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50 posts tagged with “parcel”
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
Parcel Audit in 2026: Why Recovery Rates Are the Only Metric That Matters
Shippers overpay 5-10% on parcel invoices every year. The question isn't whether to audit — it's how to measure whether your audit program is actually working. Recovery rate benchmarks and the hidden flaws in contingency and SaaS pricing models explained.
CXTMS InsightsApril 29, 2026 · 6 min read
Cross-Border Parcel Just Got Pricier Again: What UPS’s New Emergency Fee Means for Import and Export Teams
UPS’s new emergency fee adds another fast-moving cost layer to cross-border parcel shipping, forcing importers and exporters to tighten surcharge modeling, landed-cost controls, and customer price pass-through.
CXTMS InsightsApril 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Why Parcel Functionality in TMS Is No Longer Optional in 2026
Parcel has become a costly blind spot for shippers running TMS platforms without strong rating, audit, and mode comparison. In 2026, parcel functionality is no longer a nice-to-have, it is core transportation infrastructure.
CXTMS InsightsApril 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Parcel Fuel Surcharges Are Quietly Blowing Up Transportation Budgets in Q2 2026
Ground parcel costs are hitting new highs in 2026 as fuel surcharges rise much faster than diesel itself, forcing shippers to rethink parcel modeling, carrier mix, and surcharge governance.
CXTMS InsightsApril 21, 2026 · 7 min read
FedEx One Rate Is Going Up Again. Parcel Shippers Need to Treat Flat-Rate Pricing Less Like a Convenience Feature.
FedEx One Rate pricing rises April 20, and the increase exposes a bigger issue for parcel shippers: flat-rate programs only work when packaging, zone mix, and margin controls are managed tightly.
CXTMS InsightsApril 19, 2026 · 6 min read
The TD Cowen-AFS Freight Index Shows Why Parcel, LTL, and Truckload Are All Getting More Expensive at Once
The latest TD Cowen-AFS Freight Index is a useful warning for shippers: parcel, LTL, and truckload costs are all rising together, which makes fuel, surcharge, and mode-governance discipline more important than ever.
CXTMS InsightsApril 19, 2026 · 6 min read
UPS Is Rolling Out RFID Across Its U.S. Network. Small-Package Visibility Is About to Get Less Manual.
UPS is scaling RFID across its U.S. small-package network, cutting manual scans and pushing parcel visibility toward a more automated, exception-driven operating model.
CXTMS InsightsApril 19, 2026 · 6 min read
Right-Sized Packaging Is Quietly Becoming One of the Smartest Warehouse Automation Bets in 2026
Right-sized packaging is not a side project anymore. It is a practical way to cut DIM charges, corrugated waste, labor touches, and trailer inefficiency without betting the farm on flashy robotics.
CXTMS InsightsApril 18, 2026 · 5 min read
UPS Is Using AI for Shipper Pricing and Customs Clearance, Not Just Chatbots
UPS is putting AI to work in pricing, customs clearance, and network simulation. That matters because parcel AI is finally moving from demos into freight operations.
CXTMS InsightsApril 11, 2026 · 6 min read