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Industry insights, integration guides, and product updates from the CXTMS team.

Electric Forklift Demand Justified a $100 Million Factory: Warehouses Need an Energy-Capacity Plan
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Electric Forklift Demand Justified a $100 Million Factory: Warehouses Need an Energy-Capacity Plan

Electric forklift adoption is accelerating, but trucks alone do not create capacity. Learn how to align chargers, utility service, shifts, and throughput.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsAugust 10, 20266 min read
Gymshark's Supply Chain Promotion Shows Why Cost-to-Serve Belongs With Delivery Speed
retail logisticscost to serve

Gymshark's Supply Chain Promotion Shows Why Cost-to-Serve Belongs With Delivery Speed

Gymshark's logistics savings and faster delivery show why retailers need one cost-to-serve scorecard across fulfillment, transport, returns, and service.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsAugust 10, 20266 min read
Mexico Now Supplies Up to 17% of U.S. Imports: Border Capacity Must Follow the Trade Mix
cross-border-logisticsmexico-trade

Mexico Now Supplies Up to 17% of U.S. Imports: Border Capacity Must Follow the Trade Mix

Mexico's growing share of U.S. imports requires corridor-level planning for trucks, brokers, yards, appointments, and customs capacity.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsAugust 10, 20266 min read
New York-New Jersey Moved 503,016 Loaded TEUs: Measure Import Velocity Beyond Port Volume
port-logisticscontainer-shipping

New York-New Jersey Moved 503,016 Loaded TEUs: Measure Import Velocity Beyond Port Volume

Port volume shows how many containers crossed the quay. Import velocity shows how quickly usable freight reached the warehouse. Build a better gateway scorecard.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsAugust 10, 20266 min read
Smart Conveyor Motors Turn Warehouse Maintenance Into a Shipment-Risk Signal
warehouse-maintenanceconveyor-systems

Smart Conveyor Motors Turn Warehouse Maintenance Into a Shipment-Risk Signal

Connected conveyor motors reveal load, heat, energy, and fault trends before downtime threatens order cutoffs, carrier appointments, and customer service.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsAugust 10, 20266 min read
Terminal Technology Debt Is a Throughput Risk, Not an IT Backlog
terminal-operationslogistics-technology

Terminal Technology Debt Is a Throughput Risk, Not an IT Backlog

Aging terminal systems create gate queues, yard rehandles, missed connections, and demurrage. Learn how to prioritize modernization by throughput risk.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsAugust 10, 20266 min read
The Early U.S. Container Import Surge Is Ending: Reset Purchase Orders Before Peak Season
ocean-freightinventory-planning

The Early U.S. Container Import Surge Is Ending: Reset Purchase Orders Before Peak Season

The early U.S. container import surge is cooling. Learn how to reconcile purchase orders, inbound inventory, and sailing commitments before peak season.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsAugust 10, 20266 min read
BlueGrace Buying Truk TMS Makes Shipment-Data Migration the First Integration Milestone
3PL mergersTMS integration

BlueGrace Buying Truk TMS Makes Shipment-Data Migration the First Integration Milestone

A practical shipment-data migration plan for protecting customers, carriers, tenders, tracking events, documents, and billing during 3PL integration.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsAugust 9, 20266 min read
766 Out-of-Service Orders Show Why Driver Compliance Must Be Checked Before Dispatch
trucking compliancecarrier management

766 Out-of-Service Orders Show Why Driver Compliance Must Be Checked Before Dispatch

A federal operation that produced 766 out-of-service orders shows why brokers and shippers need load-level driver and carrier validation before dispatch.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsAugust 9, 20265 min read
A Record Jones Act Waiver Turns Domestic Fuel Movements Into an Expiry-Date Routing Problem
energy logisticsmaritime regulation

A Record Jones Act Waiver Turns Domestic Fuel Movements Into an Expiry-Date Routing Problem

The record Jones Act waiver expands domestic fuel-routing options, but its August 16 expiry makes regulatory timing a shipment-level planning constraint.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsAugust 9, 20265 min read