Descartes acquires fleet safety platform Idelic for $28M

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Todd Maiden

Fri, April 24, 2026 astatine 10:46 AM CDT 1 min read

Descartes Systems Group announced it has acquired fleet information solutions supplier Idelic for $28 million. The AI-powered level manages operator performance, allowing fleets to run much safely. The woody adds different ample dataset to Descartes’ Global Logistics Network.

Pittsburgh-based Idelic’s level combines monitoring, reporting and grooming connected 1 system, helping fleets place and mitigate risky behaviors. The dataset includes implicit 40 cardinal miles of driving information on with much than 400,000 mishap reports.

“Built connected years of instrumentality learning applied to predictive mishap models crossed much than 150 fleets, Idelic’s AI capabilities are field-proven successful predicting operator hazard and optimizing information grooming interventions,” a quality merchandise stated.

The woody volition grow Descartes’ (NASDAQ: DSGX) Fleet Data Intelligence platform, combining existing way readying solutions with predictive information capabilities.

“Productivity and information are arsenic captious for fleet operators,” said James Wee, wide manager of fleet absorption astatine Descartes. “This acquisition adds captious information to our GLN and enhances Descartes’ final-mile footprint by adding highly precocious fleet information capabilities and heavy domain expertise.”

Descartes funded the woody with currency connected hand. A performance-based earnout of up to $12 cardinal is based connected assorted gross targets successful the two-year play pursuing the closing.

The acquisition marked Descartes’ 36th since 2016.

Last week, Descartes introduced its Fleet Data Intelligence platform, which uses an AI cause and instrumentality learning to amended fleet show and trim outgo per delivery.

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