by Tony Nuzio | Contract Negotiations, logistics consulting, Logistics Contract Benchmarking
Your carrier contract has a hidden trapdoor, and for most shippers, it takes an invoice like this one to find it. A regional trucking company serving a manufacturer was charging a 45% fuel surcharge in February 2026. By last week, it had jumped to 62.5%, and then, in...
by Oliver Nodjoumi | Logistics Contract Benchmarking
Some line items are scarier than they look. On the surface, freight invoices appear routine; rows of numbers, surcharges, and totals. But hidden beneath those quiet line items lurk charges that quietly devour profits. Without strong oversight, these costs slip through...
by Oliver Nodjoumi | Logistics Contract Benchmarking
Carrier proposals often look attractive, full of discounts, incentives, and carefully packaged rates. But here’s the challenge: unless you compare those offers against unbiased market data, you’ll never know if they’re actually competitive. That...