CONUS Shipping

Enhance your government supply chain management with support from CONUS shipping experts

CONUS vs. OCONUS: Both benefit from AIT’s exacting communications, enhanced efficiency

While global transportation logistics needs are rising, especially with the growth of e-commerce, that doesn’t mean a cool-off from U.S. domestic shipping. In fact, since 1990, the total U.S. ton-miles of freight expanded by nearly 83% to 5.77 trillion. And that number is expected to balloon to a whopping 8.28 trillion by 2045.

Read on to learn how AIT’s government supply chain management experts are helping organizations across the nation to navigate the boom—and save on secure, reliable, and fast services and government shipping.

The former is shorthand for the continental United States (i.e., the 49 states, including Alaska and the District of Columbia, but excluding Hawaii). When a delivery is referred to as CONUS, that means its point of origin and destination are within the continental United States. OCONUS adds a “O” for “Outside” and refers to transportation logistics and shipping services outside the continental United States.
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No, CONUS shipping refers to any shipping taking place inside the continental United States. However, at AIT, we pride ourselves in offering our local, state, and federal government customers custom-built, secure government shipping solutions. Read on to learn more about our security credentials.

Choose AIT’s experts for high-quality CONUS shipping

With AIT’s proven government supply chain management capabilities on your side, your organization can create efficiencies and save. Whether you’re moving time-sensitive documents or temperature-controlled medications, you can count on AIT’s reliable, flexible and customizable offerings.

Take your CONUS shipping to the next level—from streamlining processes to minimizing costs.

U.S. Domestic Air Services

  • Priority next-flight-out and same-day services
  • Next day
  • Second day
  • Air charters
  • Overweight and out-of-gauge service
  • Dangerous goods
  • And much more!

Motor Carrier Services

  • Customized tenders based on standard point location codes
  • Global freight management system for location of tenders 
  • Active spot bids on electronic transportation acquisition
  • Less-than-truckload and full-truckload ground service
  • Flatbed and air ride
  • Exclusive-use vehicles
  • Surface equipment
  • Vendor screening processes

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AIT’s cargo security credentials

In addition to AIT’s Civil Reserve Air Fleet partnership, the company is also member of the Transport Asset Protection Association (TAPA), a certified CTPAT compliant provider and a sustaining member of the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA).

A U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)-certified Indirect Air Carrier, we maintain TSA-certified cargo screening facilities in Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles. 

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