Mode Selection
5 posts tagged with “Mode Selection”
DHL Heavy Weight Express: When Scheduled Air Freight Beats General Cargo
A shipment-level framework for deciding when scheduled heavyweight express air freight justifies its premium over general cargo.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 17, 2026 · 6 min read
Domestic Intermodal Volumes Are 20% Above Last Year: Find the Truck-to-Rail Conversion Ceiling
Domestic intermodal volume is surging, but not every truckload belongs on rail. Use lane economics, service tolerance, drayage, and exception costs to set a conversion ceiling.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 12, 2026 · 6 min read
Fuel Shock Mode Switching: When Intermodal Savings Survive the Extra Handoffs
A door-to-door threshold model shows when higher diesel prices make intermodal worthwhile after drayage, inventory, and handoff risk are counted.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 25, 2026 · 6 min read
July Truck Tonnage Slips: A Lane-Level Test for Separating Demand Weakness From Mode Shift
July truck tonnage declined while rail traffic grew. Learn how lane-level TMS data can distinguish weak demand, mode shift, and load consolidation.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Rising Truckload Rates Make Partial-Load Mode Selection a TMS Rules Problem
Learn how TMS rules can compare shared truckload, LTL, and FTL using total landed service cost as truckload capacity tightens.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 21, 2026 · 6 min read