Transportation Spend Management

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Transportation Procurement Strategy: How to Build a Smarter Buying Process

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Transportation procurement strategy is the systematic process of sourcing, contracting, and managing freight carriers across all modes at competitive cost and reliable service levels. U.S. business logistics costs reached $2.58 trillion in 2024, representing 8.8% of national GDP (CSCMP State of Logistics Report, 2025). At that scale, how companies buy transportation is a financial strategy […]

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Step-by-step guide to auditing parcel spend, showing a carrier invoice with flagged errors including a DIM weight charge, fuel surcharge overbilling, and a recovered refund.

How to Audit Your Parcel Spend: Step-by-Step

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A parcel audit is a systematic review of every carrier invoice line item, checking for billing errors, service guarantee violations, and accessorial fee misapplications that result in overcharges. Industry research consistently finds that automated freight audit platforms achieve approximately 95% invoice accuracy compared to roughly 70% for manual review. For companies spending millions annually with

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Transportation Spend Management in 2026: A CFO’s Guide

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Transportation spend management (TSM)   Transportation spend management (TSM) is the systematic process of consolidating freight data across all modes, auditing carrier invoices for billing accuracy, and using verified spend data to negotiate better carrier contracts. For CFOs and finance leaders, it is the difference between a logistics budget that reflects what your company actually

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Simplifying the Freight Audit Process: Auditing & Payment Guide

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Freight audit and payment is the critical process of reviewing, verifying, and paying freight invoices to manage and control transportation costs. In 2025, as volatile rates and technological shifts increase shipping complexity, the global Freight Audit and Payment market is growing at a 13.8% CAGR, highlighting the urgent need for companies to gain control over

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Delivery Area Surcharge: How to Reduce Added Shipping Fees

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A delivery area surcharge (DAS) is an added fee used to compensate carriers for shipping to remote or hard-to-reach locations such as mountainous regions, islands, or rural areas with limited access. They will vary based on factors like how far away the address is, the accessibility of the location, the shipping method used, and the

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Freight Claims Management: How to Reduce Risk and Recover Costs

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Freight claims management refers to the process of resolving issues like damage, loss, or delay during shipping to recover costs and improve supply chain performance. When shipments go wrong—and they inevitably will—your ability to respond quickly and effectively determines more than just the refund. It shapes your customer relationships influences future carrier decisions, and impacts

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Transportation Management System: Key Features & Benefits

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A Transportation Management System (TMS) helps you streamline logistics, saving time and money. It simplifies shipment planning, execution, and tracking, making the supply chain more efficient and improving customer satisfaction. As supply chains continue to become more complicated, operational costs rise, and customer expectations increase, leveraging tools to help effectively manage your supply chain becomes

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How Freight Analytics Helps Make Data-Driven Decisions

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Freight analytics is the process of collecting and analyzing shipment data to improve logistical efficiency and make data-driven decisions. It can help to reduce costs, optimize transportation routes, and enhance overall performance.  Freight analysis provides invaluable insights into how your business can improve by identifying weaknesses, finding inefficiencies, and helping you address them.  This article

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What Is Packaging Optimization? A Guide to Better Shipping

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Packaging optimization is the process of improving your packaging efficiency, effectiveness, and reliability to reduce damage and shipping costs. It optimizes the materials, designs, sizing, and many other aspects of your shipments for both cost and performance. If you’re struggling with high shipping costs and product damage, keep reading to discover how packaging optimization can

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