A shipper moves regular LCL cargo to the same destination region: instead of forwarding each consignment independently, the freight forwarder groups it at origin with compatible partial loads from other customers into a single outbound shipment—no intermediate hub involved.
Source: https://www.ups.com/us/en/supplychain/transportation/brokerage/freight-consolidation.page
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