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40%

40% -- share of respondents viewing 3pl procurement as tactical freight buying for procurement and supply chain professionals (2026)

Name: Share Of Respondents Viewing 3pl Procurement As Tactical Freight Buying Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-10-01

2026 · APSentra / Behind Procurement Podcast

40% of procurement and supply chain professionals surveyed in a LinkedIn poll view 3PL procurement as tactical freight buying.

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40%

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Percentage

Data Vintage

2026

Entity

procurement and supply chain professionals

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Strong, reliable evidence

Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

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APSentra / Behind Procurement Podcast Primary Tier B

https://apsentra.com/3pl-procurement-strategy/ ↗

Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

3PL Procurement Strategy: How to Protect Logistics Margin

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APSentra / Behind Procurement Podcast · Original study ↗

Methodology

LinkedIn poll of procurement and supply chain professionals

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Segmentation

IndustrySupply Chain & Logistics RoleProcurement and Supply Chain Professionals

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procurement and supply chain professionals: 40% share of respondents viewing 3pl procurement as tactical freight buying. Source: APSentra / Behind Procurement Podcast (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/linkedin-poll-3pl-procurement-tactical-2026

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