Your Carrier Rates Are Fine. Your Execution Isn’t.
Most transportation teams believe freight cost problems live in the contract.
Rates are benchmarked. Carriers are audited. Procurement signs off. Yet the budget keeps climbing.
The real source of cost is not the...
NAFTZ Annual Conference 2026: What to Expect
The people who run Foreign-Trade Zones are used to complexity. What is new in 2026 is the pace of it. Tariff schedules revised multiple times in a single month. CBP enforcement...
When Parts Can’t Wait
Every hour a machine sits idle, a dealer loses trust, and so do you. In automotive, industrial, and agricultural aftermarket, speed isn't a competitive advantage. It's the baseline.
Yet most aftermarket shippers...
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...