This 2026 supply chain report reveals key trends that will impact professionals in supply chain, logistics, operations, transportation, finance, and IT roles in the year ahead. As reported in Supply Chain Management Review, the experts at the Association f...
A 2026 GRI impact analysis from SSI is an indispensable service available to supply chain, operations, logistics, transportation, and finance executives. Our solution answers the crucial question: How much is this GRI really going to cost me? At SSI, our e...
Freight data analytics yield significant cost reductions and improved operational efficiencies to SSI customers. We want you to enjoy these same benefits and the many other advantages of data-driven decision-making. As you may know, SSI performs automated,...
Peak season demand surcharges will take a bigger bite out of your budget this year. Are you ready for it? If not, now is the time to prepare for what may be your most expensive peak season ever. FedEx announced multiple demand surcharges, which will......
Freight bill audit & payment (FBAP) services from SSI provide our customers with a remarkable eight-to-one ROI on average. That means when you choose SSI, for every $1,000 you spend on our services, we recover about $8,000 in savings for your company. ...
This US Shipping Port Report reveals a surprisingly strong first half in 2025. This post provides you useful insights on the trends and factors which are impacting the supply chain, transportation, logistics and financial professionals served by SSI. As a ...
Supply chain managers today are learning to handle heightened levels of trade, tariff, and economic uncertainty, whether they like it or not. Fluctuating tariffs have been particularly challenging. Recently, Suzanne Clark, the CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Co...
Parcel cost management is now receiving a renewed focus by shippers who are eager to control costs in today’s uncertain economic environment. Parcel-shipping expenses continue to climb every quarter, which has many people looking for opportunities to ship ...
The FX Advantage™ international payment platform is a convenient, easy-to-use resource for executing cross-border B2B money transfers. If you are frustrated by the high foreign-exchange transaction fees charged by your financial institution, the FX Advanta...
Intermodal freight volume soared last year, up 8.5% annually to more than 18 million units, according to a recent report published by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA).1 Nearly every region of the US experienced volume growth, with the hig...
Those of you who manage the international freight-bill payment process in-house may at times feel like you are navigating a labyrinth. A lack of transparency can obscure your visibility at every turn. Hidden fees and high transaction costs charged by finan...
SSI provides freight bill audit and payment (FBAP) services for a wide range of business leaders on a global scale. Some of our customers save tens-of-thousands of dollars every month. Big savings such as this are made possible because we carefully customi...
2025 tariff uncertainty is hot topic right now and for good reason. At various campaign events prior to the election, President-elect Donald Trump stated, “To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff.”1 Trump has promised a tariff between 10...
SSI shipping cost management services are time-proven and if you act now, they will deliver substantial parcel and freight savings throughout the year ahead. Parcel carriers have announced their 2025 general rate increases (GRIs) and the freight transport ...
SSI freight data analytics services transform raw shipping data into visible, meaningful supply chain intelligence that is accessible to you and your team 24/7. Quite simply, our services equip you to gain actionable insights and make data-driven decisions...