Fluctuating tariffs and shifting trade policies are having a disruptive effect on global supply chains—forcing many retailers, manufacturers, and others to reconsider strategies around sourcing, production, and distribution. Yet despite the challenges, shippers and their third-party logistics service providers (3PLs) appear confident in their ability to adapt to tariffs, according to the “2026 Third-Party Logistics Study.” That optimism may be fueled by lessons learned during the pandemic, which exposed vulnerabilities in global supply chains and accelerated shippers’ and 3PLs’ efforts to build resilience into their own supply chains, the study authors wrote.

So how are shippers and 3PLs applying those Covid-era lessons to today’s world? What are they doing to mitigate the impact of tariff volatility? How are they handling the added costs? What follows is a snapshot of the study’s findings: