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Transportation and Logistics Landscape of Canada

3,150 Transportation and Logistics companies in Canada, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.

3,150companies tracked
$714Mdisclosed funding
295hiring right now
1,093events · 24 months
56,046news articles · 12 months

Who leads Transportation and Logistics in Canada

Tracks 3,150 Canadian transportation and logistics firms, highlighting the 295 currently hiring and the 23 that have disclosed recent funding, with top hiring firms named.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01KF Aerospace11last posted Jun 2026
  2. 02Voyago11last posted Jun 2026
  3. 03Bison Transport11last posted Jun 2026
  4. 04Canada Post11last posted Jun 2026
  5. 05Armour Transportation Systems11last posted Jun 2026
  6. 06Metrolinx11last posted Jun 2026
  7. 07purolator11last posted Jun 2026
  8. 08Livingston International11last posted Jun 2026
295 companies hiring · 2 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01Aeroports de Montreal$400MConventional Debt · Apr 2021
  2. 02Torq$236MPE · Jun 2014
  3. 03Oculus$33.8MConventional Debt · Aug 2019
  4. 04Horizon Aircraft$15.5MGrant (prize money) · Oct 2025
  5. 05Beton Imperial$7.3MConventional Debt · Dec 2021
  6. 06QX Logistix$3.5MSeries A · Mar 2020
  7. 07Weeve (formerly Louelec)$3MSeed · Dec 2023
  8. 08Tech Logistics$2.7MGrant (prize money) · Sep 2010
23 companies with disclosed rounds · $714M total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01CPKC$15.1Bsnapshot Dec 2025
  2. 02Skyfer Logistic$1.4Msnapshot Mar 2022
  3. 03SG Logistics$84ksnapshot Dec 2016
  4. 04ET Transport$53kFY2023 filing
  5. 05Grand River Transit$52ksnapshot Dec 2014
  6. 06VIA Rail$35ksnapshot Dec 2024
  7. 07Driving Force$9ksnapshot Dec 2024
7 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01Air Canada30,000tracked employees
  2. 02CN23,945tracked employees
  3. 03CPKC19,579tracked employees
  4. 04purolator14,000tracked employees
  5. 05Air Transat7,170tracked employees
  6. 06mullen group7,100tracked employees
  7. 07Kagcanada6,956tracked employees
  8. 08metro supply chain group6,000tracked employees
132 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
  1. 01Air Canada30.2%422 tracked events
  2. 02CPKC8.8%123 tracked events
  3. 03TFI International6.5%91 tracked events
  4. 04cargojet5.7%80 tracked events
  5. 05WestJet4.9%69 tracked events
  6. 06CN4.8%67 tracked events
  7. 07Air Transat4.5%63 tracked events
  8. 08mullen group4.2%59 tracked events
1,397 tracked events across 65 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
  1. 01Air Canada5,013articles in the window
  2. 02WestJet1,419articles in the window
  3. 03Air Transat611articles in the window
  4. 04Porter Airlines530articles in the window
  5. 05VIA Rail247articles in the window
  6. 06Metrolinx225articles in the window
  7. 07Hopewell126articles in the window
  8. 08Chorus Aviation120articles in the window
18 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Transportation and Logistics ecosystem in Canada grew, 2016–2025

Shows the number of companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, peaking at 237 in 2020 and dropping to 1 in 2025.

Companies founded / year
new Transportation and Logistics companies in Canada
2016: 582017: 662018: 872019: 2112020: 2372021: 1772022: 1422023: 342024: 62025: 1
20162025
peak 237 in 2020
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 4 in 2021
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 30,0002017: 30,0002018: 372,3302019: 35,246,7002020: 5,609,9852021: 408,538,6972022: 1,099,0002023: 8,139,6822024: 7,794,1532025: 4,700,000
20162025
peak $408.5M in 2021

Where Transportation and Logistics companies in Canada are based

Lists the cities with the most sector companies, led by Toronto (182) and Mississauga (170), followed by Calgary, Montreal, and Vancouver.

