Home/American Shipper/United’s January cargo up 22.8% American Shipper United’s January cargo up 22.8% FreightWaves Staff · Monday, February 07, 2005 Facebook Twitter/X LinkedInUnitedÆs January cargo up 22.8% Chicago-based United Airlines reported 118,944 cargo ton miles for January, an increase of 22.8 percent over the same month in 2004.