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The FourKites Supply Chain Visibility Platform
7 platform features that will help you transform your business
Predictive, Dynamic ETAs
Leading brands choose FourKites because we deliver the most accurate tracking and predictive ETAs possible across every mode. No more surprises – better data means you get greater predictability, greater agility and greater confidence.
- Real-time data from GPS, ELD, telematics networks, mobile devices, AIS and more, combine with predictive route data in powerful AI.
- Over 150 factors like weather and traffic are analyzed every 15 minutes providing trillions of data points to give you better insights.
- Global ETA accuracy fine-tuned with proprietary location-specific tracking logic.
Seamless Collaboration
Keep everyone on the same page. With FourKites, you can easily share load information with internal and external stakeholders throughout the shipment’s journey.

- Save time with fully customizable, automated notifications.
- Streamline collaboration around any load with live in-app messaging.
- Empower customers with ETAs and live tracking via secure, encrypted URLs.
Advanced Analytics
From data visualization tools that highlight supply chain trends, to predictive intelligence that empowers you to proactively manage your freight, FourKites is redefining how you make decisions across your supply chain.
- Intuitive visual reports that are easy to use, share, and delve into.
- The only visibility platform with comprehensive analytics that includes:
- Carrier performance
- Customer health
- Lane performance (incl. identifying roundtrip opportunities)
- Facility performance
- Sustainability and GHG emissions
- OTIF compliance
- Detention and Dwell
- Appointment Times
- Have confidence in your data with our rigorous data cleansing and validation
- Ensure on-time delivery with prescriptive recommendations throughout a shipments journey
Multimodal
FourKites is the only solution that delivers true door-to-door visibility in a single view: real-time tracking and predictive ETAs across every mode and every leg of the journey.
- Seamlessly track freight across truckload, LTL, ocean, rail/intermodal, air and parcel in one unified platform.
- Mode-specific exception management and analytics dashboards.
- Established carrier integrations cover all Class 1 and Class 2 railroads, 95% of LTL volume and 98% of Ocean volume.
Purchase Order Tracking
Extend the value of real-time visibility to teams that rely on purchase order data, including procurement, customer service, and inbound track and trace.
- Track multi-modal shipments by PO, even when they are split across multiple carriers.
- Optimize forecasting by monitoring on-time delivery across all suppliers.
- See real-time product-level visibility on orders in transit.
360-Degree Visibility
FourKites in the only platform that allows you to unlock visibility into inbound prepaid or customer pickup freight, with live tracking details and ETAs on every truck coming into your warehouse.
- Optimize dock utilization and reduce detention with complete inbound visibility.
- Minimize safety stock and improve forecasting with live tracking and predictive ETAs for inbound inventory.
- Reduce check calls with customizable status and event notifications.
Compliance and Security
Gain peace-of-mind that all your shipments retain quality and avoid damage throughout their journey. Set up alerts for shipments at risk of theft or spoilage, and maintain a system of record for compliance and audits.
- Define temperature requirements for different types of cold-chain goods.
- Receive alerts for loads that no longer meet regulatory requirements.
- Keep your trucks out of high-risk areas that could result in product damage or delays with our custom zone alerts.
The FourKites Supply Chain Visibility Platform
Accurate ETAs Based on 1 Million Shipments a Day Give You Peace of Mind
- Real-time data from GPS, ELD, telematics networks, mobile devices, AIS and more, combine with predictive route data in powerful AI.
- Over 150 factors like weather and traffic are analyzed every 15 minutes providing trillions of data points to give you better insights.
- Global ETA accuracy fine-tuned with proprietary location-specific tracking logic.

Easy to Use Notifications and Alerts Help You Keep Everyone Informed
- Save time with fully customizable, automated notifications.
- Streamline collaboration around any load with live in-app messaging.
- Empower customers with ETAs and live tracking via secure, encrypted URLs.
The Most Advanced Analytics Help You Make Better Decisions…Faster
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- 21 out-of-the-box dashboards and reports
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The only visibility platform with comprehensive analytics that includes:
- Carrier performance
- Customer health
- Lane performance (incl. identifying roundtrip opportunities)
- Facility performance
- Sustainability and GHG emissions
- OTIF compliance
- Detention and Dwell
- Appointment Times
- Ensure on-time delivery with prescriptive recommendations throughout a shipments journey
True End-to-End Visibility Gives You Insights Across Your Entire Supply Chain
- Seamlessly track freight across truckload, LTL, ocean, rail/intermodal, air, parcel and courier in one unified platform.
