News — Shipping

‘Tis the holiday season, but it may not be so joyful for both suppliers and consumers. Imagine tracking your shipment for months, only to realize it won’t be here in time for the holidays. This year has been nothing short of a disaster at the ports in the US due to major backlogs.  At the beginning of the pandemic, the shipping industry slowed to a crawl. However, as people began to spend more time at home during lockdowns, online shopping started doing sprints, and the race to the ports turned into a traffic nightmare.  The pandemic has exposed deficiencies within... Read more

Everything has a point of origin. The same goes for the shipping industry and the goods consumers can enjoy. Most goods move from the raw material stage, to manufacturing and processing, assembling, before being shipped to the consumer. But which goods are the most transported around the USA?  The largest percentage of US freight is carried by trucks. Nearly every good consumed in America is transported by a truck at some point or another. In 2019 alone, the trucking industry hauled 72.5% of all freight transported in the United States, equating to 11.84 billion tons. Automotive Goods   The automotive... Read more

It’s the start of the weekend and you are casually browsing the web for a few things you might need for the upcoming week. You’ve stumbled upon a website that offers 2-day expedited shipping for the products you need, and you think “This is awesome!”  You add the products to your cart and head to the checkout page. You are just about to select “purchase,” when the total charges stop you in your tracks. It’s way more than you expect it to be, but how come?  Upon further investigation, you realise the product is based on the west coast and... Read more