WHAT IS LTL FREIGHT SHIPPING, AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR MY BUSINESS?
LTL shipments are shipments that aren’t large enough to fill the entire trailer of a semi-truck but also aren’t small enough to be ship via a parcel carrier. LTL freight shipments are the middle-point between parcel and full truckload shipping and can be the most economical shipping mode for certain types of freight. For a competitive LTL Freight Quote please get length, width, height, weight and class before quoting.
Typically, LTL shipments are on pallets (palletized), or with crates. LTL shipments are usually transported via truck through local terminals and distribution centers and are a cost-effective way to move bulky goods that don’t fill an entire truck.
For a shipment to be economically shipped as a full truckload shipment, it needs to “cube out” the entire semi truck’s trailer. This means filling the trailer completely in a combination of weight and volume so that there is no wasted and empty space. Many shippers have freight that can’t completely fill an entire trailer by itself. That’s why LTL carriers consolidate multiple LTL orders into a single truckload on the same trailer. This results in maximum efficiency for shipping freight that doesn’t naturally cube out the trailer and reduces the overall cost of shipping LTL freight.
Moreover, with this you get a savings as your not paying for an entire truck. For an instant LTL Freight Quote please contact one of our sales rep. Our team will provide you with a unique user name and password. Additionally, to watch a demo of our portal please feel to view this short YouTube video.
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