{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Truckload","description":"A shipper books a full truckload (FTL) when a consignment fills an entire truck or exclusive use of the vehicle is required. Smaller shipments move as less-than-truckload (LTL), sharing trailer space with other consignments consolidated at the carrier's depot. FTL runs direct from origin to destination with no intermediate handling, offering faster transit times and a lower damage risk; LTL lowers per-unit freight costs but adds handling stages and transit time. Every international road shipment","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/truckload","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T12:47:43.305379","citation":"https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/Definition/lkw-ladung-64877","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/truckload","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Truckload · A shipper books a full truckload (FTL) when a consignment fills an entire truck or exclusive use of the vehicle is required. · Quelle: https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/Definition/lkw-ladung-64877"}