Holiday Season Freight Shipping
Discover fascinating Christmas shipping fun facts, from the journey of Christmas trees to the surge in holiday season freight shipping, and get insights on managing special items with logistics expertise..
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for so many reasons, and one of them is freight shipping. We know what you’re thinking, “what makes freight shipping so wonderful this time of year?” Hear us out.
The holidays are the busiest time for businesses and shippers everywhere, from Christmas tree farms to Etsy shops, online and eCommerce stores, and the classic local mom-and-pop store in town. Everyone is shipping more than usual means the freight is scurrying. So, pour yourself a glass of eggnog and enjoy these Christmas shipping fun facts we gathered just for you!
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It’s All About the Tree
Few holiday symbols match the classic Christmas tree, and with great popularity comes some great Christmas tree shipping facts!
Here are some numbers from the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA):
- Approximately 25-30 million real Christmas trees are sold in the U.S. each year.
- There are close to 15,000 farms growing Christmas trees in the U.S.
- For every Christmas tree harvested, 1-3 seedlings are planted in the spring.
- There are roughly 350 million Christmas trees currently growing on Christmas tree farms in the U.S. alone—all planted by farmers.
Shipping Christmas trees is no easy task. With the specialty services it requires and the tight capacity, finding a carrier to move them can be tough! Nonetheless, Christmas trees make their way into our living rooms every year. And with the hassle of transporting Christmas trees comes the trouble accompanying other holiday season freight shipping nightmares.
Holiday Season Freight Shipping Returns
A National Retail Federation survey found a record $761 billion of merchandise was returned to retailers in 2021. Surveys done in 2019 by the National Retail Foundation and marketing analytics provider Oracle suggest that most people plan to return or exchange gifts after the holidays. Due to the high level of online shopping that was on the rise in the past and is now the new norm in the post-COVID economy, returns and exchanges are expected to increase.
In that National Retail Foundation survey, a third of respondents said returns policies are essential when choosing where they do business online. 97% of consumers with a positive return or exchange experience are more likely to become repeat customers.
Safe to say, using reverse logistics to increase customer satisfaction is a vital part of the holiday supply chain!
Holiday Season Freight Shipping Special Items Across the Nation
More Americans want to send that perfect gift or particular item during the holidays, but shipping special items can be tricky. Maybe your Etsy store sells customized pet furniture, or you’re an antique store shipping old fragile furniture. No matter the particular item, you want to ensure it arrives safely and securely at its destination. That could mean choosing additional services such as white glove service or purchasing third-party freight insurance for added peace of mind.
Working with a third-party logistics provider or 3PL can also help improve your holiday season freight shipping strategy. When you partner with a 3PL as a business shipper, an individual shipper, or a first-time shipper, you get expert logistics and shipping guidance from a dedicated freight agent to help you find the right shipping solutions for your cargo.
More Holiday Season Freight Shipping Fun Facts
What else might be on those freight trucks this holiday season? Here are some more Christmas shipping fun facts:
- Nearly two billion candy canes are made each year, and 90% are sold between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
- Americans drink more than 135 million pounds of eggnog every year.
- More than 4 million tons of wrapping paper and shopping bags are thrown away during the Christmas season. Some freight packaging tips and green supply chain guidance is in order!
- Here is Santa’s workload: There are just over 526 million Christian kids under the age of 14 who celebrate Christmas on December 25th. Santa has to deliver presents to almost 22 million kids an hour, every hour, on the night before Christmas. That’s about 365,000 kids a minute, about 6,100 a second.
While we can’t help Santa deliver gifts to every child in the world at that rate, we can certainly help him, and your business gets the logistics solutions needed to be successful this holiday season and all year long. From our world-class, expert shipping agents to our powerful TMS, we empower shippers to take control of their supply chain and get the rates and service they deserve.
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