A shipper with cargo volumes too small for a full container load or full truck load turns to bulk consolidation services: the freight forwarder combines multiple part-shipments from different customers into a single consignment, spreading transport costs across all parties while maximising capacity utilisation.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidation_(transportation)
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