PCS Software, the all-in-one Transportation Management System trusted by over 1,000 carriers, brokers, and shippers, has officially announced the launch of Cortex, which happens to be an AI engine fully embedded in PCS TMS to help fleets operate faster, smarter, and with less manual effort.
According to certain reports, the stated solution arrives on the scene bearing an ability to flip data for meaningful decisions. This involves surfacing valuable insights, streamlining communications, and enhancing key workflows across the entire operation.
More on the same would reveal how, taking a departure from standalone AI tools or external overlays, Cortext makes a point to work rather seamlessly across dispatch, planning, safety, maintenance, driver management, and back-office workflows.
“With Cortex, PCS is giving us enterprise-level tech that used to only be for the giants — and making it work for fleets like ours,” said Tim Reilly, Vice President at Voyager Express, a PCS beta customer.
Talk about the whole value proposition on a slightly deeper level, Cortext will apply its underlying AI across four key areas of the TMS.
We begin from the area of optimization, which enjoys many opportunities across the TMS to solve for a best-case scenario. You see, Cortex AI brings optimization to the most data-intensive and decision-laden areas of the TMS, such as dispatch, scheduling, opportunity management, and maintenance.
Next up, we have an area focused on workflow. PCS TMS is rich with virtually every workflow needed to run and manage freight, operate a fleet, interact with drivers, and manage the financial aspects of the firm. In that regard, Cortex AI will tread up a long distance to significantly shorten workflows, allow teams to operate more efficiently, and handle more tasks in a shorter time.
The third area covered here relates to communication. Basically, Cortex AI make it possible for PCS customers to manage all communication, whether it’s via email, text, voice, or electronic interfaces, such as EDI or API.
Finally, the solution allows a consideration for insights. This it does by delivering at your disposal 25 years of insights from the company’s customers. Not just that, the company also has dynamics in place to surface the right insights at the right time, for the right people, to ensure decisions are correct, profitable, and operationally sound.
Founded in 1996, PCS Software’s rise up the ranks stems from empowering transportation and logistics companies to streamline their operations, improve efficiency, and maximize profitability. The company’s portfolio of solutions is currently focused on supporting shippers and carriers in managing their end-to-end transportation processes, right from planning and execution to compliance and analytics.
PCS’ excellence in what it does can also be understood once you take into account how it serves various heavyweights, including Perdue, Wastequip, Fastrac, Tyson, and more.
“Our AI strategy is grounded in 25+ years of operational expertise, deep customer insight, and an unmatched understanding of the workflows of carriers, brokers, and shippers—all built into the PCS TMS,” said Mark Hill, CEO of PCS Software. “We’ve focused on AI that matters—tools that improve margins, automate busywork, and give fleets that rely on PCS a true competitive edge.”
