Transportation Planning
14 posts tagged with “Transportation Planning”
Air Freight Spot Rates Jumped 41% YoY. Shippers Need a Mode-Shift Trigger, Not Panic Buying.
Air freight spot rates rose 41% year over year in May, but shippers should respond with lane-level mode-shift triggers instead of broad premium freight panic.
CXTMS InsightsJune 21, 2026 · 7 min read
SharkNinja’s Tariff Playbook Shows Why Dual-Sourced SKUs Need Transportation Optionality
SharkNinja’s tariff mitigation strategy shows why dual-sourced SKUs only create resilience when sourcing flexibility is paired with freight routing, lead-time, and landed-cost optionality.
CXTMS InsightsMay 30, 2026 · 7 min read
FedEx Network 2.0 Closures Are Turning Parcel Redesign Into a Shipper Planning Issue
FedEx Network 2.0 facility closures show why parcel network redesign needs shipper-side planning around pickup windows, exception risk, and carrier allocation.
CXTMS InsightsMay 18, 2026 · 6 min read
Industrial Production Rose 0.7%. Freight Planners Should Treat That as a Demand Signal, Not Trivia.
U.S. industrial production rose 0.7% in April, led by manufacturing gains. Here is why freight planners should turn macro data into capacity signals.
CXTMS InsightsMay 17, 2026 · 6 min read