- Mode-specific exception management and analytics dashboards.
- Established carrier integrations cover all Class 1 and Class 2 railroads, 95% of LTL volume and 98% of Ocean volume.
PO and SKU-Level Tracking Means Visibility For Your Entire Business
- Track multi-modal shipments by PO, even when they are split across multiple carriers.
- Optimize forecasting by monitoring on-time delivery across all suppliers.
- See real-time product-level visibility on orders in transit.
The Only Solution With Visibility Into Inbound Prepaid and Customer Pickup
- Optimize dock utilization and reduce detention with complete inbound visibility.
- Minimize safety stock and improve forecasting with live tracking and predictive ETAs for inbound inventory.
- Reduce check calls with customizable status and event notifications.
Visibility for Temp and Safety – Always Know When Your Shipments are at Risk
- Define temperature requirements for different types of cold-chain goods.
- Receive alerts for loads that no longer meet regulatory requirements.
- Keep your trucks out of high-risk areas that could result in product damage or delays with our custom zone alerts.
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“The ability to proactively manage exceptions for LTL shipments means better planning, smoother operations and improved visibility for customers. Predicting accurate arrival times for LTL loads has always been one of the harder problems in supply chain. This is a genuine breakthrough in real-time visibility, and we are happy to have collaborated with FourKites to help make this innovation happen.”
– Dustin Braun, Senior Director – Logistics, Land O’Lakes.
“FourKites enables us to identify and mitigate inefficient processes, unexpected delays, equipment failures and more as they occur. Now, we’re able to troubleshoot the loads that are predicted to be late, rather than focusing man-hours on shipments that we know will deliver on time.”
– Nick Cook, CIO and Vice President of Operations for Frozen Food Express
“Visibility has been hugely valuable for us, and as a large retailer and shipper, adding PO lifecycle visibility means we can now identify critical orders faster, eliminate inefficiencies and make better decisions on lead times,”
– Paul Thompson, Inbound Logistics Director, Meijer
“FourKites is creating visibility of the physical via digital, and facilitating better frontline decisions.”
– Brett Frankenberg, SVP, Product Supply Planning & Bottle Sales at Coke Consolidated
“Our goal as a company is to drive growth through excellent customer experiences. FourKites has helped in that effort by giving us access to the industry’s richest set of supply chain data across all of our service offerings. Using the FourKites Visibility Cloud, FourKites’ Partner Hub and Lane Connect, we can now run a smarter and more efficient operation, while simultaneously improving service levels for our shipping customers. We’re already seeing marked improvements in onboarding, on-time delivery, dwell, utilization, and customer satisfaction – and we’re just getting started.”
– George Henry, SVP of Logistics, USAT Capacity Solutions
“This engagement with FourKites is a testament to our pursuit of providing customers with the most innovative and dynamic technology offerings to secure better data and analytics surrounding their shipments. Our customers stand to reap the benefits of more precise and predictive ETAs, thereby improving visibility and providing added cost savings across the entire supply chain.”
– Mike Andaloro, President and Chief Operations Officer of BDP International
“This international expansion of FourKites predictive tracking reflects Cargill’s commitment to delivering outstanding customer service in every region where we operate. After successfully implementing FourKites within our North American operations and seeing the power that predictive shipment visibility could bring, we concluded that FourKites was the provider best equipped to scale visibility internationally.”
– Jeannie Frana, Global Process Owner, Cargill Transportation and Logistics
“FourKites’ platform allows us to quickly communicate across our organization to better support our customers and optimize our supply chain performance.”
– Chris Smith, Chief Supply Chain Officer at C&S
“The potential to preemptively identify and manage appointment and transit exceptions before they occur allows us to manage ‘out of window’ shipments in real time. This level of proactive concentration allows us to be exception-based, to resolve issues before it’s too late and to communicate any required changes ahead of time to improve our overall performance.”
– Brian Stoufer, Senior Director of Transportation at Conagra Brands
“Previously, Retail Managers had a 12 hour delivery windows, and the truck could arrive at any time within that window. With Fourkites, we are able to maintain the delivery window needed for planning flexibility, but we are also able to provide greater certainty of ETAs on the day of and day prior to delivery. This enables a greater focus on our guest and better information with which to schedule labor.”
– Jim Burnett, Logistics Director, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
We help the world’s greatest brands use real-time visibility to create a more agile, efficient and dynamic supply chain.
1,000,000
shipments tracked daily (yes, 1 million)
400+
shippers, brokers, and 3PLs
18 of the top 20
food and beverage companies
9 of the top 10
consumer goods companies