Toronto skyline — Transportation and Logistics hub in Canada
Hub 01
Toronto
182 Transportation and Logistics companies
24% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
182companies
$20kdisclosed funding
11hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Toronto · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mississauga skyline — Transportation and Logistics hub in Canada
Hub 02
Mississauga
170 Transportation and Logistics companies
22% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
170companies
24hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Mississauga · CC BY-SA 4.0
Calgary skyline — Transportation and Logistics hub in Canada
Hub 03
Calgary
93 Transportation and Logistics companies
12% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
93companies
$270.8Mdisclosed funding
13hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Calgary · CC BY-SA 4.0
Montreal skyline — Transportation and Logistics hub in Canada
Hub 04
Montreal
86 Transportation and Logistics companies
11% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
86companies
$4.7Mdisclosed funding
15hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Montreal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vancouver skyline — Transportation and Logistics hub in Canada
Hub 05
Vancouver
69 Transportation and Logistics companies
9% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
69companies
$1.5Mdisclosed funding
3hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Vancouver · CC BY-SA 4.0
Edmonton skyline — Transportation and Logistics hub in Canada
Hub 06
Edmonton
58 Transportation and Logistics companies
8% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
58companies
3hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Edmonton · CC BY-SA 4.0
Brampton skyline — Transportation and Logistics hub in Canada
Hub 07
Brampton
55 Transportation and Logistics companies
7% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
55companies
12hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Brampton · CC BY-SA 4.0
Surrey skyline — Transportation and Logistics hub in Canada
Hub 08
Surrey
50 Transportation and Logistics companies
7% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
50companies
$943kdisclosed funding
13hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Surrey · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Transportation and Logistics market map of Canada: what these companies actually do

Breaks down product sub‑categories, noting enterprise tech leads with 19 firms, and details the most common revenue models such as fee‑for‑service used by 2,078 companies.

  • Enterprise Tech19 companies · $1M raised · 3 hiring
  • Consumer Digital9 companies
  • Enterprise Software9 companies · $1M raised · 1 hiring
  • SaaS5 companies

Monetization

How Transportation and Logistics companies make money

How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.

Fee-For-Service2,078
Commission on Transaction964
E-Commerce - Service574
Advertising352
E-Commerce - Product275
Physical Commerce150
Subscription107
Renting / Leasing81

Funding, M&A and the deals moving Transportation and Logistics in Canada

Announcement 360Earnings 279Contracts 104Leadership 95M&A 94Assets 51Lawsuit 18Regulatory 16Board Updates 14Buyback 12
  • M&AMetro Supply Chain announces acquisition of SCI Group.2026-04-23
  • M&AKriska Transportation Group has acquired Cambridge, Ont.-based Sharp Transportation Systems Inc., adding temperature-controlled expertise and new customer relationships to its network.2026-04-07
  • M&ACargojet Inc. has entered into an agreement to divest its minority investment in 21 Air LLC, the Miami-based air cargo operator in which it bought a 25% stake in 2021.2026-04-03
  • FundingTorq clinched $140 million at a whopping $1.2 billion valuation to supercharge its AI-powered security operations platform.2026-04-02
  • M&AVanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of MP Materials by 2.7% in the third quarter.2026-03-30
  • M&ALogistics provider Arvato is expanding its presence in North America by acquiring Canadian fulfillment company Think Logistics.2026-03-16
  • M&ABringing Cando and Savage Rail together will create the leading integrated rail terminal and infrastructure company in North America to meet these needs and beyond, said Brian Cornick, president and chief executive of Winnipeg-based Cando Rail & Terminals, in the release.2026-02-24
  • M&ALogistec Corp., a Montréal-based marine and logistics provider, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of IPA Terminal, a breakbulk and steel handling facility at the Port of Altamira, marking the company’s first move into Latin America.2026-02-19
  • M&AChorus Aviation Inc. has announced an agreement to acquire Kadex Aero Supply (Kadex)...2026-02-13
  • M&AAvmax Group has acquired Condor Aircraft Accessories, a component repair and overhaul specialist based in Calgary.2026-01-30

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Transportation and Logistics company in Canada was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

AcquirerTargetDeal valueStatusDate
Mullen GroupApps Transport GroupundisclosedAnnounced2026-06-01
metro supply chain groupBR WilliamsundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-23
metro supply chain groupsci groupundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-23
nippon expressmetro supply chain group$1.8BAnnounced2026-04-21
TFI Internationalups freight$800MCompleted2026-04-16
TFI Internationaldasekeundisclosed2026-04-15

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Provides details on specific events like leadership changes, product launches, and new customer contracts within the sector.

