DESIGNING FOR DISRUPTION:
Your 2026 Logistics Resilience Roadmap

Disruption has become the new normal in logistics. Trade tensions, new regulations, sustainability pressures, and labor shortages are ever-present challenges logistics leaders must face head-on.

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2026 won’t reward organisations that react fast, it will reward those who plan ahead

The 2026 Trends Report – Designing for Disruption, authored by industry analyst Adrian Gonzalez, gives logistics leaders the clarity and benchmarks they need to prepare for the year ahead.

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Why This Report Matters Now

Most supply chains were built for efficiency, not uncertainty.
Our research shows a widening readiness gap:

74% of shippers list tariff volatility as their top risk
Only 35% automate exception management
Only 26% have predictive ETAs
71% of carriers face driver shortages
Only 6% list sustainability as a 2026 priority

In short: companies know the risks, but most are not ready.

This report explains what leaders are doing differently and how to redesign logistics for resilience, compliance, and agility.

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What You’ll Learn Inside the 2026 Trends Report

A clear, actionable look at the 5 forces reshaping transportation:

1. Regionalisation goes mainstream

Why 64% of manufacturers are shifting production closer to demand, and how this impacts cost, risk, and CO₂.

2. Compliance becomes a resilience strategy

How EUDR, CBAM and increasing regulatory pressure are driving new logistics and procurement models.

3. Automation rises as labour shrinks

With 71% citing driver shortages, automation is becoming essential, not optional.

4. AI becomes a decision co-pilot

Where AI is already delivering value, including 20–30% gains in truck utilisation.

5. Sustainability moves upstream

How leaders are embedding CO₂ transparency into routing, procurement, and network design.

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Insights from industry experts

From compliance to visibility, partner experts provide a 360° view of resilience.

On the technology side, I’d highlight traceability as the key capability of the future. Most companies today don’t truly know their end-to-end supply chain.

Nicolas Urien Head of Global Trade Advisory at Dojo Consulting Group

Visibility is no longer just ‘Where is my truck?’ Companies need to see where the next disruption will come from.

Wolfgang Wörner Vice President of Emerging Business Models at Prewave

AI isn’t replacing human intelligence; it’s augmenting it. We’ll still need people for judgment, creativity, and customer interaction.

Stéphane Plovier Senior Managing Partner at DXC Technology

For companies already using a TMS and solid processes, we see a more advanced approach in procurement.

Johan Vagerstam Chief Operating Officer of Proxio Systems AB

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Adrian Gonzalez is a trusted advisor and leading industry analyst with more than 26 years of research experience in transportation management, logistics outsourcing, global trade management, social media, and other supply chain and logistics topics.

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METHODOLOGY

This report combines quantitative and qualitative insights from across the logistics ecosystem. Findings are based on a September 2025 survey of 48 verified supply chain and logistics executives including 34 shippers from manufacturing, retail, and distribution, and 14 carriers and logistics service providers, along with expert interviews from leading organisations such as Customs Support Group, Dojo Consulting Group, DXC Technology, 4flow, Prewave, and Proxio Systems.

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