Analytics · May 19, 2026 · 6 min read
The logistics KPIs worth building a dashboard around
Most logistics dashboards show what's easy to compute. The useful ones show what someone will act on before the end of the shift.
Operational KPIs
On-time pickup and delivery, dwell time by facility, detention hours, tender acceptance rate, and exception rate by reason code.
Financial KPIs
Cost per lane, cost per stop, empty miles percentage, accessorial spend, and invoice dispute rate.
Design for decisions
Each tile should answer 'what do I do differently?' Pair every metric with a drill-down to the shipments behind it, or it becomes wallpaper.
Predictive next
Once history is trustworthy, layer demand forecasting and anomaly detection for predictive maintenance on the same warehouse.
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