Leadership moves
45 tracked people moves · last 12 months
  • √âl√©vex incCameron Krueger · Appointment → Advisory Board MemberApr 2026
  • √âl√©vex incRichard Gumbrecht · Appointment → Advisory Board MemberApr 2026
  • √âl√©vex incScott Thacker · Appointment → Advisory Board MemberApr 2026
  • Air CanadaMichael Rousseau · Retirement — was President and CEOApr 2026
  • Air CanadaBenjamin Smith · Departure → Chief Executive OfficerApr 2026
  • Porter AirlinesCarlo Rinaldi · Appointment → Director, Market Development of QuebecMar 2026
  • TorqJohn White · Appointment → Field CISOMar 2026
  • Contract ExpressShawn Backle · Appointment → Vice President of OperationsFeb 2026
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
  • TorqAgentic Builder (Security Operations Center (SOC) Automation)Mar 2026
  • CNCold Storage Facility at CN’s Calgary Logistics Park (Cold Storage)Jan 2026
  • Elasticpath Com/Ecommerce-PlatformElastic Path’s composable commerce platform (Composable Commerce Platform)Nov 2025
  • CargojetDirect air cargo service (Air cargo service)Nov 2025
  • VanguardVanguard Fixed Income – Risk Diversification Tax‑Aware Model (Fixed‑income model portfolio)Oct 2025
  • FreightzyEndgameOct 2025
  • flying coloursnew investment platform (Investment platform)Sep 2025
  • Air TransatPROS Elasticity Forecasting and Optimization (Revenue Management)Sep 2025
Contract wins
32 customer wins · last 24 months
Workforce actions
5 companies cutting roles · last 24 months
  • Canada Post~30,000 roles reported · cost reductionApr 2026
  • Porter Airlinesscale undisclosed · consolidationJan 2026
  • Air Canada~400 roles reported · streamline operationsNov 2025
  • TFT~248 roles reported · shift changeSep 2025
  • St Laval~13 roles reported · industrial incidentSep 2024
Regulatory & litigation
19 regulatory events · 12 tracked suits · 24 months
  • Porter Airlineslicensed to operate flights to the Dominican Republic, Aruba and Barbados — Canadian Transportation AgencyMar 2026
  • Canada Postapproved — Public Services and Procurement CanadaFeb 2026
  • Air Transatpending final regulatory approvalSep 2025
  • Air Canadaordered back to work by 2 p.m. Sunday — Canada Industrial Relations BoardAug 2025
  • unifor v cncollective agreement violation · VerdictMar 2026
  • state attorneys general v vanguardcoal price fixing, antitrust · SettledFeb 2026
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
20 companies reporting301 company-quarters trackedbeat 26miss 35in line 7

Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +3.1%, half slower.

Who is building Transportation and Logistics in Canada

Profiles 175 founders and CEOs across 173 firms, noting that each of four universities—UBC, Wharton, Harvard, and UPenn—has produced one of these leaders.

Founders and chief executives12 of 175, from the best-funded companies on this page
Jarrett Zielinski
Co-Founder & CEO
Jarrett Zielinski

Buffalo Rail & Infrastructure, Goulet Trucking, Torq Capital Partners. Canisius University BSc 2002

Brandon Robinson
CEO & Co-Founder
Brandon Robinson

Top Aces. Royal Roads University MBA

Leo Bouisson
Co-Founder & CEO
Leo Bouisson

Unfiltered Athletes, ex-BOMBARDIER. Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy MEng 2017, Polytechnique Montreal MEng 2017

Emmanuel Tzinevrakis
CEO
Emmanuel Tzinevrakis

CEO Hitek Logistic · Ex-TSQUARED, Inno-centre · McGill University BE 1988

Joe Bleackley
Founder, CEO & Director
Joe Bleackley

Pathfinder Ventures, ex-1933 Industries, University of the Fraser Valley

Teara Fraser
LEO / Founder
Teara Fraser

Royal Roads University, ex-Raven Institute, ex-British Columbia Aviation Council Bcac, Fielding Graduate University, 2026

James Bond
CEO
James Bond

ex- Bondwest.

