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Transportation and Logistics Landscape of India
5,976 Transportation and Logistics companies in India, 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.
5,976companies tracked
$23.8Bdisclosed funding
312hiring right now
4,323events · 24 months
170,890news articles · 12 months
Who leads Transportation and Logistics in India
Shows the 5,976 Indian transportation and logistics firms, highlighting the 312 currently hiring, the 105 that disclosed funding, and the top hiring and best‑funded companies such as Dsv Air & Sea and Dighi Port.
open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
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Dsv Air & Sea10last posted May 2026
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Hind Terminals7last posted Jun 2026
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Akasa Air6last posted Aug 2026
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TVS Supply Chain Solutions5last posted Jun 2026
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Air Works Group5last posted Jul 2026
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SYSTRA5last posted Jul 2026
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MCS Logistics5last posted Apr 2026
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Navata Road Transport5last posted Jun 2026
312 companies hiring · 73 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
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Dighi Port$14B— · —
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BMRCL$2.6BConventional Debt · Mar 2026
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Adani Airports$1.8BVenture Debt · Jun 2025
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Adani Ports & SEZ$899.1MPost IPO · Apr 2021
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SpiceJet$616.8MPost IPO · Sep 2024
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Jet Airways$380.6MPost IPO · Apr 2013
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Vistara$273MSeries D · Oct 2018
105 companies with disclosed rounds · $23.8B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
- 01
Air India$71.1BFY2024 filing
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Air India Express$8.2BFY2021 filing
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Allcargo Logistics$1.9BFY2018 filing
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TajSATS$718.1MFY2018 filing
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CJ Darcl$623.1MFY2022 filing
- 06
- 07
Konkan Railway$589.1MFY2016 filing
- 08
Jupiter Group$520.8MFY2021 filing
310 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
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VRL Logistics22,879tracked employees
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AISATS7,500tracked employees
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Writer Relocations4,719tracked employees
- 06
IGO Solutions4,409tracked employees
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Transport Corporation of India3,784tracked employees
205 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
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Transrail Lighting3.2%190 tracked events
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Mahindra Logistics3.1%181 tracked events
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Blue Dart2.5%146 tracked events
5,884 tracked events across 186 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
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KLM897articles in the window
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation543articles in the window
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71 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Transportation and Logistics ecosystem in India grew, 2016–2025
Lists how many firms were founded each year from 2016 to 2025, with the highest count of 319 companies founded in 2020 and 31 in 2025.
Companies founded / year
new Transportation and Logistics companies in India
20162025
peak 319 in 2020
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 18 in 2016
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
20162025
peak $1.1B in 2016
Where Transportation and Logistics companies in India are based
Hub 01
Mumbai
822 Transportation and Logistics companies
28% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
822companies
$15.7Bdisclosed funding
70hiring now
Hub 02
Delhi
689 Transportation and Logistics companies
23% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
689companies
$531.3Mdisclosed funding
38hiring now
Hub 03
Chennai
391 Transportation and Logistics companies
13% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
391companies
$778.5Mdisclosed funding
24hiring now
Hub 04
Bengaluru
294 Transportation and Logistics companies
10% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
294companies
$2.7Bdisclosed funding
20hiring now
Hub 05
Pune
205 Transportation and Logistics companies
7% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
205companies
$92.1Mdisclosed funding
11hiring now
Hub 06
Gurugram
193 Transportation and Logistics companies
7% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
193companies
$798.5Mdisclosed funding
17hiring now
Hub 07
Kolkata
190 Transportation and Logistics companies
6% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
190companies
$115.8Mdisclosed funding
11hiring now
Hub 08
Hyderabad
184 Transportation and Logistics companies
6% of the Transportation and Logistics companies across these hubs
184companies
$325.4Mdisclosed funding
9hiring now
The Transportation and Logistics market map of India: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the sector’s product sub‑categories, noting the largest groups like enterprise tech (53) and logistics tech (36), and shows the most common revenue models such as fee‑for‑service used by 4,197 firms.
