There are two different ground freight options for shipping freight.
LTL is an acronym of Less than Truckload Shipping. LTL shipping is a kind of ground freight shipping that combines deliveries from numerous customers.
Many companies select LTL option for the transfer of deliveries because it is a budget friendly option for the shipping company.
LTL (Less than truckload shipping) is cost effective for companies with a small business. Each company takes up a section of the truck for the delivery of their products and pays the charges, according to the quantity of the shipped products and the destination of the delivery.
LTL carriages often make numerous stays and unload and reload of shipments. The shipment will take longer time to reach the destination, but it will save money for the sender. An expert shipping logistics company will labor hard to save money by matching the deliveries of the customers with planned deliveries heading to the same destination.
Budget friendly means of freight transportation
Best for small businesses
LTL Shipping Reduces Emissions
LTL Shipping is Easy to Track
Ability to ship small shipments
Item Protection
FTL is the acronym of the Full truckload shipping. Full truck load means that the load will fill up the full truck. The large amount of goods being shipped offsets the cost of a larger truck.
Full truckload is often selected when companies have ten pallets or more to ship, when they have risky shipments, or when time is an issue, FTL is the fastest source of shipping. It is expensive as compared to LTL shipping, but by this kind the delivery is conveyed faster to the point of destination.
It is a good method of carrying bulky loads
Best for the delivery of risky or delicate freight deliveries
Freight remains in the same truck from point of loading to the point of delivery
Significantly quicker than LTL
It is very important to know that which is best for shipping. The selection of the LTL or FTL depends upon the nature of the load. When the load will be around 100 pounds to 10,000 pounds LTL is the best way of transportation. Shipments that exceed 10,000 often require a full truckload to ship out.