| Freight or cargo refers to the goods that are usually | | | | |
| transported for commercial purposes. The modes of | | | | Truckload refers to the shipments that are greater |
| transport that are utilized include ship, train, van, truck | | | | than 7,000 kg. It may be noted that it is more |
| and aircrafts. However, majority of inter modal | | | | economical and efficient for large shipments to use |
| long-haul cargo transport use containers for shipment | | | | one large trailer instead of sharing space on a small |
| of goods. The major forms of cargo are less than | | | | LTL trailer. Parcel, LTL and express shipments are |
| truckload (LTL) cargo and truckload cargo. Let us | | | | mingled with other type of shipments over a single |
| discuss them one by one. | | | | piece of equipment. Moreover, these shipments are |
| | | | | reloaded over different pieces of equipment during |
| The first category of cargo shipment is less than | | | | the transport. Truckload shipments generally travel in |
| truckload (LTL) cargo. This category represents the | | | | the form of exclusive shipments on trailers. Such |
| greater portion of business-to-business shipments and | | | | shipments are normally delivered on the same trailer |
| cargo shipments. These shipments generally range | | | | from which they are picked up. |
| between 50-7000 kg and 2.5-8.5 m in length. | | | | |
| Moreover, the shipments are shrink-wrapped, | | | | While the LTL shipper can realize savings through |
| palletized as well as packaged for a mixed-cargo | | | | brokers, online marketplace or any other intermediary |
| environment. In addition, the LTL shippers need to | | | | rather than contracting out directly to a trucking |
| provide their own packaging because LTL carriers do | | | | company. Generally, brokers can settle the deals for |
| not provide any assistance or packaging supplies. | | | | lower rates as compared to the majority of direct |
| | | | | dealings. However, the truckload carriers charge a |
| Air freight shipments are similar to the LTL shipments | | | | rate per mile or kilometer. The rate is decided by |
| on parameters like packaging requirements and size. | | | | several factors like geographical location, distance, |
| However, these shipments are required to move at a | | | | type of equipment needed, service time needed as |
| faster speed of 800 km/day. These shipments can | | | | well as nature of products. Such shipments also |
| be booked directly or through online marketplace | | | | receive various surcharges that are similar to those |
| services and brokers. | | | | received by LTL shipments. |