Insights
Industry insights, integration guides, and product updates from the CXTMS team.
Parcel Carriers Are Moving From Volume to Value. Shippers Need a New Contract Playbook.
Parcel carriers are prioritizing margin, automation, and pricing power, forcing shippers to rethink parcel contracts, diversification, and spend intelligence.
CXTMS InsightsMay 15, 20267 min read
Penske’s Supply Chain Insight Shows Visibility Is Turning Into an AI Execution Layer
Penske Logistics' Supply Chain Insight platform shows why supply chain visibility is shifting from dashboards toward AI-assisted execution across freight, warehousing, inventory, and partner networks.
CXTMS InsightsMay 15, 2026 · 6 min read
Retail Logistics Is a $1.22T Market, but the Growth Is Moving Away From Basic Transport
Retail logistics is still dominated by transportation spend, but faster growth in value-added services, online channels, returns, and carbon reporting is changing where margins are made.
CXTMS InsightsMay 15, 2026 · 7 min read
Self-Funding Supply Chains: How AI Savings Are Becoming the Transformation Budget
AI supply chain projects cannot live on pilot budgets forever. The practical play is to turn early freight, planning, procurement, and fulfillment savings into the next wave of transformation funding.
CXTMS InsightsMay 15, 2026 · 7 min read
USPS’ $2B Quarterly Loss Puts Parcel Contingency Planning Back on the Table
USPS financial pressure, parcel surcharges, and dimensional-reporting changes are turning postal dependency into a carrier contingency planning issue.
CXTMS InsightsMay 15, 2026 · 6 min read
Agentic Supply Chains Need Customs Discipline Before Autonomy: Deloitte's Warning for Global Shippers
Agentic AI can rebook freight and automate customs filings, but only if shippers fix classification governance, broker handoffs, and audit trails first.
CXTMS InsightsMay 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Air Cargo Demand Fell 4.8% in March. The Real Problem Is Fuel, Hub Risk, and Capacity Trust.
March air cargo demand fell 4.8%, but shippers should focus on fuel volatility, Gulf hub disruption, and whether premium capacity can be trusted.
CXTMS InsightsMay 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Warehouse Capacity Contracted in April While Prices Jumped. The LMI Is Flashing a Storage Warning.
April’s LMI showed warehouse capacity contracting at 45.5 while utilization and prices climbed, giving shippers an early warning on storage risk.
CXTMS InsightsMay 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Robot Orders Are Flat, but Cobots Are Surging: What Q1 2026 Says About Practical Automation
North American robot orders were nearly flat in Q1 2026, but collaborative robots surged. Here is what logistics teams should take from the shift toward practical automation.
CXTMS InsightsMay 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Cold Chain Capacity Is Rising Again: Why 7.76 Billion Cubic Feet Still May Not Be Enough
The top 25 cold chain operators now run 7.76 billion cubic feet of temperature-controlled space, but shippers still need a tighter planning playbook.
CXTMS InsightsMay 13, 2026 · 7 min read