Quick answer: The most critical logistics data points in 2026 paint a clear picture: fuel makes up roughly one third of road freight operating costs; 21.6% of vehicle-kilometres in the EU run empty; real-time shipment visibility doubled in a single year; and over 1.4 million taxpayers in Türkiye have adopted e-invoicing. Below we organize this data by theme, with every figure linked to its original source.
This page is a reference-grade data guide for logistics and freight decision-makers. We present the statistics as industry context; each data point helps you understand which problem a logistics ERP that digitalizes operations actually solves.
How fast is logistics digitalization growing?
Supply chain digitalization is no longer optional — it is a competitive necessity. A large majority of leaders are increasing technology investment, and digitalization delivers measurable gains from ports to supplier visibility.
📊 Industry data: End-to-end supply chain digitalization can cut port dwell/delay times by up to 70%, especially in emerging economies relative to advanced ones. Source: World Bank LPI (2023)
📊 Industry data: 82% of chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) say they will increase their supply chain technology investment over the next two years. Source: Gartner (2024)
📊 Industry data: 60% of supply chain leaders now have full visibility into their tier-1 suppliers — up 10 points for the second consecutive year. Source: McKinsey (2024)
Loggerise’s freight/transport management (position, disposition, trip and route planning, CMR) and CRM modules answer exactly this need for visibility and digitalization, consolidating all shipment and customer data on a single SaaS platform.
How much fuel do fleet management and telematics save?
Fuel is one of road transport’s largest variable cost items. GPS/telematics-based fleet tracking delivers both fuel savings and a fast return on investment.
📊 Industry data: Average fuel savings for fleets using GPS/telematics tracking doubled from 8% in 2021 to 16% in 2025. Source: Verizon Connect (2025)
📊 Industry data: 47% of businesses using GPS fleet tracking technology achieved a positive return on investment (ROI) in less than one year. Source: Verizon Connect (2025)
📊 Industry data: Fleets using data-driven telematics strategies cut vehicle idling time by up to 30%, reducing fuel waste. Source: Geotab (2026)
Loggerise’s fleet management module consolidates vehicle, driver, fuel, insurance, maintenance and tire tracking in one place. Telematics data flows in via AS24 and Seyir Mobil / Naiton (GPS-Buddy) integrations — hardware-independent, working with your existing tracking infrastructure.
What share of road transport cost is fuel?
Understanding trip profitability starts with knowing the cost structure line by line. Fuel ranks among the heaviest cost items in both European and U.S. data.
📊 Industry data: In European road freight, fuel costs typically make up about one third (~30%) of total operating cost, while most firms operate on margins of around just 2%. Source: IRU (2026)
📊 Industry data: In the U.S., the average cost of operating a truck reached $2.26 per mile in 2024, with fuel at 48.1 cents per mile accounting for about 21.3% of total operating cost. Source: ATRI (2024)
Loggerise’s trip and cost management functions track fuel and other cost items per trip, making it possible to set profitable freight rates. With the TCMB (Central Bank) exchange-rate integration, foreign-currency fuel and freight calculations stay automatically up to date.
How do empty miles affect trip profitability?
Empty (deadhead) kilometres mean directly lost capacity and burned fuel. That is why return-load matching and per-trip profit/loss tracking are critical.
📊 Industry data: In 2024, 21.6% of vehicle-kilometres in EU road freight were run with empty (unloaded) vehicles — rising to 25.8% in national transport while staying at 12.6% in international transport. Source: Eurostat (2024)
📊 Industry data: In U.S. trucking in 2024 the average deadhead mile rate was 16.7%, while the truckload segment’s average operating margin fell to -2.3%, showing trips ended in a loss on average. Source: ATRI (2024)
Loggerise’s freight pool / LoggyGo module (an open freight marketplace and carrier-matching service) offers the opportunity to raise utilization by cutting empty return kilometres. The trip management module lets you see each trip’s cost and revenue together.
How widespread is e-invoicing and e-transformation in Türkiye?
Türkiye is one of the world’s most mature markets for digital invoicing. e-Invoice, e-Archive and e-Waybill are now part of daily operations for millions of taxpayers.
