Activate Carriers in Less Than a Week
Expanding your parcel shipping network should accelerate your business — not slow it down. Yet for many organizations running multi-carrier operations, the process of activating a new carrier or extending an...
How OTM Users Maximize Value with Intelligent Parcel Execution
Most organizations running OTM software excel at freight planning. Lanes are optimized. Network costs shrink. Consolidation strategies are modeled months in advance. On paper, the plan is sound. As shipments move...
OTM SIG 2026: Close the Parcel Execution Gap
OTM SIG 2026, the Oracle Transportation Management User Conference, runs July 26–29 at the Hilton Minneapolis. If you're going, you already know what OTM does. Routing. Carrier selection. Cost optimization. Transportation...
Why FTZ Teams Are Turning to Automation
At some point, the spreadsheets stop keeping up.
Not all at once. It’s more subtle than that. A report takes longer than it used to. Someone double-checks a number that used to...
Where FTZ Programs Deliver Real Savings
Most companies don’t need convincing that a foreign trade zone can reduce costs. The business case is often clear before the program even goes live.
The surprise tends to come later.
Two companies...
Why FTZ Operations Break Down in Practice
Most teams don’t set up a foreign trade zone program expecting it to become a problem.
The intent is usually clear. Reduce duty exposure. Improve cash flow through FTZ duty deferral. Take...
Tariff Volatility is Testing FTZ Operations
If your foreign trade zone (FTZ) program isn’t keeping up with today’s trade environment, it’s probably costing you more than you think.
Tariffs are shifting faster. Enforcement is tighter. Supply chains are...
Hormuz Closure is Breaking MedTech Supply Chains
When the U.S. and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026, most headlines focused on oil prices and geopolitical fallout. If you work in MedTech supply chain or trade...
5 Signs Your Shipping Process is Increasing Freight Costs
Most logistics teams do a solid job negotiating carrier contracts. Rates are benchmarked. Carriers are reviewed. Procurement signs off.
And still, freight costs go up.
If you are shipping 10,000+ parcels per day,...
Are You Overpaying for Parcel Shipping Speed?
Why Shipping Costs Rise Even When Carrier Rates Don’t
Many companies negotiate solid carrier contracts. Discounts are in place. Rates look stable.
Yet parcel shipping costs still creep upward.
It raises a fair question....