February 27, 2026
- Written By
Ben Emmrich
Every week, Tusk Logistics tracks tens of thousands of parcel deliveries across our nationwide alternative carrier network and publishes the data publicly.
Last week’s performance highlights:
Overall on-time delivery (OTD) was temporarily pulled down by sub-par performance in two carrier hubs — one in the West and one in the Midwest.
Both hubs have since recovered.
This is exactly why diversified alternative carrier infrastructure matters. When performance dips in one region, the broader network absorbs and corrects quickly. We monitor performance in real time and adjust routing when necessary.
Shippers get transparency. Not surprises.
We expect transit times to gradually lengthen as we activate additional line hauls and unlock more national carrier service across the platform.
As the network expands geographically, average time-in-transit metrics will naturally shift. We may adjust how this metric is reported going forward. but for now, we’re keeping it in for full transparency.
Scale requires nuance. We’ll keep sharing the data either way.
The following alternative carriers achieved 100% OTP last week:
Consistency at this level reflects disciplined local execution.
When alternative carriers operate inside the right infrastructure layer, performance is predictable and scalable.
Alternative carriers are no longer an experiment. They’re operating at national scale with measurable reliability.
We’ll keep publishing the data.
Shippers first. Always.
