{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Less-than-truckload","description":"Grouping consignments from multiple shippers into a single trailer to share transport costs – that is the principle behind Less-than-Truckload (LTL) freight. Carriers consolidate partial loads, allocate each shipper a proportional share of the cost, and route the combined shipment through a hub-and-spoke network. Per-unit rates are substantially lower than Full Truckload (FTL), but transit times are longer because shipments pass through collection, sorting, and last-mile delivery hubs. LTL is th","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/less-than-truckload","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T12:58:50.807964","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less-than-truckload_shipping","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/less-than-truckload","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Less-than-truckload · Grouping consignments from multiple shippers into a single trailer to share transport costs – that is the principle behind Less-than-Truckload (LTL) freight. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less-than-truckload_shipping"}