Real-time visibility is at the core of competitive advantage in the transport sector, says Berg Insight.
The firm noted that players active in this space range from niche visibility providers and more general transport management system providers, through broader supply chain and logistics software vendors, to providers of 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 at Berg Insight. “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.”
The competitive landscape
Project44 alone has over 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 integrates with more than 1,000 TMS, telematics and ELD systems.
Andersson pointed out that Trimble-owned Transporeon extended its platform for transportation logistics with the addition of Sixfold’s real-time visibility technology. At the same time, 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.
