Descartes MacroPoint™ is an enterprise visibility platform built around ELD and TMS integrations. CarrierView tracks loads through the driver's phone — app or app-less browser link — with public pricing from $0 and no implementation project. Here's an honest look at where each one fits.
Every claim about MacroPoint below is sourced from its own public pages, as viewed August 6, 2026.
Every ping passed anti-spoofing screening
Both products put freight on a live map. How they get there — and how you buy them — is where they part ways.
MacroPoint describes ELD/telematics pull and TMS push as its primary methods, with its driver app as a fallback[2]. CarrierView tracks every load through the driver's phone — app or app-less browser link — so tracking works with any carrier, integrated or not.
MacroPoint's public site offers demo and "talk to an expert" paths, with a five-stage implementation process and a carrier activations team[4]. CarrierView is self-serve: sign up, create a load, driver gets a text — first track in minutes.
Descartes positions MacroPoint as a multimodal visibility platform for shippers, brokers and 3PLs, with a 435,000+ carrier network[1]. CarrierView does one job — broker load tracking by phone — and includes every feature on every plan.
MacroPoint facts below come from its own public pages — numbered sources at the bottom, all as viewed August 6, 2026.
| CarrierView | Descartes MacroPoint™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Freight brokers | Shippers, freight brokers & 3PLs, carriers[1] |
| Primary tracking method | Driver's phone — driver app or app-less browser link, per load | ELD/GPS data pulled from the carrier's system, or TMS push; mobile app as fallback[2] |
| Getting started | Self-serve signup; free plan, no demo required | Demo / "talk to an expert"; no self-serve signup offered on its public site[1] |
| Pricing disclosure | Public pricing page — all plans listed | No pricing page on macropoint.com; figures appear only in its dated articles[5][6] |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly by active tracks: $0 / $100 / $200 / $500 — no per-load fees | Per-load; its July 2025 article cites $0.10–$2.00/load at high volume, $0.42–$3.75 at ~1,000 shipments/yr[6] |
| Implementation | None — create a load, driver gets a text | Its July 2025 article cites a $3K–$20K implementation cost; five-stage onboarding with dedicated CSM[4][6] |
| Photo & POD documentation | Included on all plans — 15 photo/document types, geotagged | Proof of Delivery listed among optional add-ons; pricing not published[6] |
| Customer visibility | No-login live share links included | Customer Portals listed among optional add-ons[6] |
| Fraud screening | Anti-spoofing checks on every location ping, all plans — checks stay private on purpose | Advertises a FraudGuard capability; implementation details not publicly documented[1] |
| Carrier network | No network to join — you track your own carriers directly | 435,000+ carrier network; 2M+ drivers on its app[1][3] |
MacroPoint's network scale and ELD integrations are real strengths for enterprise, integration-heavy operations — this table is about fit, not a takedown. Figures cited from articles reflect their publication dates and may have changed; see sources below.
You're a broker who needs loads tracked today, through the driver's phone, with photo evidence and a share link for the customer — and you want to see the price before you talk to anyone.
You're an enterprise shipper, broker or 3PL that wants visibility fed primarily by ELD and TMS integrations across a large carrier network, with a managed implementation and a dedicated success team[1][4].
Plans are priced by simultaneous active tracks — when a load delivers, the slot frees up for the next one. Every feature is included on every plan, fraud checks and all.
Descartes MacroPoint™ and MacroPoint for Truckers are trademarks of The Descartes Systems Group Inc. or its affiliates. CarrierView is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Descartes. Information about Descartes MacroPoint is drawn from its public materials as of the dates shown and may have changed since; if you believe anything here is out of date, tell us and we'll review it promptly.
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