{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Transport logistics load factor","description":"Unlike nominal transport capacity, the load factor in transport logistics measures actual vehicle utilization: it expresses the ratio of goods carried—by weight or volume—to the theoretical maximum capacity of a truck, vessel, or aircraft. A truck using 80 % of its payload capacity has a load factor of 0.8. Freight forwarders use the metric for cost calculation and to identify empty runs; shipping lines and airlines apply it in route planning and pricing decisions. A high load factor reduces tra","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/transport-logistics-load-factor","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T06:29:46.271903","citation":"https://www.bvl.de/glossar/belastungsfaktor-transportlogistik","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/transport-logistics-load-factor","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Transport logistics load factor · Unlike nominal transport capacity, the load factor in transport logistics measures actual vehicle utilization: it expresses the ratio of goods carried—by weight or volume—to the theoretical maximum capacity of a truck, vessel, or aircraft. · Quelle: https://www.bvl.de/glossar/belastungsfaktor-transportlogistik"}