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2. Truckload shipping - Wikipedia

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   Truckload shipping is freight transport in which a semi-trailer or intermodal container is filled entirely with one type of cargo. It differs from less-than-truckload shipping (LTL) in which freight from multiple customers is combined in one trailer. A truckload carrier is a trucking company that contracts entire trailer-load to a single customer.

3. Less-than-truckload shipping - Wikipedia

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   Less-than-truckload shipping or less than load (LTL) is the transportation of an amount of freight sized between individual parcels and full truckloads. Parcel carriers handle small packages and freight that can be broken down into units less than approximately 150 pounds (68 kg). Full truckload carriers move entire semi-trailers. Semi-trailers ...

4. XPO, Inc. - Wikipedia

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   XPO LTL facility in Tomah, Wisconsin, formerly a Con-way Freight terminal. XPO is the second largest provider of less-than-truckload services in North America. [39] [40] LTL is a freight model which involves shipping smaller quantities of goods for multiple customers at a time. [41]

5. Total Quality Logistics - Wikipedia

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   Total Quality Logistics (TQL) is a North American freight brokerage and third-party logistics firm. [4] It was founded in 1997 by Ken Oaks in Cincinnati, and is headquartered in nearby Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States.

6. Distribution center - Wikipedia

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   The most efficient method of distribution would be to ship a full truckload or railcar directly from the manufacturer to the retailer. The next most efficient method would be to ship a full truckload to a distribution center, unload full pallets of products, and immediately load the pallets onto trucks destined for individual stores. Both of ...

7. Third-party logistics - Wikipedia

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   FTL, or Full Truck Load; LTL, or Less-than Truckload; Hotshot (direct, exclusive courier) Next Flight Out, sometimes also referred to as Best Flight Out (commercial airline shipping) Expedited services: (direct, exclusive courier) Immediate delivery or "just-in-time" (JIT) Warehousing (Inbounding & Outbounding) White-glove transport ...