Transport Logistics in Russia: Trends 2025
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Transport Logistics in Russia: Trends 2025

Transport Logistics in Russia: Trends 2025

The transport logistics market in Russia in 2025 continues to face significant challenges while evolving under the influence of technological progress, changes in the structure of foreign trade, and shifts in domestic demand. The main trends relate to digitalization of processes, the establishment of new routes, and the necessity to optimize costs amid rising expenditures.

Key Players and Market Condition

  • Large transport companies demonstrate high resilience due to their diversification and investments in digital technologies.

  • Small and medium-sized road carriers are facing serious difficulties: it is estimated that about 30 % of them operate at a loss, and many firms are leaving the market because they cannot compete with major players or cope with rising costs.

Labor Market in Transport Logistics

  • There is a severe shortage of qualified personnel, especially in the areas of traffic flow management and operation of modern digital systems.

  • Salary growth and increasing demands on employee qualifications are prompting companies to invest in training and retraining of staff.

Major Trends in Transport Logistics

Growth in Demand for Multimodal Transportation

  • The practice of combining road, rail, and sea transport is expanding in order to reduce costs and increase delivery speed.

  • Transport corridors with China, Kazakhstan, and Asia-Pacific countries are actively developing in response to changes in international logistics.

Impact of E-commerce

  • The increase in volumes of shipments associated with online retail demands more flexible and faster transport solutions, including last-mile delivery.

  • Higher demand for courier and express transportation pushes the development of regional routes and local transport infrastructure.

Process Automation

  • Active deployment of digital transport management systems (TMS), which allow route optimization, cargo monitoring, and minimization of idle time.

  • Launching projects using artificial intelligence to analyze road conditions and make decisions in real time.

  • Testing of driverless trucks and automated transport systems to boost efficiency and reduce costs.

Rising Costs and Decreasing Margins

  • Despite revenue growth for transport companies in 2024–2025, margins are shrinking due to increases in fuel costs, personnel wages, and fleet maintenance.

  • Rising toll road tariffs and growing complexity of supply chains add additional challenges for carriers.

New Logistics Routes and Geopolitical Restructuring

  • The restructuring of traditional transport paths and active use of new routes—primarily via the Asia-Pacific region and CIS countries.

  • Development of cross-border highways and integration with multimodal corridors to enhance throughput and reliability of shipments.

Forecast for Development of Transport Logistics

By 2026–2027, transport logistics in Russia will gradually stabilize, relying on digitalization, adoption of automated technologies, and the development of new international routes. Companies that successfully adapt to changing economic and technological conditions will be able to maintain leadership positions.

At the same time, support for small and medium enterprises and development of human capital remain key tasks to ensure the long-term stability of the sector. Investments in innovation and new transport solutions will determine the competitiveness of Russian carriers in conditions of global turbulence.


Boris Voronkov, head of the “Equipment & AgroIndustrial Complex” practice, ANCOR

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