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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

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More shipments travel into (rather than out from) the state of Alaska. Alaska’s northern climate coupled with the vast and steep terrain present a unique set of considerations that make it important to select a knowledgeable freight partner when shipping to and from the state. Because of this, most shipments go by air or sea.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

More shipments travel into (rather than out from) the state of Alaska. Alaska’s northern climate coupled with the vast and steep terrain present a unique set of considerations that make it important to select a knowledgeable freight partner when shipping to and from the state. Because of this, most shipments go by air or sea.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

More shipments travel into (rather than out from) the state of Alaska. Alaska’s northern climate coupled with the vast and steep terrain present a unique set of considerations that make it important to select a knowledgeable freight partner when shipping to and from the state. Because of this, most shipments go by air or sea.

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Doing Business in the United States

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The last two states added were Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. The climate is mostly temperate, but Alaska is arctic, Florida and Hawaii are tropical, and the Great Plains are mostly arid or semi-arid. As the number one importer of foreign goods in the world, the U.S. Manufacturing in the U.S. imported around $2.36 trillion in 2017.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

It has been an anemic peak season for ocean freight haulers as container shipping rates have plunged from pandemic highs and Americans and Europeans continue to pull back on purchases of consumer goods. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines said it would work with Santa Monica, Calif.-based