Insights
Industry insights, integration guides, and product updates from the CXTMS team.
Caterpillar’s $392 Million Tariff Refund Shows Why Duty Data Needs an Audit Trail
Caterpillar’s $392 million tariff recovery illustrates why importers need shipment-level duty history, evidence controls, and disciplined landed-cost reconciliation.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 27, 20266 min read
Commercial Wind Propulsion Is Scaling: Add Vessel Technology to Ocean Freight Decisions
Wind-assisted propulsion is moving into commercial shipping fleets. Learn how forwarders can evaluate vessel technology, fuel savings, emissions data, and green premiums.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 27, 2026 · 6 min read
Crowley’s New Central America–Houston Service Opens a Gulf Coast Sourcing Lane
Crowley’s weekly Central America–Port Houston service gives importers a direct Gulf Coast lane for produce, apparel, retail, and industrial cargo.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Home Depot’s Three-Hour Delivery Rollout Makes Bulky Last Mile a Precision Operation
Home Depot’s nationwide three-hour delivery promise shows why bulky last-mile orders require precise inventory, capacity, and exception controls.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 27, 2026 · 6 min read
On-Time Performance Still Wins: Build a Logistics Service Scorecard That Operators Trust
Build a credible logistics service scorecard that connects on-time performance to carrier, lane, facility, and exception-level actions.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Tuxpan’s Short-Sea Links Put Mexico–U.S. Freight on a Four-Day Ocean Clock
New short-sea links from Tuxpan promise four-day service to Port Canaveral and six days to Philadelphia, giving Mexico–U.S. shippers another way around congested land gateways.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 27, 2026 · 6 min read
UPS's $2 Billion Network Investment: What Healthcare and International Shippers Should Watch
UPS is investing more than $2 billion in international, healthcare, and supply chain operations. Here is how shippers should measure whether the network expansion improves service.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 27, 2026 · 6 min read
ADM's $100 Million Oilseed Expansion: Planning the Inbound Freight Ramp Across Four Plants
ADM's planned expansion across four U.S. oilseed crushing plants will reshape inbound seed, outbound meal, and vegetable oil flows. Here is how logistics teams can prepare capacity, storage, and appointment controls.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 26, 2026 · 6 min read
Arizona Reopens to Mexican Cattle: A Border-Corridor Restart Checklist
The Douglas, Arizona cattle crossing is reopening after a prolonged screwworm-related shutdown. This checklist helps livestock logistics teams restart the corridor without compromising compliance, animal welfare, or capacity.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 26, 2026 · 6 min read
BMO’s Trucking Credit Signal: What Falling Impaired Loans Reveal About Carrier Health
BMO’s trucking loan data improved sharply in the latest quarter. Learn how shippers can turn that signal into stronger carrier qualification and capacity decisions.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 26, 2026 · 5 min read