4 HN users recommended this explainer4 months2018–2023score 4
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
Recommended as a clear, accessible explainer on logistics, overnight shipping and why old planes get used for cargo.
Wendover Productions explains how overnight shipping works, covering the hub-and-spoke logistics of companies like FedEx and UPS and the use of cargo aircraft. It touches on the economics that make next-day delivery possible.
“is a good Youtube video that discusses how overnight shipping systems like Fedex etc. have works.” (HN, 2021)
This video does a good job explaining how airline pricing works nowadays: [this video] Basically, from the info they get, (destination, departure date, return date, etc.) they try to guess what kind of traveler the customer is and price the ticket accordingly. E.g. if there is no weekend between departure and return, they think that you must be a business traveler so the ticket is more expensive.
Explains how airline pricing guesses traveler type.
Wendover Productions did a great video YouTube on overnight shipping that goes into the use of old planes for shipping cargo. [1] . The short version is that cargo planes spend most of their time sitting around, usually much less time than an equivalently sized passenger plane. [1] [this video]
Overnight shipping and use of old planes for cargo.
US prime is marketed as "two day", though in many markets free next-day arrival is common. [link] is a pretty good Youtube video about Amazon's shipping system. [this video] is a good Youtube video that discusses how overnight shipping systems like Fedex etc. have works.
Discusses how overnight shipping systems like FedEx work.
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