FTL shipping
Full truckload commonly referred to as FTL. FTL shipping can mean either two things; either the shipment will take up an entire truck by itself, so the name full truckload or you have a partial load but you prefer a dedicated truck. Full truckload is often chosen when the business has 10 pallets or more to ship and needs fast delivery.
Full truckload costs more than LTL but the shipments get delivered faster, as the truck is making no other pickups or drop-offs along the way. Shipment remains in the same truck from origin to destination, point A to point B.
How does FTL Shipping Benefit Me?
Shipping freight may seem like a very complex process due to the number of options available in the market. It is, therefore, necessary to understand the difference between FTL and another type of loading which involves Less Than Truckload (LTL). While considered one of the shipping method, various factors are considered such as:
1. Size
2. Price
3. Time
4. Handling
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When selecting to ship a truckload or less than truckload you need to consider things such as the size of your shipment, your shipping budget, how fast it needed to be delivered, how good of handling your product required.
Size
The first thing you need to consider while choosing a shipper for you is the size of shipment if you think the size of your shipment is big enough to occupy a truck then you should go for a full truckload(FTL), which ranges from 42,000 pounds to sometimes 44,000 pounds and often weighs 45,000 pounds.
If your shipment isn’t big enough for FTL but you all your shipment needs two of less than truckload (LTL), then you should opt Full truckload(FTL) which is why they are referred to as partial TL shipments, as it would not only make sure that the shipment reaches in time but it would also be in your price range. Shipment delivered in quick time and save some bucks, what else do you need?
Price
FTL shipping requires an entire truck by itself and costs more than but while choosing LTL you only pay for the space that you use. If your shipment is large enough and it can’t fit inside multiple LTLs, then the cost for shipping the shipment would be more in LTL instead of FTL as FTL is capable of shipping large shipments around 45,000 pounds.
Time
Even if it is a deadline or not, the shipment must reach with the time interval provided by you, FTL is always the way to go. FTL shipping does not stop between the origin point and destination point. There are no drop-offs and pickups in between, so FTL is the way to go if you give importance to time it reaches your customer doorsteps.
Shipment Handling
Some Shipments are fragile while some are not, you must consider how delicate or high-risk the shipment is. With FTL shipping your shipment will always stay on the same truck and will not be transferred anywhere else. While on the other hand, the LTL shipments may switch trucks or be transferred multiple times before delivery, increasing the risk or damaged or missing items.
FTL transport combines extremely specialized equipment built to carry big and heavy shipments with specialists in logistical support for shipments of big size.
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