Key takeaways
- 70% of the companies surveyed have experienced direct or indirect consequences of an insolvency.
- 47% are seeing more payment defaults or late payments.
- 86% identify energy, labour and fuel costs as among their biggest challenges.
- Despite the risks, 70% expect business conditions to remain stable in the short term.
The online survey was conducted in May and June 2026 among almost 100 companies from Germany’s logistics sector. Because of the small sample, the results cannot be considered representative of the industry as a whole. They do, however, show how payment failures and insolvencies are increasingly affecting ongoing commercial relationships.
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