Transportation management software: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank transportation management software by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Transportation management systems used to plan loads, manage carriers, rate freight, optimize shipments, and improve visibility across logistics networks. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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At a glance
What we observed in this categoryauto-generated
Shipsy leads the transportation management software category with a composite score of 11.2, despite registering 0% visibility — the highest score is driven entirely by its 37.5% citation rate, the strongest in the category. This creates a meaningful gap over ranks 2–4 (Descartes, Blue Yonder, Kuebix), each scoring 8.8, and signals that citation weight carries disproportionate influence in composite ranking here. The category average visibility of 1.9% and average citation of 5.0% confirm how compressed and low-signal this landscape currently is.
A clear divergence exists between being named and being trusted as a source. Descartes, Blue Yonder, and Kuebix each achieved 12.5% visibility but 0% citation, meaning Google AI Mode surfaces them in responses but does not link to their domains as authoritative references. Conversely, Shipsy (37.5% citation, 0% visibility) and e2open (25.0% citation, 0% visibility) are cited as sources without being prominently named in AI-generated answers — a split that suggests the AI treats these brands differently as informational references versus recommended solutions.
The top cited sources in this category are dominated by third-party and review-adjacent domains: youtube.com, gartner.com, and reddit.com appear before any vendor-owned domain. Among vendor domains, only shipsy.io, locus.sh, geotab.com, inteklogistics.com, and gocomet.com appear in the citation list, with several major TMS brands — including Freightview and Turvo — absent entirely with 0% on both metrics. All brand scores originate exclusively from Google AI Mode, indicating no meaningful AI visibility has been captured from alternative engines in this audit period.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Descartes 0% → 12% · rank #0 → #2+12pp
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Blue Yonder 0% → 12% · rank #0 → #3+12pp
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Kuebix 0% → 12% · rank #0 → #4+12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
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| 1 |
shipsy.io
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0% | 38% | Google AI Mode |
Shipsy ranks first with a composite score of 11.2, driven solely by its 37.5% citation rate — nearly 7.5x the category average — despite zero measured visibility. |
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| 2 |
descartes.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Descartes shares an 8.8 composite score with ranks 3 and 4, achieving 12.5% visibility but 0% citation, placing it among the newly rising brands with no source authority yet established. |
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| 3 |
blueyonder.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Blue Yonder matches Descartes exactly at 12.5% visibility and 0% citation, entering the ranked set this period from zero prior visibility with no citation footprint to differentiate it. |
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| 4 |
kuebix.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Kuebix is identical to ranks 2 and 3 across all metrics — 12.5% visibility, 0% citation, 8.8 composite — making separation between these three brands indistinguishable in the current data. |
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| 5 |
e2open.com
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0% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
e2open scores 7.5 composite via 25% citation and zero visibility, mirroring Shipsy's citation-only pattern but at lower magnitude, suggesting its domain earns source trust without answer-level mentions. |
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| 6 |
uberfreight.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
3gtms.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
alpegagroup.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
freightview.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
turvo.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
oracle.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
sap.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
mercurygate.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
manh.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
trimble.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
roserocket.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
tailwindtransportationsoftware.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
mcleodsoftware.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
logisticallyinc.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
magaya.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on transportation management software, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer.
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence — different from being named.
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps.
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically.
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Frequently asked about transportation management software AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in transportation management software?
Shipsy leads with a composite score of 11.2, driven by a 37.5% citation rate. However, Descartes, Blue Yonder, and Kuebix lead on raw visibility at 12.5% each.
What sources does Google AI Mode cite most when answering transportation management software queries?
The top cited sources are youtube.com, gartner.com, and reddit.com, followed by vendor-adjacent domains including locus.sh, geotab.com, shipsy.io, inteklogistics.com, and gocomet.com.
Which brands are cited by AI but not prominently named in transportation management software answers?
Shipsy (37.5% citation, 0% visibility) and e2open (25% citation, 0% visibility) are cited as source references but do not appear as named brands in AI-generated answers.
Which brands appear in AI answers but are not cited as trusted sources in this category?
Descartes, Blue Yonder, and Kuebix each register 12.5% visibility but 0% citation, meaning they are named in responses but their domains are not being referenced as source links.
How competitive is the AI visibility landscape in transportation management software overall?
The category is low-signal overall, with an average visibility of just 1.9% and average citation of 5.0% across 20 brands; Freightview and Turvo score 0% on both metrics.
Which brands are the biggest AI visibility risers in transportation management software?
Descartes, Blue Yonder, and Kuebix each moved from zero prior visibility to 12.5% this period, representing the only meaningful visibility gains recorded in this audit cycle.