Incoterms Explained: What They Mean For Your TMS

Incoterms decide who pays freight and who picks the carrier. Learn which terms let your TMS actually manage the shipment, and which don't.

Setting Up EDIFACT INVOIC for Freight Invoice Audits

Step-by-step guide to configuring EDIFACT INVOIC in your TMS for automated three-way freight invoice matching, plus EU e-invoicing compliance tips.

Choosing a TMS Implementation Partner: 6 Criteria

How European shippers should choose a TMS implementation partner: the 6 criteria that matter, named options, and a situation-based decision table.

Nucleus Releases 2026 TMS Technology Value Matrix

Nucleus Research's 2026 TMS Value Matrix ranks Blue Yonder, Oracle, SAP and others. See what moved and what it means for European shippers.

Freight Claims Software: What to Check Before Buying

A ranked buyer's guide to freight claims management software for EU shippers: which criteria matter most and which ones vendors overstate.

What Is Transportation Spend Management?

What transportation spend management means, how it differs from freight audit and a TMS, and how European shippers put it into practice.

How to Integrate a TMS with Dynamics 365: 6 Steps

A step-by-step guide to connecting a TMS to Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management using REST APIs, Business Events, and the rating engine API.

Milk run logistics, explained

What milk run logistics means, how it differs from direct shipping and groupage, and how European shippers plan multi-stop routes in a TMS.

DHL Express Confirms 5.9% Rate Increase for 2027

DHL Express set its 2027 parcel rates at +5.9%, matching FedEx. See what European shippers should audit and renegotiate before January 1.

How to Choose Cargo Insurance as a Shipper

Decision criteria for choosing cargo insurance over carrier liability alone, with a situation-to-policy table for European shippers.

Trimble Weighs Transporeon Sale: Shipper Impact

Trimble is selling its Transporeon unit. Here's what European shippers using it for freight sourcing should check in contracts now.

Setting Up EDIFACT DESADV for Retailer ASNs

Step-by-step guide to configuring and sending an EDIFACT DESADV advance shipping notice, from SSCC labels to CONTRL acknowledgment and go-live.

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Groupage vs FTL: What Shippers Need to Know

Groupage vs FTL explained: what each mode costs, when to use it, and how European shippers decide between consolidated and full truck loads.

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Setting Up a Fuel Surcharge Clause for EU Carriers

Learn to build a transparent diesel floater clause for EU carrier contracts: pick an index, set the formula, and automate checks in your TMS.

freight rate benchmarking software

Freight Rate Benchmarking: 6 Criteria That Matter

How European shippers choose freight rate benchmarking software: 6 ranked criteria, a fit-to-profile table, and named vendor tradeoffs.

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Netherlands Cuts New Truck Toll Rate Through 2026

The Netherlands cut its new per-km truck toll 22.3% from September through December 2026. Here's what shippers must verify on invoices before it reverts.

European pallet network

Choosing a European Pallet Network: 6 Criteria

Learn the 6 criteria that predict pallet network performance in Europe, and which network fits your shipping profile - not just headline rates.

OTIF

OTIF Explained: The On-Time In-Full Delivery Metric

What OTIF means, how to calculate it, and how European shippers track on-time in-full delivery using carrier data and TMS reporting.

automated carrier rate shopping

Setting Up Automated Carrier Rate Shopping in a TMS

A step-by-step guide to configuring automated carrier rate shopping in your TMS, from rate card cleanup to live testing, with EU-specific pitfalls.

4PL

4PL: What European Shippers Need to Know

What a 4PL actually does, how it differs from a 3PL and a TMS, and when European shippers should use one instead of running transport in-house.

eCMR mandatory Spain

Spain Makes eCMR Mandatory From 5 October 2026

Spain requires electronic consignment notes for domestic road freight from 5 October 2026. Here's what shippers moving goods through Spain must do now.

managed transportation vs TMS

Managed Transportation vs In-House TMS: How to Decide

How European shippers should choose between an in-house TMS, a managed 4PL model, or a hybrid, with the criteria that actually decide the outcome.

EDIFACT IFTSTA

How to Set Up EDIFACT IFTSTA Shipment Tracking

Step-by-step guide to configuring EDIFACT IFTSTA with a carrier so status updates flow into your TMS automatically, with fields and error fixes.

dock scheduling software

Choosing Dock Scheduling Software: 6 Criteria That Matter

A buyer's guide to dock scheduling software: which criteria actually matter, what's overrated, and which option fits your warehouse size.