Can Cakir
Founder
Can Cakir

Ex-GardaWorld, Sentinel Security Plus, Beverage Groups, Drop Mobility. University of Toronto - University of Trinity College, George Brown College BBA

Bohn Crain
CEO
Bohn Crain

CEO Radiant Logistic, sex-Stonepath Logistics, Florida East Coast Industries, CSX. Price Waterhouse. The University of Texas at Austin BBA 1986

Jamie Sutherland
ex-Co-Founder
Jamie Sutherland

Ex-Norwest Venture Partners, Xero, Co-Founder TaxiNow, Xero, Sage, Scotiabank, Investor Economics, Suncor Energy. McGill University BCom 1997…

Angel Herrera
CEO & President
Angel Herrera

A 34 Companies, Great Service Restaurants, Salt Creek Capital, CEO Ben's Chili Bowl. Boston College BS 1981, Interamerican University 1983

Stephen Arbib
CEO
Stephen Arbib

CEO Momentum Solutions, CIANO Trading & Services, Co-Founder Cannoe Cannabis, New Wave Toys, ex-Cycura, MedReleaf. Ryerson University

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 8 of 175 founders
The University of British Columbia1
Wharton School1
Harvard University1
University of Pennsylvania1
University of Oxford1
London School of Economics and Political Science1
London Business School (LBS)1
University of Toronto1
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Who funds Transportation and Logistics in Canada

Summarizes 40 funding rounds since 2016 from 30 investors, with the typical round size of $1.4 million.

Investor · recently active investorsRoundsLedLatest
Europa3Jan 2023
Spell Capital2Sep 2018
Bioenterprise11Jul 2016
Accelerator Centre11Jun 2017
Mullen Group11Jan 2018
WUTIF Capital11Jan 2018
scale ai11May 2020
Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group11Jan 2022
Golden Section11Aug 2022
Techstars11Jan 2023
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel9
Series A–B3
Series C+ / PE6
Grants, debt & other22

The typical round is $1.4M — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest Transportation and Logistics funding rounds in Canada

Highlights the largest disclosed round, Horizon Aircraft’s $5 million Series A, and lists nine other large recent rounds.

What the news says about Transportation and Logistics in Canada

Records 56,046 news articles in the last year, most often covering aviation safety, trade policies, and crash investigations.

News volume
Transportation and Logistics coverage across Canada · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 11,2592021Q3: 10,9352021Q4: 8,9562022Q1: 10,3922022Q2: 9,5812022Q3: 8,9422022Q4: 9,5112023Q1: 9,1752023Q2: 11,3092023Q3: 10,6632023Q4: 10,5762024Q1: 11,8442024Q2: 14,4832024Q3: 12,0462024Q4: 12,8512025Q1: 17,2342025Q2: 14,1232025Q3: 14,9752025Q4: 11,8642026Q1: 14,218
2021Q22026Q1
peak 17,234 in 2025Q1 · 56,046 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 66% → 62%, negative 31% → 36% across 2021–2025.

What the coverage is about

The subjects that dominate Transportation and Logistics news in Canada. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.

  • International political relations4,056▲+112%
  • Aviation safety protocols3,380▼-17%
  • Trade policies and agreements3,056▲+74%
  • Aviation crash investigations and black box data3,055→-2%
  • Security and defense policies2,787▲+125%
  • Flight delay compensation policies2,768▲+93%
  • Pipeline infrastructure development2,525▲+76%
  • Airport terminal facilities2,508▲+34%
  • International relations and diplomacy2,462▲+43%
  • New product launches and innovations2,449▲+17%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months

18 Transportation and Logistics companies here were named in the news over this period.

Prism

Watch Transportation and Logistics coverage in Canada as it happens

Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.

Momentum

The words getting louder — and quieter

Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.

tariff negotiations+75%faa investigation+130%flight disruption payments+114%cross-country pipelines+49%airline rewards+123%pipeline construction+58%free trade deals+145%bilateral trade+276%trade dispute mechanisms+172%summit diplomacy+396%
flight safety measures-35%aircraft emergency procedures-44%emergency landing medical-50%tanker incident-78%nautical disaster-58%

The pressures the press keeps returning to

Three recurring angles in Canada Transportation and Logistics coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).

Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
70,558 articles touch this dimension · 36.7% critical tone
20212025
signals: flight safety measures, safety compliance aviation, aircraft emergency procedures
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
16,970 articles touch this dimension · 28.5% critical tone
20212025
signals: hiking trails, park-specific trails, playground trails
Growth ▲ rising
24,977 articles touch this dimension · 28.3% critical tone
20212025
signals: cross-country pipelines, pipeline construction, pipeline expansion

Transportation and Logistics jobs in Canada: who is hiring and what they ask for

Shows 5,727 job postings from 219 employers in 12 months, with common skills like AZ license and Excel, and a median salary of $35 k per year.

5,727postings · last 12 months
10,319postings tracked overall
219employers advertising
$35kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=1036)

Demand

The Skills Employers Ask For

What Transportation and Logistics employers in Canada put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.

  • az license77
  • excel53
  • word33
  • smartphone technology30
  • outlook30
  • flatbed truck17
  • load securement regulations16
  • manual transmission15
  • flatbed15
  • abstract15
What level are these roles?
Entry102
Intern104
Senior257
Lead203
Manager913
What they pay, by level
  • Manager$58k/yr (n=57)
Most advertised titles
  • Post Office Assistant - Term532
  • Rural And Suburban Mail Carrier, On-Call Relief280
  • Letter Carrier - Delivery Agent251
  • Truck Driver110
  • Adjoint Dans Un Bureau De Poste - Durée Déterminée97
  • Letter Carrier - Delivery Agent And Postal Clerk71

What Transportation and Logistics research is working on

Indexes 6,419 academic papers, of which 4,038 identify opportunities, 825 discuss common problems, and 181 issue cautions.

How this field talks about itself
Transportation and Logistics papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Promising48.3% · 37.3%1.3×
Descriptive18.2% · 17.6%≈ par
Breakthrough14.6% · 25.9%0.6×
Problem-identifying12.7% · 9.8%1.3×
Comparative3.2% · 3.9%0.8×
Cautionary2.8% · 4.6%0.6×
How the work is done
Methods-led58.8%
Empirical30.2%
Reviews5.5%
Position pieces4.3%
Theoretical1.3%
How the research reads

86% positive · 10% neutral · 4% negative, across 6,419 papers.

The institutions behind the field
  • Northwestern University872
  • University of Bologna792
  • University of California, Berkeley691
  • The University of Texas at Austin587
  • Poznań University of Technology548
  • Delft University of Technology521

ranked by how often their work is cited

Researchers who shaped it

Fengqi You · Kara M. Kockelman · Daniele Vigo · Nilay Shah · M. Maciejewski · Joschka Bischoff · Guido Perboli · Roberto Tadei

