The CartonCloud Logistics Index 2026: See where your operation stands

Every rate review, tech investment, and hiring call gets a lot easier when you have real industry numbers backing you up. Now in its tenth wave, the CartonCloud Logistics Index provides a regular pulse check on the sentiment, challenges, and priorities shaping the logistics industry — giving you clear data to walk into your next big decision with full confidence.

This year, operators find themselves in a state of flux, facing a distinct double-edged sword: operating costs are climbing, yet new technology offers massive opportunities to scale. To capture this rapid pace of change, we expanded the scope of this year's report in partnership with independent research consultants Insights Exchange, surveying a broader group of operators across Australia, New Zealand, and North America.

It's built to help you navigate budget pressures while smartly investing in technology for sustainable, long-term growth.

This edition looks at where the pressure is landing — from rate reviews and capacity to evolving customer demands — and highlight how proactive operators are staying ahead. Inside, you'll discover why a gap is opening up between capacity and confidence, how businesses are handling rate reviews with suppliers and customers, and why AI adoption remains a "trial before trust" effort for most operations.

See where your operations stands

The CartonCloud Industry Benchmarking Tool gives you a way to see your own business inside the data from the report. Enter your business size, industry vertical and region, and get your own numbers set alongside the industry benchmarks, so you can see exactly where you're tracking on capacity, growth and technology adoption.

It's a tool built to support real planning. Use it to check where you stand today, come back as the market shifts, and bring real industry data into decisions about where to invest and grow next.