freight procurement
11 posts tagged with “freight procurement”
Saia’s New Terminals Show LTL Expansion Is Becoming a Density Game
Saia’s new Washington and Indiana terminals show why LTL network density is becoming a shipper service, pricing, and procurement issue.
CXTMS InsightsMay 25, 2026 · 7 min read
Truck Insurance Costs Are Outrunning Crash Improvements. Shippers Should Care.
Commercial truck insurance premiums are rising faster than inflation even as injury and fatal crash rates improve. Here is what shippers should ask carriers and brokers before those costs hit freight bids.
CXTMS InsightsMay 25, 2026 · 7 min read
Secondary Capacity Is Back: How Shippers Should Rebuild Freight Budgets Around an 8% Contract-Rate Reset
FreightWaves reports long-term contract rates are up about 8% since last fall. Here is how shippers should rebuild freight budgets around secondary capacity, mini-bids, fuel exposure, and live routing-guide performance.
CXTMS InsightsMay 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Ocean Freight Contracts Need Better Data, Not Just Tougher Negotiation Tactics
Ocean freight procurement in 2026 is being reshaped by volatility, surcharge risk, and lane-level performance data, pushing shippers to rebuild contracts around reliability and landed-cost visibility instead of headline rate alone.
CXTMS InsightsApril 22, 2026 · 7 min read
Spot-Contract Freight Rate Gap Narrows to $0.11 Per Mile: What the U.S. Bank-DAT Q1 2026 Index Means for Shipper Procurement
The spot-contract freight rate gap has compressed 72% to just $0.11 per mile according to the U.S. Bank-DAT Q1 2026 index. Here's what the convergence means for shipper procurement strategy.
CXTMS InsightsApril 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Predicting Freight Failure Before Pickup: How Tender Rejection Analytics Are Closing the Last Blind Spot in Transportation Risk Management
Tender rejection analytics and predictive reliability scoring are closing the pre-pickup blind spot in transportation risk management. Learn how machine learning models predict freight failure before it happens.
CXTMS InsightsApril 2, 2026 · 8 min read
Supply Chain Contract Lifecycle Management: How CLM Platforms Are Reducing Freight Procurement Cycle Times by 70% in 2026
Manual freight contract management costs shippers weeks of cycle time and millions in leaked savings. CLM platforms powered by AI are compressing procurement cycles by 70% while catching the compliance gaps that spreadsheets miss.
CXTMS InsightsMarch 16, 2026 · 8 min read
Carrier Performance Scorecards: How Data-Driven KPIs Are Replacing Gut-Feel Carrier Selection in 2026
Learn how carrier performance scorecards with data-driven KPIs are transforming freight carrier selection in 2026—replacing gut-feel decisions with measurable metrics that reduce costs by 8-12%.
CXTMS InsightsMarch 10, 2026 · 7 min read
AI Freight Procurement Agents Are Here: How Autonomous Tendering Is Reshaping Carrier Negotiations in 2026
AI freight procurement agents are automating carrier selection, rate benchmarking, and negotiations. Learn how autonomous tendering is cutting freight spend and reshaping logistics procurement in 2026.
CXTMS InsightsMarch 4, 2026 · 7 min read
Multimodal Rate Management Platforms: How Unified Air-Ocean-Road Pricing Is Replacing Siloed Freight Procurement
Discover how multimodal rate management platforms are unifying air, ocean, and road pricing into single systems — eliminating data silos and transforming freight procurement strategy in 2026.
CXTMS InsightsMarch 4, 2026 · 7 min read