📊 Industry data: According to the Turkish Revenue Administration (GİB) 2024 Activity Report, as of 31 December 2024, 1,486,941 taxpayers were registered for e-Invoice and 1,549,138 users for e-Archive Invoice. Source: GİB 2024 Activity Report (2024)
📊 Industry data: Türkiye’s e-invoicing market reached USD 163.0 million in 2025 and is expected to grow to USD 619.2 million by 2034 at a 15.51% CAGR over 2026–2034. Source: IMARC Group (2025)
Loggerise’s finance module covers issuing e-Invoice (GİB e-Finans), e-Archive and e-Waybill, plus bank, cash, cheque/note and foreign-currency receivables management. It integrates with e-integrators such as QNB e-Finans, Uyumsoft and accounting systems like Logo, Zirve.
What does digitalizing customs and foreign-trade processes deliver?
Waiting and bureaucracy at the border are direct costs. Trade facilitation and process digitalization reduce both time and cost in measurable ways.
📊 Industry data: According to the World Trade Organization, full implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) could reduce global trade costs by an average of 14.3%, cutting average import time by 47% and export time by 91%. Source: WTO (2015)
📊 Industry data: Per OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators, more efficient border processes cut trade costs by up to 5% over the past decade, with bureaucratic border bottlenecks down 3–7% on average across 163 countries and territories. Source: OECD (2025)
📊 Industry data: The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered its definitive period on 1 January 2026, covering imports of cement, iron & steel, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity and hydrogen, and will eventually capture more than 50% of emissions in EU ETS-covered sectors. Source: European Commission (2026)
Note: Loggerise supports customs brokerage as a target sector — firms running customs operations can manage their freight, finance and document workflows in Loggerise. Loggerise does not offer a separate customs-declaration module.
What problems do warehouse management systems (WMS) solve?
The right stock, the right location and the right order in the warehouse form the foundation of the entire supply chain. Industry research highlights the impact of systematic warehouse management on accuracy and cost.
📊 Industry data: In Zebra’s 2024 Warehousing Vision Study, 51% of warehouse managers said they struggle to meet the fill rates set in SLAs, and 47% struggle with order preparation. Source: Zebra Technologies (2024)
Loggerise’s warehouse/WMS module includes stock, location and serial/batch recording. Stock movements are kept on the same platform as finance and shipment processes, ensuring data consistency.
Where does maritime and container shipping digitalization stand?
Maritime shipping still relies heavily on paper documents, leaving enormous room for digitalization. Meanwhile, demand for real-time visibility is rising fast.
📊 Industry data: The share of companies using IoT devices for real-time shipment tracking more than doubled in a year, from 25% in 2023 to 53% in 2024; 77% of companies see real-time visibility as a ‘must-have’. Source: Tive (2024)
📊 Industry data: Of the roughly 45 million bills of lading ocean carriers issue per year, only 1.2% were electronic in 2021; major DCSA-member carriers have committed to 100% electronic bills of lading (eBL) by 2030. Source: DCSA (2023)
Loggerise’s maritime transport module keeps records of booking, container, port and freight. These records work in integration with finance and customer data. (Loggerise does not provide live AIS vessel/container tracking; the module manages the operational record of the shipping process.)
How widespread and effective is AI in logistics?
AI delivers concrete results in cost and inventory optimization in logistics, yet most organizations are still in the adoption phase — which means opportunity for early movers.
📊 Industry data: According to McKinsey, distribution/logistics companies that embed AI in operations can achieve 5–20% lower logistics costs, 20–30% lower inventory levels and 5–15% lower procurement spend. Source: McKinsey (2024)
📊 Industry data: McKinsey reports early adopters who successfully implemented AI-enabled supply-chain management improved logistics costs by 15% and inventory levels by 35%, and raised service levels by 65% versus slower-moving competitors. Source: McKinsey (2021)
📊 Industry data: A Gartner survey found just 23% of supply chain organizations have a formal AI strategy. Source: Gartner (2025)
Loggerise’s Loggy AI assistant lets you query and report in natural language — type a question like “show this month’s trip profitability” and get an instant answer. (Loggy is a reporting and query assistant; it makes no claim of demand forecasting or route-optimization algorithms.)
What is the ROI of ERP and the cost of poor data quality?
ERP is not a cost line — it is a measurable return on investment. Likewise, poor data quality quietly causes large losses. An integrated single platform solves both problems at once.
