Freight Procurement
26 posts tagged with “Freight Procurement”
Carrier Bid-Pricing Tools Are Turning Fuel Normalization Into a Negotiation Standard
Carrier bid-pricing tools are exposing how fuel baselines, accessorial rules, and lane assumptions can distort freight RFP comparisons.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Voice Load Search Moves Carrier Availability Closer to Real-Time Procurement
Voice load search and agentic freight tools are compressing tender response, rate negotiation, booking, and carrier availability into live operating workflows.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 19, 2026 · 6 min read
Contract Freight Is Becoming a Fuel-Cost Hedge for Bulky Retail
Lovesac's use of contract freight shows why bulky retail shippers need lane-level fuel, cube, surcharge, and service evidence before spot volatility hits.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Retail Freight Resilience Is Shifting From Spot Savings to Contracted Optionality
Retail freight contracts are becoming tools for optionality, helping shippers control cost while protecting service when tariffs, fuel, and demand shift.
CXTMS InsightsJune 26, 2026 · 7 min read
Committed Freight Marketplaces Are Moving Beyond Spot Load Boards
Committed freight marketplaces are giving shippers and carriers a more structured alternative to spot load boards as coverage risk returns.
CXTMS InsightsJune 19, 2026 · 6 min read
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