Less Than Truckload Shipping Overview: Do More with Affordable LTL Shipping
Streamline less than truckload transport with an experienced LTL freight partner
If your freight is small or doesn't fill an entire trailer, less than truckload shipping (or "LTL" shipping) offers a convenient and cost-effective transportation solution, consolidating multiple shipments onto one truck to drive down costs for each load of freight involved.
Read on to learn more about LTL shipping, what it is, if it's right for you, and how AIT's strategic LTL freight methods lower our clients' costs—without sacrificing speed or quality.
Less than truckload freight shipping (LTL) is used for the transportation of smaller shipments or when freight doesn't require the use of an entire trailer (versus full truckload, or FTL shipping, when an entire trailer is required for one client's shipment).
When shipping LTL freight, the customer only pays for the portion of a truck trailer that their cargo occupies, while other shippers and their shipments fill the remaining space.
There are several benefits, especially reduced costs. AIT's LTL service also offers enhanced physical security and project management (including online tracking), as well as value-added options (see the related question below).
The cost reduction, in particular, comes from the fact that when you book an LTL shipment versus a full truckload shipment, you're only paying for a portion of the trailer as opposed to the entire space.