| Businesses in Minnesota who require transport of | | | | huge difference, and represents the size at which |
| goods in or out of the state will generally need a | | | | a business should contemplate investing in a FTL. |
| Minneapolis courier service; unless, of course, they | | | | Shipments that weigh on the lower to middle end |
| have their shipping facility. There are a large | | | | of the scale will not necessarily need an FTL. |
| number of courier services in the Minneapolis area, | | | | Those shipments on the higher end may require |
| and it's always best to choose a company who | | | | an FTL, or at least will be responsible for a good |
| fits your business's shipping needs, as well as | | | | portion of the shipping costs for that particular |
| maintains a good reputation in the industry. When | | | | truck. This is something you will have to discuss |
| searching for the best courier to use, one of the | | | | with the courier service. |
| terms you should familiarize yourself with is "less | | | | One of the benefits of investing in an FTL is time. |
| than truckload" or LTL, for short. This describes | | | | LTL shipping will rely on a courier schedule of pick |
| any shipment that takes less than one full truck | | | | up and drop, after which time the goods will be |
| size to ship. Intuitively, the opposite of LTL is FTL, | | | | taken to the terminal for transference to a |
| or "full truckload." Businesses that need an FTL | | | | different truck or location. In short, your goods |
| are usually those who have a shipment large | | | | will on a schedule that will take them on a less |
| enough to justify the cost of an entire truck or | | | | efficient route, where as items on an FTL can be |
| semi trailer. Regardless of size, acquiring a FTL | | | | picked up and taken to the location straight away. |
| through a Minneapolis courier service is going to be | | | | To re-emphasize, if time is an important |
| far more expensive than simply shipping small | | | | consideration, you may have to weigh the pros |
| packages in limited. However, you must determine | | | | and cons of getting an FTL. The additional cost |
| for yourself if this is the cost-effective way to | | | | may be worth the time benefit, particular if you |
| go. | | | | have a large truck load that would have cost you |
| The typical LTL falls in the range of somewhere | | | | near the amount of a FTL. |
| between 100 and 10,000 lbs per load. This is a | | | | |