freight-costs
20 posts tagged with “freight-costs”
Strait of Hormuz Fees Would Turn Maritime Risk Into a Line-Item Cost Control Problem
Proposed Strait of Hormuz fees would force shippers to manage maritime risk as a modeled cost-control problem across surcharges, routing, procurement, and TMS governance.
CXTMS InsightsJune 22, 2026 · 7 min read
FedEx Fuel Surcharge Changes Put Export Shippers Back on Cost Alert
FedEx's June 22 international fuel surcharge change raises export parcel exposure and gives shippers a fresh reason to model surcharge risk weekly.
CXTMS InsightsJune 19, 2026 · 6 min read
The May LMI Says Logistics Is Still Expanding, but Planning Slack Is Thin
The May Logistics Managers Index shows logistics expansion is still strong, but rising inventory and transportation costs leave operators with less planning slack.
CXTMS InsightsJune 15, 2026 · 7 min read
Rail Intermodal Growth Is Becoming a Truckload Budget Pressure Valve Again
Rail intermodal growth is giving shippers a practical pressure valve as truckload rates tighten, but savings depend on lane-level execution discipline.
CXTMS InsightsJune 15, 2026 · 6 min read
Truckload-to-LTL Downshifts Are a Budget Signal, Not Just a Mode Choice
Shippers moving freight from truckload to LTL are not just changing modes. They are exposing budget pressure, service risk, and data-quality gaps that need disciplined cost modeling.
CXTMS InsightsJune 14, 2026 · 7 min read
Diesel Is Still Above $5.50: Why Fuel Volatility Belongs in Every Routing Guide
Diesel’s May 25 average of $5.523 per gallon shows why shippers need fuel volatility, surcharge controls, and oil-risk scenarios built into routing guides.
CXTMS InsightsMay 31, 2026 · 7 min read
Furniture Retailers Need Fuel-Sensitive Home Delivery Models Before Surcharges Hit Margin
Furniture retailers face fuel exposure across ocean freight, warehouse transfers, and final-mile delivery. Fuel-sensitive home delivery models protect margin before surcharges spread.
CXTMS InsightsMay 23, 2026 · 7 min read
Tariff-Adjusted Landed Cost Is Replacing Unit Price as the Sourcing Metric That Actually Matters
Tariff-adjusted landed cost gives procurement, logistics, and finance a shared way to model duties, refunds, transportation, inventory, and compliance risk before sourcing decisions lock in fragile assumptions.
CXTMS InsightsMay 19, 2026 · 6 min read
Manufacturing Input Costs Hit a Four-Year High. Transportation Teams Will Feel It First.
Manufacturing input costs are back at 2021-style stress levels. Freight teams need live supplier-delay and fuel-sensitivity signals before procurement inflation turns into transportation volatility.
CXTMS InsightsMay 15, 2026 · 7 min read
Parcel Audit Recovery: How to Stop Leaving 5% of Your Freight Spend on the Table
Parcel carriers overbill. It's not a bug — it's baked into the complexity of modern shipping contracts and rate structures. Here's how automated parcel audit recovery works and why most shippers are leaving thousands of dollars unclaimed every month.
CXTMS InsightsApril 30, 2026 · 5 min read