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Logistics Performance Tracker - Q1 2026

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Welcome to the Logistics UK Performance Tracker.


Your response plays a crucial role in shaping the future of the logistics sector. This quarterly survey gathers frontline evidence from our 21,000+ members on the performance and challenges of our industry. Every response directly strengthens our ability to influence UK government's decisions, secure improvements in policy, and ensure your voice is heard at the highest levels.

Please enter your email address to receive a detailed industry report of the survey results, alongside with analysis and commentary of relevant national statistics. The information you provide is treated as confidential and will not be shared with a third party.

This survey should take around 10 minutes to complete.
Please enter your email address to receive a detailed industry report of the survey results along with commentary and analysis of relevant national statistics. The information you provide is treated as confidential will not be shared with a third party. 
1.Please enter your email address:
2.What type of role do you hold?
3.Which of the following best describes the sector in which your organisation operates?
4.What is your primary location?
5.How many employees in your organisation?
6.What is your company's latest annual turnover £?
7.Excluding seasonal variations, what are the expected trends for the NEXT three months (ie Q2 2026) with regard to the following:
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No change
Better
Staff availability
Driver availability
Vehicle maintenance staff availability
Ease of business planning
Paying suppliers
Road congestion and delivery times
Fuel prices
Fuel availability
Availability of vehicle parts
Supply of goods from China
Supply of goods from EU
Impact of disruption to Red Sea / Suez Canal routes
8.Excluding seasonal variations, how did the following supply chain issues in your industry change in the LAST three months (ie Q1 2026)?
More
Less
Same
N/A
Disruption at UK borders
Delays in receiving goods
Extended delivery times to the EU
Additional paperwork
Increases in transport costs
Suppliers reporting delays in receiving parts
Disruption to global shipping routes (e.g. Red Sea / Suez Canal)
9.Excluding seasonal variations, to what extent will your organisation implement any of the following changes in the NEXT three months (Q2 2026) compared to the LAST three months (Q1 2026)?
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Don't know
Cut back on training
Make redundancies
Take work back in-house
Diversify the business
Scale back or suspended operations
Use  third party hauliers
Use short-term vehicle hire
Use short-term contract distribution
10.Excluding seasonal variations, how do you expect supply chain conditions in Q2 will compare with Q1 2026?
Less
Equal
More
N/A
Overall Freight Volumes (tonnes)
Freight kilometres
Number of units in operation
Storage/warehousing capacity
Orders for your business' supplies/services
Return volumes (backhaul)
Costs to transport goods
11.Excluding seasonal variations, what change in different freight rates do you expect in the next three months (Q2 2026) compared with the last three months (Q1 2026)?
skip any that are not applicable
Large decrease
Slight decrease
No change
Slight increase
Large increase
N/A
Road (domestic)
Road (international)
Rail
Sea
Air
Warehousing
12.To what extent are changes in freight rates driven by fuel costs?
13.How will your warehousing take-up change in Q2 2026 compared to Q1 2026?
14.Excluding seasonal variations, how do you expect the following supply chain conditions to change in the next three months (Q2 2026) compared with the last three months (Q1 2026)?
A great deal more 
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less
A great deal less
Delays in receiving goods from Northern Ireland (NI)
Delays in receiving goods from outside GB (excluding NI)
Delays on the Dover-Calais RO-RO route
Delays in accessing Dover port or Eurotunnel
Delays on Irish Sea RO-RO routes
Delays on Deep Sea container routes (goods from China, Far East, Red Sea, Middle East etc)
Problems collecting containers from ports
15.Excluding seasonal variations, how do you expect the following supply chain conditions to change in the next three months (Q2 2026) compared with the last three months (Q1 2026)?
A great deal more
Slightly more
No change
Slightly less
A great deal less
Air freight capacity availability
Rail freight capacity availability
Activity on international routes
Impact of jet fuel prices on air freight costs
16.How confident do you feel about the outlook for the UK economy in the coming 6 months? (1 = Not at all confident, 10 = completely confident)
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17.How confident do you feel about the business outlook for your company in the coming 6 months? (1 = Not at all confident, 10 = completely confident)
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18.How would you rate the current financial health of your company? (1 = Not at all confident, 10 = completely confident)
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