California-based DispatchTrack, a specialist in last-kilometre delivery, has announced AI-powered carbon emissions tracking to help companies meet their supply-chain sustainability goals.

Available as a feature in the firm’s routing console, CO₂ tracking helps companies in any market worldwide better understand their existing carbon output on a per-route, per-stop and per-vehicle basis, optimise routes to reduce CO₂ output, and gather data to illustrate the impact of their sustainability initiatives.

Fuel consumption in last-kilometre delivery is one of the largest contributors to emissions in the modern supply chain, as well as one of the largest costs for delivery companies. Using the AI-powered route optimisation engine, companies can discover green delivery options that leverage the most efficient routes with fewer kilometres driven and less fuel used.

By taking into consideration all of a day’s stops and shortening the total distance that drivers have to travel to fulfil their orders, it can help last-kilometre delivery companies reduce fuel consumption across their fleet by at least ten per cent.

The CO₂ tracking feature can be added to a user’s existing DispatchTrack portal. Emissions data are included within routing and reporting screens, allowing users to visualise carbon emissions for each stop, and will dynamically update as routes are changed, all based on configurable emissions expectations based on different vehicle and load types.

“When it comes to the last mile, businesses around the world are taking sustainability seriously,” said Satish Natarajan, DispatchTrack CEO. “There’s mounting pressure to do better and to invest in initiatives that actually reduce CO₂. With the industry’s first AI-based CO₂ tracking capabilities, we’re helping our customers double down on their net-zero commitments and achieve their sustainability goals. By providing CO₂ emissions numbers in real time and route optimisation powered by AI, DispatchTrack is helping our customers reduce their emissions with confidence and become even more competitive.”

Users will be able to understand existing CO₂ output and more easily track it on a per-route and per-stop basis. They can configure emissions for different vehicles and load types, and improve carbon emissions over time by grouping stops differently. It also lets them visualise hard numbers on CO₂ reductions.

Since 2010, DispatchTrack’s scalable SaaS platform has made delivery organisations more connected, agile and intelligent using configurable capabilities designed to empower better delivery management from end to end. Its proprietary AI-powered routing algorithm ensures 98% ETA accuracy in last-kilometre deliveries, and it serves more than 2000 global customers, including Walmart, Coca-Cola, Ashley, Ferguson Enterprises, Cargill and McCain Foods.