{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Assembly of Freight Consolidation Units","description":"The assembly of freight consolidation units is a logistics procedure in which a service provider combines multiple individual shipments from different consignors into a single transport unit – such as a container, trailer, or pallet. The objective is to maximise load utilisation and thereby reduce the freight cost per shipment. In sea freight this corresponds to Less than Container Load (LCL); in road transport, to Less than Truckload (LTL). The provider is responsible for sorting, documentation","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/assembly-of-freight-consolidation-units","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T04:11:07.472885","citation":"https://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/freight-consolidation/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/assembly-of-freight-consolidation-units","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Assembly of Freight Consolidation Units · The assembly of freight consolidation units is a logistics procedure in which a service provider combines multiple individual shipments from different consignors into a single transport unit – such as a container, trailer, or pallet. · Quelle: https://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/freight-consolidation/"}