Transportation Spend Management Blog
Practical insights for finance and supply‑chain leaders on parcel & freight audits, carrier contracts, and analytics..
2024-2025 100 Great Supply Chain Partners (Supply ChainBrain)
When customers vote, the truth comes out. Zero Down was named one of Supply Chain Brain's 100 Great Supply Chain Partners for 2024, following a six-month poll of logistics professionals who praised th...
What is LTL Freight? The Ultimate Guide
LTL freight, short for ‘Less Than Truckload’ freight, refers to a shipping method where shipments from multiple businesses share space on the same truck. This method is ideal for bus...
3 Parcel Spend Strategies to Reduce Shipping Costs
What Is Parcel Spend Management?
Parcel spend management involves analyzing and optimizing your shipping costs to reduce parcel delivery expenses. It’s a logistics-wide effort that looks at...
6 Essential Tips for Effective Parcel Contract Negotiation to Cut Shipping Costs
Parcel contract negotiation involves defining the terms and conditions of a contract between you and your carriers, including costs, service types, and quality standards. These negotiations aim to red...
Parcel Audits: A Strategic Approach to Cutting Shipping Spend
A parcel audit is the process of reviewing parcel invoices for billing errors or other mistakes that cost your business money. The goal of parcel audits is to recover excess parcel spend and ensure th...
What Is Supply Chain Business Intelligence?
Supply chain business intelligence is the process of using advanced analytics tools to gather, process, visualize, and analyze data from throughout your supply chain. It helps uncover actionable insig...
2024 Top Supply Chain Project Award
A multinational conglomerate was already a technology leader, yet its parcel and freight management lacked transparency. Zero Down's end-to-end overhaul recovered over $52000
in lost parcel claims an...