![]() ![]() On smaller loads with fewer than 10 pallets or less than 15,000 lbs of freight, you may find that LTL is the more cost-effective option. In short, if you have enough freight to constitute a full or near-full truckload shipment, it’s likely more cost effective to ship FTL. All other things being equal, an FTL shipment will be less expensive than the same shipment split into smaller LTL shipments. By removing some risk for unexpected delays, your on-time pickup (OTP) and on-time delivery (OTD) performance will naturally improve.įinally, the bigger the shipment (by size or weight), the more cost-effective FTL carriers become. With fewer stops and fewer risks, there are also fewer opportunities for delays to be introduced on FTL shipments. With FTL shipping, fewer stops with fewer people means fewer hands on your shipment, resulting in less risk for damaged or missing items. With LTL freight, your shipment could be taken on and off the truck multiple times, and sometimes be moved between different trucks. With that Point A to Point B path, only people directly associated with your shipment will touch your shipment. If security is an important factor, FTL shipping is a better fit than LTL shipping. With LTL shipping, your shipment might travel to Points C, D and E to drop off other shipments before finally arriving at Point B. With FTL shipping, your shipment is only traveling from Point A to Point B on the most efficient route. When is FTL shipping a fit?įull truckloads are the best pick for time-sensitive shipments, so much so that it is often the default choice in a time crunch. In those cases, the decision split between FTL and LTL comes down to four factors: speed, security, performance, and cost. That said, there are plenty of shipments that could go either way. While there is no hard-and-fast rule, you typically want to look to FTL shipments if you are shipping ten or more pallets or more than 15,000 lbs. The alternative is LTL, or less than truckload, which is a truckload with multiple shipments from multiple shippers bound for multiple locations. You may also see it referred to as just TL, or truckload. FTL is industry shorthand for full truckload, or a truckload–most often a dry van or reefer–with a dedicated shipment from a single shipper to a single location. ![]()
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