Freight Shipping and more specifically LTL shipping is generally used to ship items that are 150 lbs+ and are large and/or cumbersome. Most LTL shipping carrier’s cutoff is 12 linear ft of truck space, which hypothetically, could be 6 standard size pallets 48x40x up to 8ft. Or up to 12 double stacked shorter pallets of no more than 48 inches in height approximately.
Some carriers allow for overlength items with an additional excessive length fee. However, this generally does not include freight shipping items that take up the full width of the truck’s floor space. LTL shipping also goes up to approximately 15,000 lbs in weight but can vary carrier to carrier. Once your LTL shipping needs are over 12 linear ft or approximately 15,000 lbs. Your freight shipping needs would be better served to get a volume truckload or partial truckload quote. Sometimes from an LTL shipping carrier, but most likely a truckload freight shipping carrier who provides these types of services regularly. Generally speaking the more pounds of material you ship, the less per pound it costs to ship.
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It’s good to learn that you can get a better quote when shipping by using freight or LTL shipments. My wife and I are wanting to start an online clothing company and we were wondering how we could get better quotes for when we ship to customers. I’ll be sure to tell her that we should use freight or LTL shipping companies.
It was interesting when you explained that shipping freight quotes are generally per item or pound being moved. My uncle wants to find a quality fright hauling service for his manufacturing business this summer. I’ll share this info so he knows what to expect when discussing details and quotes with potential freight services soon.
We would be happy to help Rebecca! email me at jeremy@easylogisticsmanagement.com to connect when the business is ready
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