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Transport and logistics businesses are operating under sustained pressure in 2026. Tight margins, changing payment behaviour and elevated insolvency risk were already shaping the year ahead, and recent geopolitical disruption has added further volatility across travel, freight and supply chains.
This page brings together Atradius’ sector insight, live leadership commentary and independent market perspectives to help transport businesses understand where risk is building and how others are responding.
What’s happening now
Ongoing conflict in the Middle East is already disrupting global travel, trade routes and logistics corridors. Airlines, freight forwarders and haulage providers are experiencing uneven impacts, from rising fuel costs and rerouting, to congestion, delays and pressure on contracted margins.
Our latest leadership insight explores how these developments are playing out across the transport sector, and what prolonged instability could mean for resilience across supply chains.
The transport risk baseline for 2026
Published in January, our Transport Sector Report provides a foundational view of the structural pressures facing transport and logistics businesses going into 2026.
The report examines margin pressure and cost inflation, deteriorating payment experience, insolvency trends across transport sub-sectors, and ongoing dependence on external finance.
These fundamentals remain highly relevant, and are now being tested by an increasingly uncertain external environment.
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Industry insights: In the media
Recent coverage across industry and national media highlights the scale and complexity of disruption currently affecting transport and logistics businesses, reinforcing many of the themes identified in our own sector analysis.
Events
We’re speaking with transport and logistics leaders across the UK about how risk is evolving, including at key industry events such as the Logistics UK Annual Conference, where Atradius will be exhibiting on the 3rd of June 2026.
If you’d like to discuss what these developments could mean for your business, our transport specialists are happy to share what we’re seeing across the market.