,” concluded Andersson.
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