What Is Full Truckload Freight?

With FTL, the trailer is yours: the truck loads at your origin, drives directly to your destination, and nothing else shares the space. That means faster transit (no intermediate terminals), less handling, and pricing that scales with the lane rather than the piece count.

FTL makes sense when the freight fills — or mostly fills — a trailer, when handling must be minimized, or when the schedule matters. Smaller shipments that cannot justify a dedicated truck look at LTL instead.