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      <title>Freight Accrual Drift: The Control Gap Between Shipments and Invoices</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Grossi]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Freight accruals miss when shipment status, accessorial exposure, carrier rating, and invoice timing are managed in separate workflows. The control gap is not accounting math. It is transportation evidence quality.]]></description>
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      <title>Freight Claims Recovery as a Margin-Control Lever: Unlocking Hidden Savings</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Explore how systematic freight claims audits can transform under-recovered claims into a consistent savings stream, enhancing your margin control strategy.]]></description>
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      <title>Shipment Milestone Integrity: The Timestamp Control Layer Freight Audit Needs</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Freight invoices can look wrong because the operational timeline is incomplete. Gate-in, dock, load, departure, delivery, POD, and exception timestamps are becoming a control layer for detention, layover, storage, accessorial, accrual, and carrier performance decisions.]]></description>
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      <title>Unpacking Parcel Rate Increases: How DIM Divisor and Minimum Charge Creep Impact Your Bottom Line</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Explore the hidden costs of parcel shipping as general rate increases and dimensional-weight recalculations silently erode margins. Learn how a proactive audit can identify and mitigate these challenges early.]]></description>
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      <title>Navigating the Mid-2026 Freight Market: Why Shippers Overpay in a Buyer&apos;s Market</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Grossi]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Explore the complexities of the mid-2026 freight market, where softening spot rates contrast with rising accessorial and detention charges. Learn why shippers are overpaying despite favorable conditions and how a freight audit performance system can help CFOs and VP Transportatio]]></description>
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      <title>Elevating Freight Audits: A Strategic Guide for CFOs and Transportation Leaders</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Grossi]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Explore the strategic importance of freight audits in optimizing transportation spend and enhancing financial oversight for CFOs and transportation executives.]]></description>
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      <title>Unlocking AI Success: The Critical Role of Freight Data in Project Launches</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Grossi]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[AI projects in transportation depend on accurate, comprehensive freight data. Shipment, invoice, carrier, route, and performance data form the foundation for reliable forecasting, automation, and decision-making.]]></description>
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      <title>Empowering Transportation Leaders with Data-Driven Insights</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Grossi]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Transportation leaders are surrounded by freight data across modes, systems, carriers, invoices, and spreadsheets. The advantage comes from turning that data into clean, usable intelligence before strategic decisions or AI initiatives depend on it.]]></description>
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      <title>The Reason Your Supply Chain AI Will Certainly Fail: Avoiding the AI Trap</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Grossi]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Shippers rushing into supply chain AI without a defined freight data strategy risk unreliable insights, poor decisions, and failed implementations. Freight audit gives teams the first practical step toward trusted AI-ready transportation data.]]></description>
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      <title>6 Carrier Pricing Changes Hit in 3 Weeks. Here Is What Most Shippers Missed.</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Grossi]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[LinkedIn carousel: six carrier pricing changes from USPS, UPS, FedEx in April-May 2026]]></description>
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      <title>Diesel Just Hit $5.64. Capacity Is at 2018 Lows. Your Freight Costs Are About to Move.</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Grossi]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[LinkedIn carousel: diesel price spike, capacity tightening, freight cost audit action items]]></description>
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      <title>UPS and FedEx International Surcharge Increases: What Shippers Should Audit Now</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[UPS and FedEx added new international demand and surge fees while raising fuel surcharge calculations in May 2026. For importers, exporters, and parcel-heavy shippers, the real risk is not one fee line — it is the compounding effect across lane, weight, fuel index, and carrier mix.]]></description>
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      <title>DHL&apos;s May 2026 Fuel Surcharge and DIM Weight Changes: What Shippers Need to Know</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[DHL eCommerce is making significant changes to its domestic fuel surcharge and dimensional weight billing effective May 30, 2026. Shippers face a near-doubling of per-pound fuel surcharges and expanded DIM weight rules that will hit lightweight, high-volume operations hardest.]]></description>
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