Inexpensive shipping method for smaller shipment quantities

Less Than Truck Loads are shipments that exceed the limits of groupage freight but are not large enough for a Full Truck Load. In this case, it makes sense to combine several Less Than Truck Loads into one Full Truck Load. As a customer, you share the loading space with several shipments and reduce your costs.

The shipping process for a Less Than Truck Load with k>outs:

1. You as a customer book a LTL via our platform
2. Our disposition team reviews the orders
3. Several Less Than Truck Loads that are located on a logistically reasonable route are scheduled and transported together in one vehicle
4. The individual LTLs are loaded, transported and unloaded again in a logistically sensible order

When booking a Less Than Truck Load, you should pay attention to which loading and unloading method is to be used during the loading processes.

It is important to note that in the case of a Less Than Truck Load, the shipped goods must always be loaded by the shipper and unloaded by the consignee.

For ramp loading, you must ensure that an appropriate loading ramp is available at the loading and unloading point. Furthermore, it is important that a corresponding pallet jack or forklift is available for loading and unloading.

If you select side loading, the truck will be loaded or unloaded from the side with a forklift. An appropriate forklift must be available at the loading points for this purpose.

Crane loading is characterized by the fact that the goods to be loaded are loaded with a crane at the loading or unloading point. The crane must be available at the loading points for this type of loading.

When shipping a partial load, you can choose between two different delivery options, which differ mainly in features such as transit time. The shown transit times refer to the transport within Germany. You can view the transit times for Europe-wide shipping of Less Than Truck Loads after entering the collection and delivery location on our platform.

A LTL is characterized mainly by its favorable price, since you share the loading space with several shippers. As with any shipping method, the price depends on the distance to be covered and the delivery option chosen. On our platform, you can check your individual price in real time after entering the collection and delivery location.

Adequate load securing must also be ensured for Less Than Truck Loads. These include edge protection, anti-slip mats or bubble wrap.

To protect yourself against possible damage, select our shipping insurance. During the booking process, in the third step, you have the option to take out insurance for your Less Than Truck Load. This can be particularly worthwhile for more valuable shipments.