📊 Industry data: According to Forrester’s Total Economic Impact (TEI) studies, enterprise ERP investments deliver a 101% three-year ROI, and midmarket organizations reach payback in about 16 months. Source: Forrester Consulting (2026)
📊 Industry data: According to Gartner research, poor data quality costs organizations an average of $12.9 million per year. Source: Gartner (2021)
With its multi-tenant SaaS architecture, Loggerise unifies freight management, fleet, finance, warehouse, CRM and HR in a single database, so every department works from the same up-to-date data and errors from disconnected spreadsheets decline.
What is the state of the truck-driver shortage and emissions pressure?
The sector’s two structural problems — driver shortage and carbon pressure — make operational efficiency even more critical. Extracting maximum value from existing vehicles and drivers is now a must.
📊 Industry data: According to IRU data, in 2024 some 3.6 million truck driver positions remained unfilled across 36 countries representing 70% of global GDP. Source: IRU (2024)
📊 Industry data: IRU’s 2023 report projects that, without action, the global truck driver shortage could double to over 7 million by 2028, including 745,000 unfilled positions in Europe. Source: IRU (2023)
📊 Industry data: Trucks and buses account for more than 35% of direct CO2 emissions from road transport despite making up fewer than 8% of the road vehicle fleet. Source: IEA (2022)
📊 Industry data: Transport is responsible for nearly a quarter of Europe’s total greenhouse gas emissions, and in 2023 road transport alone produced 73% of the EU’s transport GHG emissions. Source: EEA (2023)
Loggerise’s driver mobile app (iOS/Android) digitalizes communication between driver and office along with document and trip flows, helping extract more value from a limited driver pool.
How large is Türkiye’s logistics sector?
With its geographic position and growing trade volume, Türkiye is a regional logistics hub. The sector’s weight in the economy makes digitalization all the more important.
📊 Industry data: The logistics and transport sector reached USD 100 billion in size in 2023, and with USD 40 billion in exports it accounted for 40% of Türkiye’s total services exports. Source: Turkish Ministry of Trade data (2023)
📊 Industry data: In the World Bank’s 2023 Logistics Performance Index (LPI), Türkiye ranked 38th out of 139 countries with a score of 3.4. Source: World Bank LPI (2023)
Headquartered in Ankara, Türkiye, Loggerise is a SaaS platform built specifically for the needs of the Turkish logistics sector; it is compliant with local regulation (e-transformation, TCMB rates) and works with local integrations (Logo, Zirve, Uyumsoft, QNB e-Finans, AS24, Seyir Mobil, Naiton).
Frequently Asked Questions
What share of total cost is fuel in logistics?
In European road freight, fuel makes up about one third (~30%) of total operating cost (IRU, 2026). In the U.S., the figure was around 21.3% based on 2024 data (ATRI). The exact value varies by route, vehicle and fuel price, which is why per-trip cost tracking is critical for profitability.
How many businesses use e-invoicing in Türkiye?
According to the GİB 2024 Activity Report, as of 31 December 2024, 1,486,941 taxpayers were registered for e-Invoice and 1,549,138 users for e-Archive Invoice. This shows that digital invoicing is widely adopted in Türkiye.
Does GPS/telematics fleet tracking save fuel?
Yes. Per the Verizon Connect 2025 report, fleets using fleet tracking reached average fuel savings of 16%, and 47% of users recovered their investment in under a year. Loggerise brings this data into its fleet module via AS24 and Seyir Mobil / Naiton (GPS-Buddy) integrations.
Why does the empty (deadhead) mile rate matter?
In the EU in 2024, 21.6% of vehicle-kilometres ran empty (Eurostat). Every empty kilometre is lost capacity and burned fuel. Return-load matching (Loggerise freight pool / LoggyGo) and per-trip profit/loss tracking help reduce this loss.
Does AI really lower logistics costs?
According to McKinsey, logistics companies that integrate AI into operations can achieve 5–20% lower logistics costs and 20–30% lower inventory levels. The Loggy AI assistant speeds access to data through natural-language query and reporting.
Are these statistics reliable?
Every figure on this page is based on primary/authoritative sources such as the World Bank, OECD, WTO, McKinsey, Gartner, Eurostat, ATRI, IRU, IEA, EEA, GİB and industry research bodies, and each item is linked to its source. Data points are noted with their publication year.
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