Transportation Spend Management Blog
Practical insights for finance and supply‑chain leaders on parcel & freight audits, carrier contracts, and analytics..
Freight Optimization: Proven Strategies to Use
Effective freight optimization is the process of making your shipping operations more efficient to cut transportation costs. It involves strategies like freight audits, route planning, and load co...
Freight Fees Explained: How to Reduce Common Charges
Freight Fees Explained: How to Reduce Common Charges
Freight fees are the collection of charges incurred when transporting goods, encompassing everything beyond the base transportation rate. These ...
2025 Women in Supply Chain Award (Supply & Demand Chain Executive)
Breaking barriers and streamlining back-office operations, Saxon McBride, Director of Operations at Zero Down, earned the 2025 Women in Supply Chain Award for automating manual workflows and empowerin...
3PL Freight Reconciliation: Find & Fix Errors Before They Cost
If your company relies on a third-party logistics provider (3PL) to manage freight, you probably expect that the charges passed through are accurate. But many logistics and finance teams discover, oft...
Freight Post Audit: Stop Overspending on Shipping Costs
If you aren't conducting regular freight post-audits, you are overspending on shipping. It's a matter of how much, not if, complex billing errors are eroding your margins.
Freight costs are notorio...
2025 Top Supply Chain Project Award
A hospitality-focused linen and amenities supplier saw opportunity in the gaps between its warehouse operations and freight processes. By integrating FreightPOP and Zero Down's Freight
Bill Pay autom...
6 Transportation Cost Management Strategies
Transportation cost management is the process of monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing all expenses related to moving goods through your supply chain. These transport costs include everything fr...