Locus Recognized in the 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Supply Chain Execution and Logistics Technologies

San Francisco, 27th April 2026: Locus, a global AI-native logistics management SaaS company, has been named as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution and Logistics Technologies, 2026 in the Last-Mile Delivery Solutions category.

The 2026 Hype Cycle positions Last-Mile Delivery Solutions as an “Early Mainstream” technology with a “High” benefit rating, reflecting the growing strategic importance of last-mile execution as enterprises navigate rising customer expectations, sustainability mandates, and the continued growth of digital commerce.

“We believe this recognition reflects the trust enterprises place in Locus to power their most critical customer-facing operations,” said Nishith Rastogi, Founder and CEO of Locus. “The last mile is where brand promises are kept or broken, and we’re built to help businesses win that moment at scale.”

Locus’s dispatch management platform empower retailers, e-commerce brands, courier, express and parcel providers, and 3PLs to optimize routing, automate dispatch, and orchestrate multi-carrier networks — aligning with key drivers Gartner identifies for this market, including delivery speed, reliability, and sustainability.

Locus’s inclusion in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution and Logistics Technologies, 2026 builds on a long-standing track record of recognition by Gartner across multiple research reports and market evaluations. Since 2020, the company has been consistently featured in Market Guides and Hype Cycles spanning last-mile delivery, vehicle routing, supply chain execution, network design, and transportation technologies.

• 2025: Recognized in the Gartner® Market Guide for Last-Mile Delivery Technology Solutions

• 2024: Mentioned in the Gartner® Market Guide for Multi-Carrier Parcel Management Solutions

• 2023: Named a Notable Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies and the Gartner Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions

• 2022: Recognized in the Gartner® Market Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Tools; included in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies and the Gartner Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions

• 2021: Featured in the Gartner® Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling and Last-Mile Technologies

• 2020: Mentioned in the Gartner Market Guide for VRS Routing and Scheduling; recognized in the Gartner Hype Cycle for the Transportation Industry

Locus is the AI-native agentic TMS purpose-built for governed autonomous delivery and logistics orchestration — across every mile, channel, and mode. Unlike legacy TMS platforms that plan but cannot act, or last-mile point solutions that optimize a single leg, Locus deploys governed AI agents that decide, dispatch, and deliver within constraints you define. Every agent decision is bound by 180+ real-world operational constraints, governed through six enterprise mechanisms — Explainability, Traceability, Evaluation, Autonomy Levels, Execution Sandbox, and Human-in-the-Loop — and trained on 1.5 billion+ optimized deliveries. With 300+ enterprise clients across 30+ countries, 10 patents, and 99.9% uptime, Locus is production-grade logistics autonomy, on your terms.

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