- Enterprise Tech53 companies · $66.7M raised · 5 hiring
- Consumer Digital50 companies · $63.7M raised · 2 hiring
- Logistics Tech36 companies · $63.2M raised · 3 hiring
- Auto Tech35 companies · $316k raised · 3 hiring
- Travel and Hospitality Tech33 companies · $4.4M raised · 3 hiring
- Shared Mobility25 companies · 2 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce24 companies · $511k raised · 2 hiring
- Gig Employers23 companies · $55.1M raised · 2 hiring
- Marketplaces23 companies · $58.7M raised
- Enterprise Software15 companies · $4M raised · 2 hiring
- Cab Ride-Hailing14 companies · 1 hiring
- SaaS14 companies · $3.1M raised
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-Service4,197
Commission on Transaction1,622
E-Commerce - Service1,104
Advertising430
E-Commerce - Product404
Physical Commerce275
Subscription223
Renting / Leasing205
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Transportation and Logistics in India
Announcement 1,549Earnings 975Contracts 536Leadership 227Lawsuit 221IPO 171M&A 152Assets 119Regulatory 106Funding 102
- M&ALarsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced the complete divestment of its stake in L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited for a consideration of ₹1,461.47 crore.2026-04-29
- IPOPremier Roadlines shares list at 30% premium on the NSE SME platform, debuting at Rs 87.2026-04-17
- M&AFurther, AirAsia (India) Pvt. Ltd. (now AIX Connect Pvt. Ltd.) has merged with Air India Express Ltd., and Tata SIA Airlines Ltd. (Vistara) has merged into Air India Ltd,2026-03-23
- FundingPet food startup Zoomies has raised â¹5 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by D2C Insider Super Angels2026-03-17
- M&AAdani Enterprises said its subsidiary has increased its stake in Air Works India to 99.98% after acquiring an additional 14.2% shareholding.2026-03-11
- M&ATitagarh Rail Systems Ltd (TRSL) announced the sale of its Italian associate, Titagarh Firema SpA, to Fabbrica Italiana Treni S.p.A, a state-owned Italian firm, for a net sum of 66.09 million EUR.2026-03-05
- M&AGDI completed the acquisition of a 100% equity stake in Transcorp for an agreed purchase price of SAR230 million ($61.2 million), said Sisco Holding in its bourse filing.2026-02-16
- M&AHorizon Aero Solutions, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, has purchased 100 per cent shares of Indamer Technics Private Limited on the business day of Beete Friday.2026-02-15
- M&Aad acquiring a 72.8 per cent stake in Flight Simulation Technique Centre (FSTC) for around USD 90 million in order to support the growing aviation ecosystem.2026-02-14
- IPOThe union opposed the proposed IPO of Kamarajar Port Ltd, monetisation of port assets including port-run hospitals through PPP, and reported plans to convert port authorities into companies.2026-02-13
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Transportation and Logistics company in India was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-07-14 | ||
| undisclosed | Rumored | 2026-06-30 | ||
| Tata Group of Extension | undisclosed | Completed | 2026-06-19 | |
| Kalanithi Maran | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-06-12 | |
| L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-30 | |
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-24 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Details specific corporate actions such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches and contract wins for companies in the sector.
IPO pipeline
56 companies listed or filing · last 24 months
Premier RoadlinesIPO · NSE SME · 1 reportApr 2026
Kamarajar PortIPO · 1 reportMar 2026
GlottisIPO · NSE · 29 reportsMar 2026
Skyways GroupIPO · BSE, NSE · 8 reportsMar 2026
TranscorpIPO · 1 reportFeb 2026
Rapid Fleet ManagementIPO · NSE SME · 8 reportsDec 2025
Jayesh LogisticsIPO · NSE SME · 13 reportsDec 2025
Leadership moves
69 tracked people moves · last 12 months
Great Eastern ShipMr. Berjis Desai · Resignation → Member of the National Commission for MinoritiesApr 2026
CONCORShri Harish Chandra · Departure — was Chief Financial OfficerApr 2026
BorzodeliveryDarryl Dias · Appointment → Country Head – IndiaApr 2026
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
Balmer Lawrie & Co.TechTonic Packs (lubricants)Apr 2026
TrucksupFuel Subscription Plans (Subscription Plans)Mar 2026
Contract wins
179 customer wins · last 24 months
BEMLwon indian armyApr 2026
Texmaco Rail & Engineeringwon hindalco industriesApr 2026
Workforce actions
5 companies cutting roles · last 24 months
Regulatory & litigation
94 regulatory events · 27 tracked suits · 24 months
Kernexapproved for multiple projects — Indian RailwaysApr 2026
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporationapproved promotions in gazetted cadres — Chief Minister N. Chandrababu NaiduApr 2026
- spicejet, Ajay Singh v Kalanithi Maran, KAL Airways Pvt. Ltd.arbitration dispute payment · VerdictMay 2026
- Ms. Sheela Yeshwantrao Chowgule v chowgule steamshipsCorporate governance and disclosure violations · FiledMay 2026
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
100 companies reporting911 company-quarters trackedbeat 12miss 16in line 10
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +11.0%, half slower.
Who is building Transportation and Logistics in India
Profiles 1,362 founders and CEOs across 1,141 firms, noting frequent alma maters like IIT Delhi (6) and prior employers such as Myntra, Uber and Microsoft (each 1).
Founders and chief executives12 of 1,362, from the best-funded companies on this page
Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing - Singapore Airlines
Leap, ex-Chep, ex-Loreal, INSEAD, 2014
Co-Founder & Sr. Vice President - Leasing, Procurement, Insurance and Contracting
Bhavin Joshi
Ex-Karvat Cover-More Assist, Jet Airways, PricewaterhouseCoopers. Narsee Monjee College of Commere and Economics BCom 1998
Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer - IndoSpace
Consulate of Switzerland in Kolkata.
Co-Founder & Director-Fourcee Infrastructure Equipments
Ex-Gateway Rail Freight, Container Corporation of India. Kirori Mal College BA 1990.
Sri Karthikeya Spinning & Weaving Mills, Leap Green Energy. Leeds University Business School MBA 2010, INSEAD MBA
Co-Founder UFO Moviez, ex-CII. Drexel University BSBA 1993
Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 66 of 1,362 founders
IIT Delhi6
University of Delhi6
IIT Madras5
IIT Kharagpur5
INSEAD4
Indian School of Business3
IIM Calcutta3
IIM Ahmedabad3
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 4 of 1,362 founders
Myntra1
Uber1
Microsoft1
Boston Consulting Group1
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 1,082 founders with a profile on this page
3
carry a repeat-founder flag
- flagged as repeat founders3
- no repeat-founder flag1,079
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 1,054 of 1,362 founders
8%
of matched founders are women
- women81
- men973
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 308 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds Transportation and Logistics in India
Records 172 funding rounds since 2016 from 600 investors, with the typical round size of $3.3 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield | 5 | 2 | Jun 2020 |
| Sixth Sense Ventures | 4 | 3 | Jun 2020 |
| Flashpoint | 4 | — | Aug 2021 |
| Neev Fund | 3 | 3 | Feb 2020 |
| Duane Park | 3 | 3 | Jun 2024 |
| TVS Capital Funds | 3 | 2 | Jan 2021 |
| Social Alpha | 3 | 2 | Jul 2024 |
| Proprium Capital Partners | 3 | 1 | Sep 2018 |
| Rishabh Mariwala | 3 | — | Apr 2018 |
| AddVenture | 3 | — | Aug 2019 |
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel64
Series A–B29
Series C+ / PE26
Grants, debt & other53
The typical round is $3.3M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Transportation and Logistics funding rounds in India
Lists the ten largest disclosed funding rounds, the biggest being Vistara’s $273 million Series D.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series Dmega-round | $273M | Oct 2018 | Singapore Airlines, Tata Group | |
| Series C | $180M | Oct 2016 | CDPQ, Tata Capital | |
| Series B | $138.2M | Feb 2025 | Premji Invest, 360 One, Ranjan Ramdas Pai +26 more | |
| Series E | $100M | Dec 2024 | Dhimal Sanghvi, KKR, Madhurimainternational +5 more | |
| Series C | $100M | Mar 2020 | MS Krishnan, Gateway Capitals | |
| Series C | $100M | May 2023 | SRAM & MRAM Group | |
| Series D | $78.8M | Oct 2021 | Exor, New Age Financial Advisory, SBI +9 more | |
| Series C | $75M | Jun 2017 | Piramal Group | |
| Series B | $64.3M | Nov 2009 | Blackstone | |
| Series B | $59.3M | Mar 2018 | IDFC |
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M15
$1–10M8
$10–50M5
$50–250M3
>$250M0
31 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Fresh cheques · last 6 months
What the news says about Transportation and Logistics in India
Aggregates 170,890 news articles from the last year, most often covering trade policies, airport terminals, aviation safety, and intercity bus services.