The most-cited breakthroughs
  • DeepPool: Distributed Model-Free Algorithm for Ride-Sharing Using Deep Reinforcement Learning · 167 cites
  • Next-Generation Automated Vehicle Location Systems: Positioning at the Lane Level · 135 cites
  • Multiobjective Robust Possibilistic Programming Approach to Sustainable Bioethanol Supply Chain Design under Multiple Uncertainties · 134 cites
  • Sustainable Design and Operation of Cellulosic Bioelectricity Supply Chain Networks with Life Cycle Economic, Environmental, and Social Optimization · 129 cites
  • A Column Generation Algorithm for a Rich Vehicle-Routing Problem · 125 cites
Common problems researchers identify764 papers · 7 recurring themes
Supply Chain Risk and Optimization — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 01
Supply Chain Risk and Optimization
155 papers · 20.3% of this block
2022: 1,850 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,939 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,108 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,100 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,850 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,939 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,108 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,100 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers highlight challenges in managing and optimizing supply chain operations and mitigating associated risks.
Supply chain · Supply chain optimization · Supply chain management · Supply chain risk management
“Supply chain optimization”
155 of these papers raise it as a problem
Fleet Management Complexity — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 02
Fleet Management Complexity
143 papers · 18.7% of this block
2022: 548 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 520 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 424 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 188 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 548 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 520 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 424 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 188 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -66% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies point to difficulties in overseeing large vehicle fleets across aeronautics and other transport sectors.
Fleet management · Aeronautics · Operations management · Operations research
“Making Fleet Management Easier.”
143 of these papers raise it as a problem
Transport Engineering for Fleet Operations — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 03
Transport Engineering for Fleet Operations
136 papers · 17.8% of this block
2022: 623 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 609 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 486 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 309 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 623 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 609 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 486 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 309 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -50% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers discuss operational bottlenecks and engineering constraints affecting truck and fleet performance.
Fleet management · Transport engineering · Truck · Operations management
“EVALUATION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPROVING THE OPERATION OF A TRANSPORT COMPANY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE VEHICLE FLEET MANAGEMENT”
136 of these papers raise it as a problem
Routing and GPS Limitations — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 04
Routing and GPS Limitations
122 papers · 16.0% of this block
2022: 1,218 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,170 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,026 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,107 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,218 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,170 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,026 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,107 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -9% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works identify shortcomings in vehicle routing, positioning accuracy, and public transport tracking systems.
Global Positioning System · Public transport · Vehicle routing problem · Routing
“A Vehicle Tracking Device with Built-in Safety Features for Public Transportation Systems”
122 of these papers raise it as a problem
Truck Fuel Efficiency and Emissions — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 05
Truck Fuel Efficiency and Emissions
102 papers · 13.4% of this block
2022: 442 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 428 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 340 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 323 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 442 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 428 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 340 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 323 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -27% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research flags high fuel consumption and emission issues in diesel and LNG-powered trucking.
Truck · Fuel efficiency · Liquefied natural gas · Diesel fuel
“Improvement of environmental compliance of urban transport system through enlarging fleet of gas-engine municipal machinery”
102 of these papers raise it as a problem
Electric Fleet Integration Challenges — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 06
Electric Fleet Integration Challenges
56 papers · 7.3% of this block
2022: 582 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 632 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 581 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 551 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 582 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 632 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 581 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 551 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Authors note obstacles in electrifying commercial fleets, including charging logistics and fleet scheduling.
Electric vehicle · Electrification · Electricity · Fleet management
“Potential Users of Electric Mobility in Commercial Transport – Identification and Recommendations”
56 of these papers raise it as a problem
Biomass Supply Chain Constraints — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 07
Biomass Supply Chain Constraints
50 papers · 6.5% of this block
2022: 777 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 773 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 708 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 672 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 777 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 773 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 708 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 672 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies reveal logistical and material sourcing problems for biofuel and biomass feedstock networks.
Biomass · Biofuel · Raw material · Supply chain
“Integrated biomass supply and logistics: a modeling environment for designing feedstock supply systems for biofuel production.”
50 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions164 papers · 4 recurring themes
Energy Savings vs. Infrastructure Limits — Cautions
Cautions · theme 01
Energy Savings vs. Infrastructure Limits
70 papers · 42.7% of this block
2022: 669 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 638 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 493 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 310 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 669 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 638 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 493 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 310 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -54% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Cautionary work warns that fleet energy‑saving measures may be constrained by existing infrastructure.
Fleet management · Fuel efficiency · Transport engineering · Operations management
“Analysis of Fleet Management and Infrastructure Constraints in On-Demand Urban Air Mobility Operations”
70 of these papers raise it as a problem
Electrification Impacts on Public and Freight Transport — Cautions
Cautions · theme 02
Electrification Impacts on Public and Freight Transport
51 papers · 31.1% of this block
2022: 636 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 619 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 557 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 560 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 636 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 619 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 557 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 560 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -12% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers caution about performance trade‑offs and charging strategies when electrifying urban transport.
Public transport · Truck · Electrification · Transport engineering
“Performance analysis and fleet requirements of automated demand-responsive transport systems as an urban public transport service”
