LTL Freight Shipping Blog

Is My LTL Freight Going to Sit For a Long Time?

If you are going to use LTL freight carriers to handle your smaller shipments, you have probably heard stories of these shipments languishing away for days on end in a warehouse in the middle of nowhere waiting on a truck that is going in the right direction. These horror stories can be enough to scare a company into paying far too much for their shipping by paying for a full truck load.

While it is true that your LTL freight may end up sitting in a warehouse waiting for the next truck headed in the right direction, this does not mean that your freight will die of old age before moving on. At LTL Freight Shipping we have created a network of carriers that work together to ensure that your shipment will spend as little time as possible sitting and as much time as possible on the road to its destination

While the majority of freight shipping requires an FTL carrier, there are times when you need to send out much smaller loads to particular customers. If you end up using your regular FTL carrier, the cost of the shipment can easily absorb all of the profits you were going to make. Yet you can’t afford to lose a good customer over the cost of shipping and you don’t want to pass these costs onto them either.

When you run into this type of situation, you need to find an LTL carrier that is willing to handle your smaller freight shipping needs. At LTL Freight Shipping we specialize in connecting companies with needs like yours with carriers who are willing to take care of your smaller loads, transport them anywhere they need to go and do so at a price that will allow you to still make a profit.

In many ways LT companies are no different than any other over the road trucking company, they move freight across the state or across the country as needed for a fee. What sets them apart or makes them “special” is the fact that they are willing to do two things that most FTL companies refuse to do. First they will carry small loads ranging from a single 100 pound box up to a six pallet load of 10,000 pounds.

Secondly and perhaps most important of all is the fact that LTL companies will deliver to practically anywhere in the country to make their delivery, no matter whether it is a business or a residence. When you need this kind of shipping service, contact LTL Freight Shipping and let us get you the most accurate quotes and connect you with the best LTL companies in the business.

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