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LTL shipping involves carriers combining multiple shipments on a single trailer for transportation. This economical shipping model helps small and medium-sized shippers save money and avoid having to contract an entire full truckload for shipments that only take up a portion of trailer space.

Less-than-truckload shipping involves transporting multiple small to medium-sized shipments together on a single trailer. Carriers pick up cargo from a variety of different shippers, consolidate them together at transportation hubs, and ship them on trucks to their destination regions...

If you have shipped LTL freight before, chances are you have received a freight rebill charge from an LTL carrier. Rebills occur when there are discrepancies between the information on the bill of lading (BOL) and what the carrier reports...

In the world of LTL shipping, the type of cargo can vary greatly, from raw commodities to delicate finished products. When it comes to shipping fragile or expensive items...

If you ship LTL freight frequently, you will inevitably experience incidents where damage or loss has occurred to your shipment. When that happens, it can cause a ripple effect that disrupts your entire supply chain, causing new delays and financial stresses. For those that have never filed a cargo claim with their carrier...

A shipper gives the wrong delivery address to his carrier. When the carrier gets the real address, they charge the shipper a whopping fee.

There are nearly 20,000 incorporated places in the United States, from small towns and remote villages to highly populated metropolitan giants, and almost all of them rely on some form of shipping and transportation to supply the goods and commodities used and consumed in the local area...

The logistics surrounding LTL shipping can be complicated. With multiple shipments sharing trailer space, freight changing hands at various carrier terminals along the way, and drivers making several pickups and deliveries each day, there is little room for error...