Less than Truckload
When to use Less-than-Truckload Carriers?
Less-than-Truckload shipping is used for shipments too large for parcel carriers, but too small to justify shipping in a dedicated truck. Here are some benefits:
1. Cost Effective: LTL shipping can help provide savings by only paying for the space you use on the trailer
2. Small to Medium-Sized Business Friendly: Not all businesses have docks and LTL carriers provide services to help fulfill these smaller shippers
3. Specialized Equipment: LTL carriers carry more specialized equipment, such as liftgates and straight trucks, to help their operations
LTL shipping services are ideal for shippers with smaller shipments. An ideal shipment for this type of service is between 1 to 6 skids or a shipment between 80 – 15,000 pounds.
With LTL freight, you only pay for the space your shipment takes up on the truck, making it a more cost-effective option than full truckload. Our network of LTL Carriers includes regional and national less than truckload carriers to help shippers route LTL freight with the exact service level needed.
Less Than Truckload
LTL freight shipping is used for shipments greater than 150 pounds, but less than 15,000 pounds. The benefit of LTL for shippers is that it combines freight from multiple companies onto a single truck. This creates efficient freight movement for carriers that lack the volume to operate truckload shipments on some freight routes.
LTL offers a number of benefits with residential, in-house delivery/pickup, expedited, lift-off, and limited access capabilities. Aside from expedited truckload service, truckload options are very limited in terms of the other benefits listed above.