AI Today In Transportation Management: Early Progress, Lingering Barriers
Excerpt of research report “Transportation Pulse Report 2026 – Smarter. Faster. Still Human. The AI Shift in Transportation Management" published by Transporeon.
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from “Transportation Pulse Report 2026 – Smarter. Faster. Still Human. The AI Shift in Transportation Management.” The research, conducted by Adelante SCM in collaboration with Transporeon, explores how shippers and carriers are using AI today, the obstacles they face, the opportunities they see ahead, and how they expect to interact with an AI-enabled TMS in the future. The report features data and insights from a survey of more than 230 supply chain and logistics executives across the U.S. and Europe, along with perspectives from industry leaders interviewed at Transporeon Summit 2025, including ArcelorMittal Steel, ASICS, Shell, Fercam, Hegelmann, Rail-Flow, and Peripass, among others. For more information and to download the full report, please visit the report page.
If AI adoption in transportation management were a marathon, most industry stakeholders would still be at the starting line. While some have taken their first steps, the real journey is just beginning.
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