News volume
Transportation and Logistics coverage across India · articles per quarter
2021Q22026Q1
peak 48,103 in 2025Q3 · 170,890 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 58% → 57%, negative 38% → 41% across 2021–2025.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Transportation and Logistics news in India. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Trade policies and agreements12,349▲+93%
- Airport terminal facilities12,062▲+64%
- Aviation safety protocols11,980▲+219%
- Intercity bus services and schedules11,964▲+52%
- Transportation-related crashes and derailments9,358→-6%
- New product launches and innovations8,794▲+19%
- Flight delay compensation policies7,863▲+165%
- Airport security measures7,549▲+56%
- Company expansions and new market entries7,546▲+38%
- Aviation crash investigations and black box data7,055▲+968%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months
- 16,773
- 3,572
- 2,950
- 1,777
- 1,629
- 897
- 543
- 362
- 358
- 324
71 Transportation and Logistics companies here were named in the news over this period.
Prism
Watch Transportation and Logistics coverage in India 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+78%trade barrier reduction+92%trade facilitation commitments+110%bilateral trade+81%flight safety measures+176%bilateral trade imbalance+69%preferential tariff+44%trade dispute mechanisms+75%free trade deals+59%aircraft emergency procedures+188%
rail incident-44%railroad accident-54%train crash-49%rail accident prevention-55%ipo prospectus-56%
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in India Transportation and Logistics coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
212,607 articles touch this dimension · 54.4% critical tone
20212025
signals: tariff negotiations, rail accident prevention, trade barrier reduction
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
30,181 articles touch this dimension · 53.8% critical tone
20212025
signals: pre-ipo valuation, ipo prospectus, ipo pricing
Growth ▲ rising
63,894 articles touch this dimension · 50.6% critical tone
20212025
signals: logistics update, logistics bottleneck, logistics adjustment
Transportation and Logistics jobs in India: who is hiring and what they ask for
Shows 565 job postings in the past year from 153 employers, with top skills in sales, communication and project management and a median advertised salary of $9 k per year.
565postings · last 12 months
963postings tracked overall
153employers advertising
$9kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=48)
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Transportation and Logistics employers in India 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.
- sales37▲
- communication35▲
- project management33▲
- ms office33▲
- communication skills33▲
- customer service32▲
- logistics28▲
- autocad25▲
- excel25▲
- stakeholder management23▲
What level are these roles?
Entry23
Intern30
Senior160
Lead55
Manager209
Most advertised titles
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What Transportation and Logistics research is working on
Summarizes 6,419 academic papers, of which 825 identify common problems, 181 issue cautions, and 4,038 discuss opportunities.
How this field talks about itself
Transportation and Logistics papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Promising48.3% · 37.4%1.3×
Descriptive18.2% · 17.3%≈ par
Breakthrough14.6% · 26.1%0.6×
Problem-identifying12.7% · 10.0%1.3×
Comparative3.2% · 3.7%0.9×
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
- 872
- 792
- 691
- 587
- 548
- 521
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
Problems · theme 01
Supply Chain Management Challenges
155 papers · 20.3% of this block
▲ +14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers highlight difficulties in optimizing and securing supply chain operations.
Supply chain · Supply chain optimization · Supply chain management · Supply chain risk management
“Supply chain optimization”
155 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 02
Fleet Management Complexity
143 papers · 18.7% of this block
▼ -66% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies point to operational and research hurdles in managing vehicle fleets.
Fleet management · Aeronautics · Operations management · Operations research
“Making Fleet Management Easier.”
143 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 03
Transport Engineering Bottlenecks
136 papers · 17.8% of this block
▼ -50% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers discuss inefficiencies in truck operations and fleet oversight.
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
Problems · theme 04
Routing and Positioning Issues
122 papers · 16.0% of this block
▼ -9% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works focus on GPS reliability and vehicle routing problems in public transport.
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
Problems · theme 05
Truck Fuel Consumption Concerns
102 papers · 13.4% of this block
▼ -27% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research flags high emissions and low fuel efficiency in 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
Problems · theme 06
Electric Fleet Integration Barriers
56 papers · 7.3% of this block
▼ -4% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Authors examine obstacles to electrifying commercial vehicle fleets.
