someone explain shipping to me like I have not read a paper in years
Genuine question, and the title is the question: someone explain shipping to me like I have not read a paper in years. Posted my first lane report here without the month and got asked for it. Fair, and the table is better for the fussiness. Clearance took three days and the carrier took nine. I had been blaming the…
regional stock changes everything about transit
Not convinced by four data points. That is not a lane yet, it is an anecdote with a route attached.
What lead time were you quoted at checkout?
Asked SGN which lines they hold regionally before ordering and got a straight list back. Changed what I ordered and when.
regional stock changes everything about transit
Disagreeing with this bit: a single slow shipment does not move a lane, it joins the distribution.
Total transit decomposes into first mile, international leg, clearance and last mile. Only the first two are meaningfully under the shipper’s control and most reported variance sits in the last two.