# Walmart is simplifying inbound logistics and reducing costs for suppliers that prepay for freight service.

*business · news · 2026-05-26 · FreightWaves*

## Key points

- Walmart launched a prepaid consolidation program merging suppliers' shipments under one purchase order per location.
- Automated consolidation points now combine less-than-truckload shipments into full truckloads for greater efficiency.
- The new process cuts pallet and labor costs for suppliers and improves order cycles and sales quantities.
- Suppliers previously had to create up to 42 separate purchase orders and pallets for distribution.

**Companies:** Walmart
**Countries:** United States

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