Shipping from Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ freight rates With its proximity to California, Texas and Mexico, Phoenix offers access to hundreds of major domestic and international markets. The region boasts 14 airports, including the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which serves as a major hub for southwestern air traffic, making air freight shipping a viable option in and out of the region. Phoenix also offers rail terminals with trailer and container capabilities operated by Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. The city and surrounding area also offers a sophisticated highway system with interstate routes stretching to Los Angeles, the Midwest and Mexico. Because Arizona exports more than it imports, LTL freight rates into Phoenix are fairly inexpensive. Intermodal freight rates are also reasonable due to the state’s copper industry. On the other hand, shipping out of Phoenix can get expensive due to the state’s agricultural exports. Because crops are grown all year, there isn’t much in the way of seasonal discount rates for outbound shipping.
Shipping to Atlanta
Atlanta, GA freight rates A major transportation hub in the southeast U.S., Atlanta’s mild winter weather and abundant infrastructure makes shipping into the metro area an inexpensive endeavor year-round. Outbound freight can be a different story, especially during the summer months. That’s because the state of Georgia is a major agricultural producer, and most of those goods leave the state. That means capacity for outbound shipping, whether by road, rail, or air, is scarce and therefore expensive during summer. Atlanta is served by the world’s most traveled airport, Hartsfield-Jackson International, which provides access to 22 all-cargo air carriers. The city is also served by two class I railroads and over 20 short-line companies, and is intersected by three major highways (I-75, I-85, I-20). More than 80 percent of U.S. residents are located within a two-hour flight or two-day truck trip of Atlanta. For international shipping via cargo ship, Atlanta is located 250 miles from the Port of Savannah, the fourth largest container port in the nation.
