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How to Choose a Managed Transportation Provider
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How to Choose a Managed Transportation Provider

Follow this buyer’s guide to choose the right managed transportation provider for your freight operation.

May 6, 2026 - 2:59 PM 3 min read
Top Managed Transportation Implementation Challenges Solved
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Top Managed Transportation Implementation Challenges Solved

This guide helps shippers and businesses overcome the most common managed transportation implementation challenges.

May 6, 2026 - 1:11 PM 4 min read
Free Transportation Savings Assessment Guide

Free Transportation Savings Assessment Guide

Get a free freight analysis powered by AI, and discover potential savings across your transportation network.

May 6, 2026 - 10:23 AM 3 min read
The 3PL Margin Problem: How Opaque Pricing Costs Shippers
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The 3PL Margin Problem: How Opaque Pricing Costs Shippers

3PL pricing is built on a percentage of your freight spend, which means their margin grows with your inefficiency. Here’s what to do about it.

May 6, 2026 - 10:15 AM 3 min read
Why So Many TMS Implementations Fail (and What Works Instead)
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Why So Many TMS Implementations Fail (and What Works Instead)

Many legacy TMS implementations take 12 to 18 months and are never fully adopted. Here’s why, and what you shippers can do instead.

May 6, 2026 - 10:01 AM 3 min read
The Transportation Tax: The Hidden Cost of In-House Freight
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The Transportation Tax: The Hidden Cost of In-House Freight

Shippers spend lots of money on staff and software just to manage freight in-house. Here’s how much transportation overhead costs, and what to do about it.

May 6, 2026 - 9:49 AM 3 min read
The Buying Committee Guide to Managed Transportation
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The Buying Committee Guide to Managed Transportation

A single guide for the full buying committee—including CFO, VP Supply Chain, VP Transportation, and IT—and how to align on managed transportation.

May 5, 2026 - 3:48 PM 5 min read
The Forward-Deployed Model in Managed Transportation
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The Forward-Deployed Model in Managed Transportation

Forward-deployed experts are the operating model behind modern managed transportation. Here’s how it differs from traditional account management.

May 5, 2026 - 3:39 PM 4 min read
MCP Connectivity: How Modern MT Providers Integrate Faster

MCP Connectivity: How Modern MT Providers Integrate Faster

Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectivity is changing how freight systems integrate. Here's why 90-day deployments are possible now.

May 5, 2026 - 3:18 PM 3 min read