51 of these papers raise it as a problem
Machine Learning in Supply Chain Optimization — Cautions
Cautions · theme 03
Machine Learning in Supply Chain Optimization
24 papers · 14.6% of this block
2022: 1,850 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,939 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,108 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,100 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,850 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,939 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,108 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,100 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers advise careful adoption of AI techniques for inventory and risk management in supply chains.
Supply chain · Supply chain optimization · Supply chain management · Supply chain risk management
“Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Optimization”
24 of these papers raise it as a problem
Scale and Efficiency in Biofuel Production — Cautions
Cautions · theme 04
Scale and Efficiency in Biofuel Production
19 papers · 11.6% of this block
2022: 647 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 634 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 604 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 514 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 647 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 634 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 604 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 514 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -21% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Analyses stress the need to balance economies of scale with resource efficiency in biofuel supply chains.
Biofuel · Biomass · Production · Raw material
“Cost optimization of biofuel production – The impact of scale, integration, transport and supply chain configurations”
19 of these papers raise it as a problem
Opportunities3,641 papers · 7 recurring themes
Advanced Supply Chain Optimization — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 01
Advanced Supply Chain Optimization
892 papers · 24.5% of this block
2022: 1,850 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,939 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,108 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,100 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,850 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,939 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,108 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,100 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Opportunities focus on improving supply chain performance through sophisticated optimization and risk management methods.
Supply chain · Supply chain management · Supply chain optimization · Supply chain risk management
“Optimization of the supply chain to improve the on-time performance”
Robust Vehicle Routing and Scheduling — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 02
Robust Vehicle Routing and Scheduling
641 papers · 17.6% of this block
2022: 316 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 309 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 268 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 265 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 316 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 309 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 268 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 265 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -16% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research explores resilient routing and fleet sizing techniques for dynamic, demand‑responsive transport services.
Vehicle routing problem · Routing · Truck · Service
“Distributionally Robust Optimization Approaches for a Stochastic Mobile Facility Fleet Sizing, Routing, and Scheduling Problem”
Predictive Maintenance for Fleets — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 03
Predictive Maintenance for Fleets
625 papers · 17.2% of this block
2022: 479 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 457 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 355 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 171 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 479 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 457 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 355 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 171 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -64% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies propose data‑driven maintenance strategies to enhance reliability and reduce downtime of vehicle fleets.
Fleet management · Predictive maintenance · Transport engineering · Preventive maintenance
“A Simulation and Optimization Methodology for Reliability of Vehicle Fleets”
Integrated Aviation Fleet Assignment — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 04
Integrated Aviation Fleet Assignment
502 papers · 13.8% of this block
2022: 363 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 336 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 200 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 81 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 363 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 336 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 200 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 81 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -78% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works present holistic models for airline fleet allocation, flight timing, and aircraft routing optimization.
Operations research · Fleet management · Scheduling · Aviation
“An Integrated Approach for Airline Flight Selection and Timing, Fleet Assignment, and Aircraft Routing”
IoT‑Enabled Vehicle Tracking — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 05
IoT‑Enabled Vehicle Tracking
367 papers · 10.1% of this block
2022: 755 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 730 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 602 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 671 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 755 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 730 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 602 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 671 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Opportunities highlight smart tracking systems that improve real‑time location visibility and fleet management.
Global Positioning System · Vehicle tracking system · Tracking system · Automatic vehicle location
“Transportation Management System”
Optimized Electric Fleet Charging — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 06
Optimized Electric Fleet Charging
342 papers · 9.4% of this block
2022: 454 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 503 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 490 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 460 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 454 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 503 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 490 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 460 of every 10,000 papers on this subject→ +1% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research targets efficient charging infrastructure and battery management for large electric vehicle fleets.
Electric vehicle · Electrification · Battery · Fleet management
“Electric bus fleet charging management: A robust optimisation framework addressing battery ageing, time-of-use tariffs, and energy consumpti”
Sustainable Biomass Supply Chains — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 07
Sustainable Biomass Supply Chains
272 papers · 7.5% of this block
2022: 2,372 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,452 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,560 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,496 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,372 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,452 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,560 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,496 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers explore multi‑objective designs for environmentally and economically viable biomass and biofuel logistics.
Biomass · Biofuel · Supply chain · Supply chain optimization
“Multi-Objective Optimization to Support the Design of a Sustainable Supply Chain for the Generation of Biofuels from Forest Waste”

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Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Supply Chain Risk and Optimization▲+14%
Electric Fleet Integration Challenges▼-5%
Routing and GPS Limitations▼-9%
Biomass Supply Chain Constraints▼-14%
Truck Fuel Efficiency and Emissions▼-27%
Transport Engineering for Fleet Operations▼-50%
Fleet Management Complexity▼-66%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Machine Learning in Supply Chain Optimization▲+14%
Electrification Impacts on Public and Freight Transport▼-12%
Scale and Efficiency in Biofuel Production▼-21%
Energy Savings vs. Infrastructure Limits▼-54%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Advanced Supply Chain Optimization▲+14%
Sustainable Biomass Supply Chains▲+5%
Optimized Electric Fleet Charging▲+1%
IoT‑Enabled Vehicle Tracking▼-11%
Robust Vehicle Routing and Scheduling▼-16%
Predictive Maintenance for Fleets▼-64%
Integrated Aviation Fleet Assignment▼-78%
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