The Descartes Systems Group has announced the acquisition of Drivin, a provider of last-mile delivery management solutions across Latin America, expanding the company’s AI-powered last-lile logistics capabilities and its Global Logistics Network.
Drivin’s platform helps distributors, retailers, consumer goods companies and logistics service providers improve delivery performance through route optimization, dispatch management and real-time execution visibility, supported by machine learning and agentic AI capabilities. The platform has seen wide adoption in high-density urban environments where logistics complexity and service expectations continue to increase.
James Wee, general manager of fleet performance management solutions at Descartes, said Drivin brings a “proven and highly adaptable solution for managing complex last mile operations” along with a significant volume of operational data from real-world delivery execution across Latin America. “The combination enhances our ability to serve distribution-intensive businesses around the world as they modernize and scale to meet customer expectations for faster, more reliable delivery experiences amidst growing urban congestion and complexity,” Wee said.
Descartes CEO Edward Ryan said Latin America represents a growth market for both Descartes and the broader logistics technology industry: “Drivin complements our existing fleet performance management offering, expands our reach in Latin America, and adds experienced leadership and deep domain expertise to help accelerate innovation, adoption and customer success across the Descartes Global Logistics Network.”
Drivin is headquartered in Santiago, Chile. Descartes acquired the company for up-front consideration of approximately US$30m, paid in cash on hand, plus potential performance-based consideration. The all-cash earn-out is capped at US$5m, contingent on the combined business meeting revenue-based targets over the first two years following the acquisition, with any earn-out expected to be paid in fiscal year 2029.
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