Less-Than-Truckload (LTL)

The Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) free educational content helps shippers understand how LTL shipping works and how to improve performance across parcel, palletized, and partial truckload freight. It focuses on practical education, cost control, and carrier strategy for LTL transportation networks.

This category explains key LTL concepts such as freight class, NMFC codes, rating structures, accessorial charges, transit times, and carrier selection. It also covers how LTL pricing works and what drives cost differences between carriers, lanes, and service levels.

You will find content on LTL optimization strategies, carrier management, freight consolidation, shipment benchmarking, and transportation planning. These resources help shippers reduce costs, improve service reliability, and make more informed shipping decisions.

TLI also shares insights on how shippers can improve LTL performance through managed transportation, carrier sourcing, and data-driven network design. This includes using tools like ViewPoint TMS to increase visibility, control spend, and improve shipment execution.

Explore these LTL resources to learn how Less-Than-Truckload shipping works, how to reduce freight costs, and how to improve overall transportation efficiency.