Less-than-truckload shipping or less than load (LTL) is the transportation of an amount of freight sized between individual parcels and full truckloads. [1] . Parcel carriers handle small packages and freight that can be broken down into units less than approximately 150 pounds (68 kg). Full truckload carriers move entire semi-trailers.

2024年5月27日 · Typically, LTL shipments can weigh anywhere from 100 to 10,000 pounds. However, certain carriers might accommodate freight up to 20,000 pounds. The physical dimensions often dictate a space of up to six pallets, making LTL a versatile option for many.

2023年5月4日 · Less-than-truckload shipping is used to transport freight that doesn’t require a full truckload trailer. In general, most LTL shipments weigh between 500 and 15,000 pounds, are shipped on pallets and only require a portion of a trailer.

2025年1月24日 · LTL (Less Than Truckload) is designed for smaller shipments that typically weigh between 150 and 15,000 pounds or loads up to 10 pallets. With LTL, multiple shipments from different shippers share a trailer, enabling every shipper to only pay for the space they use. However, it may involve more handling and slightly longer transit times.

2022年12月27日 · Trucks vary in capacity—a 16-foot truck usually holds about 800 cubic feet, a 26-footer can hold up to 1,400 cubic feet—so truckloads do too. Many carriers have their own rules and limits for the...

2021年2月23日 · Industry standard roll-up door dimensions are (inches) 96W x 96H which then broadens to interior dimensions of (inches) 98W x 98H. If your packaged-for-shipping individual piece for LTL shipment is 94” or less tall and less than 94” …

Every LTL carrier has some form of overlength rules. For most carriers, those rules begin on any shipment containing one piece or item that is over 96 inches. For example (as shown below), UPS Freight has the following overlength fees: $90 for 96 …

Less than truckload freight shipping (LTL) is used for the transportation of small freight or when freight doesn’t require the use of an entire trailer. This shipping method can be used when freight weighs between 150 and 15,000 pounds.

In LTL freight shipping, linear feet relate to the area inside a trailer that one or more pallets will take up. This measurement taken in a straight line along a pallet helps carriers maximize trailer space for freight shipping.

2020年10月5日 · LTL shipments weigh from 150 lbs all the way up to 15,000 lbs and don’t take up the whole space in the truck. Since your shipment alone won’t need a full 48-foot or 53-foot trailer to transport, it is usually combined with other shipments from your carrier’s other customers and you only pay for the space you take up in the truck.