Shipments are down, yet shippers are paying far more and tender rejections sit near multi-year highs. Insurance, enforcement and tougher carrier vetting are pulling trucks off the road faster than demand is easing.
Rules-of-origin requirements under USMCA are driving a quiet but consequential reshuffling of supplier relationships and freight lanes. Here is how the best procurement teams are navigating it.
Consumer demand for same-day and next-hour delivery has grown faster than carrier infrastructure can support. New research reveals the gap, who bears the cost, and which networks are closest to closing it.
Logistics Focus Research
State of Supply Chain Operations
of logistics leaders say their organization has materially changed at least one major process as a direct result of supply chain data analysis, up from 41% three years prior.
Freight Capital Benchmark
Carrier Investment Survey
in global freight spend is expected to shift toward nearshored suppliers over the next five years, with North American routes accounting for 38% of projected volume growth.
Operational Readiness Pulse
Last-Mile Performance Tracker
Average additional lead time companies are now building into procurement cycles as ongoing disruptions drive a broad shift from just-in-time to just-in-case inventory strategies.
