If you intend to ship your business’s goods using a freight carrier, you will need to choose an appropriate freight mode. Most people are familiar with less than truckload (LTL) and full truckload (FTL) shipping. However, you may be wondering what oversized shipping is and whether you need it or not.
Let’s examine the difference between full truckload shipping and oversized shipping.
What is Full Truckload Shipping?
Freight carriers usually offer clients a choice of shipping via less than truck load or full truck load. Less than truck load refers to shipments where one client’s freight takes up part of a truck’s space, leaving space for another client’s goods.
Full truck load refers to shipments where one party’s goods take up the entire truck’s space, leaving no room for any other client’s goods. Full truck load shipments are favored by businesses that would like a very large quantity of goods delivered and without sharing truck space with any other businesses. This transportation mode also offers the advantage of efficiency, as the truck won’t need to make multiple stops to drop off other clients’ goods.
What is Oversized Load Shipping?
You may have seen trucks on the road with an “oversized” sticker on the back and wondered what oversized loads actually are. Oversized loads are freight that exceed a certain size or weight and have to be transported using a special method. This typically involves a specialized type of truck along with pilot or escort vehicles in some states.
Carriers that transport oversized loads also require special permits to transport such freight on roadways and this may drive up their freight rates. In addition to this, many states have strict laws about what time or day or roadways carriers are allowed to transport oversized freight.
Full Truckload vs Oversized Load Shipping
The relationship between full truckload freight and oversize loads isn’t straightforward. Most oversized freight count as full truckload as there won’t be any truck space leftover for any other client’s goods. In addition to this, if you intend to transport freight that exceeds a certain size and/or weight, you won’t have any option other than to use oversized load shipping.
If you do not want to use oversized load shipping, you will need to split your freight into smaller sizes. However, this may be tricky for businesses that are shipping large items such as factory parts that cannot be broken down for shipping.
Why Choose Action Transport Inc?
If you require assistance with finding full truckload shipping, please get in touch with Action Transport Inc. We are one of the country’s premier freight brokers, and can connect you with reliable and trustworthy freight carriers in our network. Please contact us to learn more about our services.