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
Problems · theme 07
Biomass Supply Chain Constraints
50 papers · 6.5% of this block
▼ -14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies reveal logistical and material challenges in biofuel production.
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
Cautions · theme 01
Energy‑Saving Fleet Management Risks
70 papers · 42.7% of this block
▼ -54% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Cautions about infrastructure limits and driver awareness affecting fuel‑saving strategies.
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
Cautions · theme 02
Electrified Public Transport Uncertainties
51 papers · 31.1% of this block
▼ -13% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers warn of performance and charging strategy issues for electric urban fleets.
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
Cautions · theme 03
Supply Chain Optimization Limits
24 papers · 14.6% of this block
▲ +14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers caution that machine‑learning approaches may not fully address risk and sustainability.
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
Cautions · theme 04
Biofuel Production Trade‑offs
19 papers · 11.6% of this block
▼ -21% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works highlight cost versus scale and resource efficiency dilemmas in biorefinery design.
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
Opportunities · theme 01
Advanced Supply Chain Optimization
892 papers · 24.5% of this block
▲ +14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Opportunities focus on improving performance and resilience through sophisticated supply chain models.
Supply chain · Supply chain management · Supply chain optimization · Supply chain risk management
“Optimization of the supply chain to improve the on-time performance”
Opportunities · theme 02
Vehicle Routing Innovation
641 papers · 17.6% of this block
▼ -17% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research explores robust routing and sizing methods for dynamic mobility services.
Vehicle routing problem · Routing · Truck · Service
“Distributionally Robust Optimization Approaches for a Stochastic Mobile Facility Fleet Sizing, Routing, and Scheduling Problem”
Opportunities · theme 03
Predictive Fleet Maintenance
625 papers · 17.2% of this block
▼ -64% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies propose data‑driven maintenance to boost reliability and reduce downtime.
Fleet management · Predictive maintenance · Transport engineering · Preventive maintenance
“A Simulation and Optimization Methodology for Reliability of Vehicle Fleets”
Opportunities · theme 04
Aviation Fleet Scheduling Advances
502 papers · 13.8% of this block
▼ -78% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers present integrated approaches for airline fleet assignment and routing.
Operations research · Fleet management · Scheduling · Aviation
“An Integrated Approach for Airline Flight Selection and Timing, Fleet Assignment, and Aircraft Routing”
Opportunities · theme 05
Smart Tracking Technologies
367 papers · 10.1% of this block
▼ -11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works develop IoT‑enabled GPS systems for real‑time vehicle monitoring.
Global Positioning System · Vehicle tracking system · Tracking system · Automatic vehicle location
“Transportation Management System”
Opportunities · theme 06
Electric Vehicle Fleet Charging
342 papers · 9.4% of this block
▲ +2% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research offers optimization frameworks for battery health and grid‑friendly charging.
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”
Opportunities · theme 07
Sustainable Biofuel Supply Chains
272 papers · 7.5% of this block
▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies target multi‑objective designs for environmentally and economically viable biomass 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”
Which of these themes are growing fastest
Tracks how the share of research themes has shifted globally between 2022 and 2025.
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 Management Challenges▲+14%
Electric Fleet Integration Barriers▼-4%
Routing and Positioning Issues▼-9%
Biomass Supply Chain Constraints▼-14%
Truck Fuel Consumption Concerns▼-27%
Transport Engineering Bottlenecks▼-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
Supply Chain Optimization Limits▲+14%
Electrified Public Transport Uncertainties▼-13%
Biofuel Production Trade‑offs▼-21%
Energy‑Saving Fleet Management Risks▼-54%
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gaining sharelosing share
Advanced Supply Chain Optimization▲+14%
Sustainable Biofuel Supply Chains▲+5%
Electric Vehicle Fleet Charging▲+2%
Smart Tracking Technologies▼-11%
Vehicle Routing Innovation▼-17%
Predictive Fleet Maintenance▼-64%
Aviation Fleet Scheduling Advances▼-78%
Indian institutions active in this field include Indian Institute of Technology Bombay · Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation · SRM Institute of Science and Technology · Symbiosis International University · Defence Research and Development Canada · Chitkara University, with researchers such as Tao Lin, Luis F. Rodríguez, Yogendra N. Shastri, Alan C. Hansen, K. C. Ting, Rakesh Verma.
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