Every week, Tusk Logistics tracks tens of thousands of parcel deliveries across our nationwide network of alternative carriers.

We publish these results publicly to provide a transparent view into how alternative carriers are performing in real shipping environments.

Here’s what the network delivered last week.

Weekly Alternative Carrier Performance

📦 96.4% of all shipments were delivered on time
🔥 46.6% of shipments were delivered within two days
⏱ 73% of late parcels arrived the next day

On-time delivery rebounded this week following Northeastern snowstorms and two poorly performing carrier hubs earlier in the prior week. Once those disruptions cleared, network performance returned to typical levels.

Transit Times May Continue to Lengthen — And That’s Expected

You may notice two-day delivery percentages gradually declining in the coming weeks.

That shift is expected as we continue activating new linehauls and unlocking broader national service coverage across the Tusk network.

Expanding these linehauls allows shippers to access more alternative carriers through Tusk-powered and Tusk-tracked transportation — both in the air and on the ground. As geographic reach expands, transit profiles naturally diversify.

In other words: longer average transit ranges signal a larger, more capable network — not reduced performance.

Carriers Leading the Network This Week

Some carriers continue to deliver exceptional consistency across the Tusk network.

🤯 Carriers with 100% On-Time Performance (OTP)

• Courier Express — 3rd week on the list

💪 Carriers with OTP above 97%

• Veho — 2nd week on the list
• Promed Delivery — 2nd week on the list
• CDL Last Mile — 3rd week on the list
• United Delivery Service — 3rd week on the list
• GLS US — first week back on the list
• UniUni — first week back on the list

These carriers continue to demonstrate the reliability that makes alternative carriers a viable component of modern multi-carrier shipping strategies.

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Why This Data Matters

The biggest misconception in parcel shipping is that alternative carriers are a niche or secondary option.

The data tells a different story.

Across tens of thousands of parcels moving through the Tusk network every week, alternative carriers consistently deliver high on-time performance and competitive transit speeds while expanding coverage across new markets.

For shippers building a multi-carrier shipping strategy or looking to reduce parcel shipping costs with regional carriers, performance visibility like this is critical.

We’ll continue publishing weekly results as the network grows.

If you want to track alternative carrier performance in real time, explore the full dataset here:
https://www.tusklogistics.com/alternative-carrier-data