Outsourcing continues to grow, but expectations and reality are increasingly diverging.

Results of the 2026 Miebach study

Logistics outsourcing remains a key pillar of modern value creation, and at the same time, shippers and logistics service providers face ever-increasing expectations regarding governance, transparency, and day-to-day collaboration. These are two of the main findings of the latest edition of Miebach's logistics outsourcing study, conducted in collaboration with the German logistics trade publication Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung (DVZ). The study surveyed 198 shippers and 164 logistics service providers from Europe and Latin America.