The Freightability Report 2026 is the first annual benchmark of Australia’s B2B freight market, built from one of the largest and most representative freight datasets in the country.
Drawing on real shipping behaviour across parcel, pallet and full truckload networks, this report provides a data-led view of how freight is priced, how it performs and where structural shifts are reshaping the market in 2026.
The 2026 freight market is becoming more fragmented, more volatile and increasingly differentiated by performance. National averages are improving, but the gap between leaders and underperformers is widening. Competitive advantage now belongs to organisations that actively engineer reliability, optimise pricing lane-by-lane and manage carrier diversity strategically.
The data signals a structural shift in how freight should be managed.
Predictable performance is increasingly outweighing headline rates, particularly in B2B supply chains where missed SLAs create downstream cost and customer impact.
Lane-level pricing intelligence, performance visibility and proactive exception management are replacing static contracts and national averages.
Australian shippers now use an average of 5.4 carriers. Managing that diversity effectively is no longer optional - it is a strategic capability.
Freight is moving beyond an operational cost centre. It is becoming a core driver of customer experience, margin protection and competitive positioning in 2026.
The Freightability Report 2026 delivers a comprehensive benchmark view of Australia’s B2B freight landscape, including:
This is not commentary or anecdote.
The insights are grounded in aggregated, anonymised shipping data flowing through the MachShip platform across industries, modes and regions.
MachShip powers freight management for more than 10,000 businesses and has processed more than 100 million consignments across a connected network of 500+ carriers.
Operating across parcel, pallet and full truckload freight, spanning metropolitan, regional and remote lanes, MachShip sits at the centre of the B2B shipping ecosystem. This scale provides a unique, multi-year view of pricing trends, performance variance and service dynamics that are not visible at an individual shipper or carrier level.
The Freightability Report reflects aggregated, anonymised data drawn from this national network and offers the most representative benchmark views of how B2B freight actually moves across Australia.
We thank our contributing partners for their insights and expertise, which help broaden the perspective beyond any single organisation and strengthen the report’s industry relevance.
A benchmark view of Australia’s B2B freight market – grounded in real shipping behaviour, not assumptions.
