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Producer Prices Hit a Three-Year High. Transportation Budgets Need Faster Cost Sensing.
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Producer Prices Hit a Three-Year High. Transportation Budgets Need Faster Cost Sensing.

Producer prices jumped to a three-year high as transportation and warehousing costs rose 5% in April. Logistics budgets need faster cost sensing, not slower annual reviews.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 20, 20267 min read
C.H. Robinson’s South Texas Fresh Produce Center Shows Border Logistics Is Getting More Specialized
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C.H. Robinson’s South Texas Fresh Produce Center Shows Border Logistics Is Getting More Specialized

C.H. Robinson’s new South Texas fresh produce center is a signal that border logistics, cold-chain control, and perishables visibility are becoming more specialized.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 20, 2026 · 6 min read
SPG’s Packaging Innovation Center Shows Sustainable Packaging Is Becoming a Logistics Engineering Problem
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SPG’s Packaging Innovation Center Shows Sustainable Packaging Is Becoming a Logistics Engineering Problem

SPG’s Silicon Valley Innovation Center highlights a larger shift: sustainable packaging is now a logistics engineering decision tied to cube, damage, automation, claims, and freight cost.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 20, 2026 · 7 min read
UPS’s Cargo Jet Warning Shows Air Freight Risk Management Starts Before the Flight
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UPS’s Cargo Jet Warning Shows Air Freight Risk Management Starts Before the Flight

The NTSB’s UPS MD-11F hearing shows why air freight risk management has to include maintenance advisories, carrier visibility, and contingency routing before cargo ever reaches the airport.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 20, 2026 · 6 min read
Baltimore’s $2.25B Bridge Settlement Turns Maritime Liability Into a Supply Chain Planning Problem
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Baltimore’s $2.25B Bridge Settlement Turns Maritime Liability Into a Supply Chain Planning Problem

Maryland’s $2.25 billion Francis Scott Key Bridge settlement shows why maritime liability, port disruption, and alternate routing belong in shipper planning workflows.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 19, 2026 · 6 min read
Brunswick’s $100M RoRo Berth Shows Finished Vehicle Logistics Is Becoming a Port Capacity Race
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Brunswick’s $100M RoRo Berth Shows Finished Vehicle Logistics Is Becoming a Port Capacity Race

The Port of Brunswick’s $100 million RoRo berth expansion shows why finished vehicle logistics now depends on berth windows, yards, rail, drayage, and port data discipline.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 19, 2026 · 7 min read
Drayage Best Practices Are Becoming a Customer Experience Issue at the Port Gate
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Drayage Best Practices Are Becoming a Customer Experience Issue at the Port Gate

Port drayage is no longer a back-office trucking task. Appointment reliability, chassis visibility, demurrage control, and faster proof of delivery now shape the customer experience.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 19, 2026 · 7 min read
The EU’s Van Regulation Reset Turns Last-Mile Procurement Into a Compliance Strategy
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The EU’s Van Regulation Reset Turns Last-Mile Procurement Into a Compliance Strategy

The EU’s July 2026 van regulation reset will force last-mile and express logistics teams to treat procurement, routing, and compliance as one operating strategy.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 19, 2026 · 7 min read
Fleet Leadership Turnover Is a Supply Chain Risk, Not Just an HR Problem
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Fleet Leadership Turnover Is a Supply Chain Risk, Not Just an HR Problem

Fleet manager turnover disrupts maintenance, compliance, driver retention, dispatch discipline, and customer service. Treat leadership stability as a transportation risk metric.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 19, 2026 · 6 min read
Japan Airlines’ Humanoid Ground-Handling Trial Points to the Next Air Cargo Labor Frontier
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Japan Airlines’ Humanoid Ground-Handling Trial Points to the Next Air Cargo Labor Frontier

Japan Airlines’ humanoid robot ground-handling trial shows why air cargo labor, turnaround reliability, and robotics readiness are becoming linked operational priorities.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 19, 2026 · 6 min read