G Singh
1 year ago
Stop paying LTL rates on truckload volume.
What freight
consolidation is
Consolidation combines multiple smaller shipments, from one shipper or several, into a single truckload moving to one region, then breaks them out for final delivery. You pay truckload economics instead of LTL rates on each piece, and the freight gets handled far less along the way.
If you are sending three LTL shipments to the same region every week, you are probably paying more than one truckload would cost.
When it pays off
and when it does not
Several LTL loads a week to one metro
Three or more LTL shipments to the same metro or DC is usually where the math turns. Send us a month of LTL bills on the lane and we will work it out.
Freight with a window, not a deadline
Not urgent enough to need an immediate departure, but with a delivery window you have to hit. That gap is where consolidation lives.
Multiple POs to one receiver
Several purchase orders heading to the same retailer distribution center, arriving as one appointment instead of five.
Freight that keeps getting damaged
If LTL damage keeps happening and you cannot work out why, it is usually the number of times the freight is handled. Consolidation cuts that count.
Urgent freight
If it has to leave today, this is not the mode. Consolidation means waiting for the truck to fill or holding to a fixed schedule.
Scattered destinations or thin volume
Genuinely scattered delivery points, or too little volume to fill a truck inside a reasonable holding window. We will say so rather than force it.
The honest tradeoff
What you gain
Lower cost per shipment, fewer handlings so less damage, and one delivery appointment instead of several.
What you give up
Flexibility on timing. Consolidation means waiting for the truck to fill, or holding to a fixed schedule.
The math to run
Total LTL cost for all the shipments against one truckload plus any handling. If your LTL bills on a lane consistently add up past a truckload rate, you already have your answer.
How we run it
- Pool the freight from your locations or your vendors
- Book the truckload into the destination region
- Break it out for final delivery, or deliver direct if it is all going to one receiver
- Run it on a schedule so your vendors and receivers know the cadence
This works especially well for retail DC freight, where consolidating multiple POs into one appointment also cuts your chargeback exposure.
Related services to elevate your
delivery strategy
Warehousing
Short-term storage and cross-dock space in the right place, which is what makes pooling the freight possible in the first place.
Customs Brokerage
Entry filing, classification and duty handled through licensed customs brokers we work with, coordinated with the truck.
Air Freight
For the freight that has run out of road time. Airport to airport, or door to door with the pickup and delivery arranged.
