Many businesses approach freight management reactively—solving issues as they arise rather than preventing them in the first place. While this may seem like a cost-effective approach in the short term, the reality is that reactive freight strategies often lead to higher expenses, inefficiencies, and dissatisfied customers.

Last-mile delivery is the final step of the logistics journey—the moment when a package reaches its end destination. It’s also the most expensive, complex, and failure-prone part of the supply chain. A single misstep in last-mile logistics can result in delayed shipments, lost parcels, or frustrated customers, all of which come at a steep cost.

Now that the Australian elections have concluded, many businesses are taking a moment to regroup. While a new government brings some clarity domestically, the global landscape remains anything but steady. Between renewed trade tensions, rising fuel costs, extreme weather events, and overseas conflict zones, logistics managers are being forced to navigate a storm of unpredictability.