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A COMPARISON BETWEEN FTL FREIGHT
TRANSPORTATION AND LTL FREIGHT
TRANSPORTATION
• FTL freight transportation is one of • FTL freight transportation is
the methods that is preferred by a
considered to be more costly
number of shippers in moving their
when compared to LTL freight
respective cargo from one point to
transportation. However, the
another. This is due to its flexible
benefits associated with it are
nature and the associated
more as compared to the LTL. A
affordability. When comparing FTL
good example is that there is no
freight transportation to LTL freight
need of sharing the space of the
transportation, we find that the
truck with other company since
two are quite different despite
the truck is in a position of moving
them performing truckload
to the required destination without
shipping.
the need of having other stops.
However, for the LTL, there is
several unloading and reloading
of the shipments before reaching
the intended destination. This is
not a secure method as the cargo
is likely to get damaged more so if
it chances that it is fragile.