Insights
Industry insights, integration guides, and product updates from the CXTMS team.
Freight Broker Insurance Premiums Are Surging: Build Liability Into Every Tender
Freight broker insurance costs are climbing sharply. Learn how automated tender controls can verify coverage, expose exclusions, and price liability risk.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 22, 20266 min read
Kimberly-Clark’s Alternative Fiber Pilot: A New Model for Raw-Material Resilience
Kimberly-Clark’s Yuma hesperaloe pilot shows how manufacturers can qualify alternative raw materials while controlling cost, quality, logistics, and chain-of-custody risk.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 22, 2026 · 6 min read
The LPG Shuttle Trade: How Ship-to-Ship Transfers Are Rewriting US–Asia Routing
Rising Panama Canal costs are pushing LPG exporters toward ship-to-ship transfers. Learn how to control custody, safety, schedules, and documentation.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 22, 2026 · 6 min read
RFID Meets Machine Vision: The Warehouse Accuracy Stack That Finally Closes Blind Spots
RFID identifies inventory at speed while machine vision validates count, condition, and location. Here is how warehouses can combine both into a measurable accuracy stack.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Sail Freight Returns: Can the TradeSailer 120 Make Coastal Shipping Economical?
The TradeSailer 120 tests whether small, low-crew sail freighters can turn coastal waterways into a practical option for palletized regional cargo.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 22, 2026 · 6 min read
97% of 3PLs Offer Inbound Logistics—but Shippers Still Need Proof of JIT Readiness
Most 3PLs offer inbound logistics, but JIT operations demand evidence of milestone visibility, ASN quality, escalation speed, and recovery performance.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Aluminum Price Investigations Put the Midwest Premium Under a Supply Chain Microscope
Congressional scrutiny of the aluminum Midwest premium gives manufacturers a reason to audit surcharge formulas, landed costs, and repricing triggers.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Amazon’s Sixfold Drone Expansion Makes Delivery-Zone Eligibility a Network Data Challenge
Amazon’s drone expansion shows why last-mile networks must calculate address, parcel, weather, airspace, inventory, and promise eligibility before checkout.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Clorox’s ERP Transition Shows Why Inventory Benefits Need a Post-Go-Live Ledger
A practical 30/60/90-day ledger for proving ERP-driven inventory, planning, automation, and order-cycle gains after go-live.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 21, 2026 · 6 min read
DOT’s High-Frequency Freight Data Deal Changes the Standard for Transportation Market Intelligence
USDOT's move to high-frequency freight data raises the standard for timely, governed transportation market intelligence and auditable TMS decisions.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 21, 2026 · 6 min read