Overview & benefits
Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping is optimal for low-volume freight.
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Cost Efficiency
Your shipments are billed by proportional usage. Share transportation costs with other shippers.
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Environmental Impact
Sharing space with other shippers decreases your company’s carbon footprint.
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Scalability
Responsive and agile supply chain management without having to hold your cargo for consolidation.
Additional services
Our fleet features a variety of equipment types to cover any of your shipping & capacity needs.
- Dry Van
- Oversize
- High-Value
- Refrigerated
- Flatbed
- Intermodal
FAQs
LTL (Less Than Truckload) trucking involves consolidating multiple smaller shipments from various customers into a single truck. Unlike FTL (Full Truckload) trucking, where one customer’s shipment fills an entire truck, LTL shipments share truck space with other shipments, often resulting in multiple stops for pick-up and delivery.
LTL rates are typically calculated based on several factors, including the weight and dimensions of the shipment, the distance between the origin and destination, the freight class (which considers density, stowability, handling, and liability), and any additional services required (e.g., liftgate service, residential delivery).
The primary advantages of LTL trucking include cost savings for smaller shipments, as you only pay for the portion of the truck space you use, flexibility in handling various shipment sizes, and the ability to ship more frequently without needing to wait for a full truckload.
A shipment typically qualifies for LTL trucking if it is too large to be cost-effectively shipped via parcel carriers but does not require an entire truck. Generally, LTL shipments weigh between 150 and 15,000 pounds and occupy less than 24 feet of truck space.
Goods best suited for LTL trucking include smaller, less-than-full truckload shipments, items that can be palletized or moved in crates for transport, non-urgent shipments that can tolerate longer transit times due to multiple stops, ordinary goods that can bear public examination, and robust cargo that can withstand heavy handling.