Full Truckload Shipping
Your freight takes the whole trailer and travels direct. Loaded once, unloaded once, no terminal network in between.
Shipping Modes: FTL, LTL and Partial Truckload
Full truckload, partial truckload, and LTL capacity across the United States and Canada.
Choosing a shipping mode comes down to how much space your freight needs, how fast it has to move, and whether it will fit through a dock door. LT2 Logistics arranges full truckload, partial truckload, LTL and flatbed capacity across the United States and Canada.
Not sure which one you need? Compare all four.Shipping modes
Partial Truckload Shipping
Too big for LTL, too small for a full trailer. You pay for the space you use and the freight usually stays on one truck.
LTL Freight Shipping
Your freight shares a trailer and moves through a carrier's terminal network. The cheapest way to move a few pallets.
Flatbed Shipping
Open-deck capacity for freight that will not fit through a dock door. Steel, machinery and anything loaded by crane or forklift.
How to choose
| Mode | Typical size | Weight | Handling | Best when |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full truckload | Fills a trailer | Up to around 45,000 lb | Loaded once, unloaded once | The freight fills a trailer, or cannot tolerate handling |
| Partial truckload | 6 to 16 pallets | 5,000 to 20,000 lb | Stays on one trailer | Too big for LTL, and you want fewer touches than LTL gives |
| LTL | 1 to 6 pallets | 150 to 15,000 lb | Four or more touches | A few pallets, and the delivery date has some room in it |
| Flatbed | 48 or 53 ft open deck | Up to around 48,000 lb | Loaded from the side or overhead | The freight will not fit through a dock door |
Full truckload
- Typical size
- Fills a trailer
- Weight
- Up to around 45,000 lb
- Handling
- Loaded once, unloaded once
- Best when
- The freight fills a trailer, or cannot tolerate handling
Partial truckload
- Typical size
- 6 to 16 pallets
- Weight
- 5,000 to 20,000 lb
- Handling
- Stays on one trailer
- Best when
- Too big for LTL, and you want fewer touches than LTL gives
LTL
- Typical size
- 1 to 6 pallets
- Weight
- 150 to 15,000 lb
- Handling
- Four or more touches
- Best when
- A few pallets, and the delivery date has some room in it
Flatbed
- Typical size
- 48 or 53 ft open deck
- Weight
- Up to around 48,000 lb
- Handling
- Loaded from the side or overhead
- Best when
- The freight will not fit through a dock door
If you are not sure, describe the freight and the deadline when you request a quote and we will tell you which mode fits.
Other equipment we arrange
- Dry vanGeneral palletised freight that needs protection from the weather.
- ReeferTemperature-controlled freight such as food, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals.
- Straight truckSmaller loads, and deliveries where a tractor-trailer cannot access the site.
- Sprinter and cargo vanSmall, urgent shipments moving direct from pickup to delivery.
- HazmatRegulated freight that needs a placarded truck and an endorsed driver.
Further reading
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