LTL Shipping Services
A shipment is considered to be LTL when it does not fill a standard 48ft or 53ft trailer. Carriers load several LTL shipments into a single truck to service multiple customers and destinations at a time.
LTL shipments are transported via truck freight common carriers and are the most frequent shipments that we arrange. They generally consist of 1 to 6 pallets and range between 100 and 10,000 lbs. For shipments that exceed normal LTL criteria, we can arrange the shipment economically via partial or full truckload freight. LTL shipping rates are calculated by weight, freight mass and distance.
LTL freight is most often palletized or crated. The freight needs to be packaged so that it’s easily moved with a forklift or pallet jack as it will likely be relocated several times throughout the duration of the shipment. LTL freight must be packaged in a way that protects it from damage, and mitigates the risk of it causing damage to other freight.
This method of shipping is the ideal solution if you’re running an e-commerce business or you just need to get smaller shipments to multiple destinations.
Benefits of LTL Shipping:
- Cost-Effective: If you aren’t shipping enough freight to constitute a full truckload, or if you need to make multiple deliveries, LTL is much more cost-effective. It’s also much more cost-effective than parcel shipping. By safely consolidating your freight with other freight, you aren’t paying for the shipment of air.
- Pick-up & Delivery Assistance: Pick-up and delivery assistance is especially helpful when it comes to trucking to multiple destinations. Our additional service options like inside delivery, sorting and segregating, lift gate service and pallet jacks make shipping hassle-free for you and your clients.
- Flexibility: Deliver a variety of small and diverse shipments to scattered destinations around the country.
- Speed: In the US, trucking is one of the most efficient means of shipping freight. Also, with LTL, you don’t have to wait until a shipment is large enough to fill a truck before you can start delivering to your clients. Global Shipping handles all the logistics for you and gets your product to its final destination in the most efficient way possible.
Why choose ProShip Logistics for your LTL shipments:
ProShip Logistics provides efficient LTL freight transport that gets your smaller shipments where they need to go in a hurry through our extensive domestic trucking network. We specialize in finding the best rate for each individual shipment with the fastest available transit time and we only use the highest-rated carriers in the U.S. You can compare rates from our 120+ national, regional, and local LTL carrier network without the hassle of managing each one individually. We also vet all carriers for valid DOT number, MC authority, insurance, and safety ratings.
Our shipping experts can free you from the logistics puzzle and work out how your LTL freight gets from point A to point B on time and within your budget. Whether its 100 lbs or 10,000 lbs, our bottom-line shipping rates enable us to reduce your shipping cost versus paying a carrier directly.
Technology Built for LTL Shipping
Our technology is designed to facilitate LTL freight shipping. ProShip Logistics offers an online track and trace service that allows you to know where your shipments, declarations, receipts and more are at any given time. All your shipping documentation is in one place, and you will have peace of mind knowing where your freight is at all times. You will be able to track your shipment from door to door with proactive notification throughout the process to insure your freight gets there on time. If there is a problem, we know about it and you know about it. The problem gets fixed and your freight gets there.
Have a complex freight logistical problem that you need to overcome for a shipment? Give us a call and let us help you figure out if LTL freight shipping is right for your freight.
