LTL shipping

B2B

Fats and Oils

From Canada

To Ghana

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Dave B.

Jun 30, 2020

What is LTL shipping?

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Andrea T.

Jun 30, 2020

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. When shipping LTL, the shipper pays for the portion of a standard truck trailer their freight occupies, while other shippers and their shipments fill the unoccupied space. There are a number of benefits to shipping via LTL.