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LTL freight, dock to dock

LTL means less-than-truckload: freight too big for a parcel service that doesn't need a whole trailer. Bueno Enterprise moves small and medium-sized, non-refrigerated loads dock to dock: household, office and industrial items.

White semi truck pulling a dry van trailer along a road lined with trees
Key measureStack height and footprint

Where LTL sits

Between a parcel and a full trailer. Your load shares the trailer, so you pay for the space it takes.

  1. Smaller

    Parcel

    Boxes a carrier can lift by hand, sent one at a time.

  2. This is LTL

    Less-than-truckload

    One or more pallets sharing a trailer with other shipments, picked up at one dock and delivered to another.

  3. Larger

    Full truckload

    A load that fills the whole trailer on its own.

A trailer seen from the side. Two highlighted pallets are yours; the other pallets belong to other shipments sharing the trailer. Your pallets Other shipments share the rest

Freight and pallets

What the load is decides how it rides. Each kind needs a few details before a quote.

  • Freight

    Household, office, industrial, medical and art items that aren't refrigerated, from a pickup point to a delivery point.

    Have ready: what's in it, and anything fragile or awkward.

  • Pallets

    Palletized loads too small to fill a trailer. Count, footprint, weight and stack height decide how they ride.

    Have ready: the pallet count, size and weight, and whether anything can stack on top.

Warehouse aisle between tall racks stacked with boxed and palletized stock

Dock to dock, or liftgate

Dock to dock means freight picked up at one loading dock and delivered to another, so it moves at dock height at both ends instead of by liftgate.

If either end has no dock, say so when you call: access at each end is one of the details that shapes the quote.

Have ready when you call

Addresses
The pickup and the delivery address.
Dock access
A dock, or a liftgate, at each end.
Pallets
The count, size and weight of each pallet.
Contents
What's in the load, and how it must be handled.
Temperature
Non-refrigerated loads only: the trucks aren't refrigerated.

What shapes an LTL quote

Seven details, no fixed prices: every quote depends on the load.

  • Pallets
  • Weight
  • Contents
  • Distance
  • Loading
  • Drop-off
  • Fuel surcharge

Freight questions

Short answers on freight terms.

What is LTL freight?

LTL means less-than-truckload: freight too big for a parcel service that does not need a whole trailer. Your pallets share the trailer with other shipments, so you pay for the space yours take up.

What does dock to dock mean?

Freight picked up at one loading dock and delivered to another, so it moves at dock height at both ends instead of by liftgate.

Do you move refrigerated freight?

No. Bueno Enterprise's trucks aren't refrigerated, so freight needs to be non-refrigerated.

Is there a fuel surcharge?

Yes. A fuel surcharge applies to freight moves.

Related

  • Hauling

    Appliances first, plus pallets, lumber, stone and other non-refrigerated loads.

  • What shapes the cost

    Pallets, weight, contents, distance, loading, drop-off and fuel surcharge.

  • Contact and hours

    8801 FM 1976, Suite 112, Converse. Call, email, book or stop by.

Tell us what's moving

Call, visit, or leave your name and number here. Next comes a conversation about the item, the space and the hookups.

(210) 392-5558

8801 FM 1976, Suite 112, Converse, TX

  1. Book online or call. Schedule Now, or (210) 392-5558.

  2. An email reminder before the job.

  3. A text when the crew is on the way, with a photo of your technician.

  4. Pay by card on site. The invoice comes by email.