Here at uShip, we sit in a unique position when it comes to logistics and data.
Every day thousands of large shipments – vehicles, boats, motorcycles, furniture, equipment, freight and more – pass through our platform, and thanks to the power of big data and our data scientists, we're able to spot and report on trends, often with surprising results.
Below is a summary of the highlights found in our first America, We Ship trend report. Look for more reports to be published in subsequent quarters.
America, We Ship reveals that Florida is the nation's most active state – per capita – for shipping large items like cars, furniture, and boats. In 2017, uShip's data ranked Florida No. 1 per capita with 92,907 shipments, followed by Colorado with 22,002, and Nevada with 12,956.
By comparison, California – the most populous state – ranked 15th per capita (119,041 shipments), while Texas ranked 6th (89,123) and New York ranked 40th (44,655). Nearly 1 million people move into or out of Florida annually, according to The Palm Beach Post. Of the Florida-related shipments on uShip, 82 percent were interstate (into or out of the state), while 18 percent were intrastate, staying within Florida.
Florida, more than any other state, also had its share of unusual and extreme shipments enter the state in 2017. For example, a Miami resident rang in the New Year with a delivery of a 55-pound golden King's Throne that arrived from Texas, while a his-and-hers matching set of thrones was shipped to Ocala, Fla., just a few weeks prior.
View the full America, We Ship report here.
The America, We Ship report reflects internal logs on uShip.com between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017. As an online shipping platform, uShip's data provides one of the most unique views into the large and hard-to-ship items people and businesses are shipping across the United States.