What it takes to defend a 2027 freight budget

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Shippers and procurement teams face uncertainty as they prepare freight budgets for 2027, balancing finance teams' need for a stable forecast against volatile market conditions. Xeneta has been holding industry roundtables in cities including Atlanta, Houston, London, Cologne, and Singapore to discuss budgeting approaches.

Procurement teams building 2027 budgets are stuck between two things that don’t move at the same speed: Finance wants one defensible number that survives the year. The market wants to keep changing it. Over the past two weeks, Xeneta has been hosting peer-to-peer roundtables with shippers in Atlanta, Houston, London and Cologne – with Singapore ...