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Partial Truckload Freight Services: TLI’s Partial Truckload Solutions help shippers route freight too large for LTL, but not large enough to justify a full truck load. Our services collaborate with LTL carriers to volume rates and truckload carriers for partial rates. Route through an LTL carrier or share space on a truckload carrier’s equipment.
Opting for a partial solution is particularly beneficial for shippers dealing with smaller, irregular freight, cargo falling between the categories of LTL and full truck load. In this approach, the shipment will be directed onto a shared trailer, employing linear feet as a pricing method. This means the shipment may be routed on a dry van, flatbed, or any other suitable trailer
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What is Volume LTL & Partial Truckload?
Partial freight is a freight mode that helps shippers share the space of a trailer. Utilizing either truck load or LTL carriers, a shipper can move their loads through partial or volume LTL options.
When to utilize this freight mode?
Partial Truckload and Volume LTL shipping is utilized for the following kinds of shipment:
- In-Between Shipment: If a shipper has a shipment too large for LTL, but not large enough to justify a full-truckload
- Cubic-Capacity Rule: If a standard LTL rate hits the cubic-capacity rule , then consider a volume rate or a partial option.
- Flexible Transit: If freight has flexibility, then Partial TL and volume LTL may be a good option.
Partial Truckload and Volume LTL Pricing
A shipper will only pay for the linear feet required on partials. Volume LTL rates have dynamic price base on current capacity and ability to accommodate the larger shipment.
Why is flexible transit required?
Partial truckloads build out their shipment with other shipments. Until the carrier build the load, there may be a delay on pick up. Likewise, Volume LTL requires the LTL carrier to properly plan capacity for the larger shipment.
Partial Truckload and Volume LTL are different services
Partial truckloads are coordinated through truck load carriers, while Volume LTL are done through standard LTL Carriers. Volume LTL will still move through their terminal network towards the destination.
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Volume LTL
TLI’s utilizes freight technology to automatically retrieve volume rates. The system will also flag shipments that might or do violate standard LTL rates.
