Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Shipping

Smart, cost-effective shipping for your partial loads. Why pay for the entire truck when you only need a portion of the space? D&D Trucking optimizes your logistics spend by consolidating your freight into our reliable regional network.

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The Advantages of D&D LTL Service

Cost Savings

By sharing truck space, you dramatically lower your transportation costs compared to FTL, paying only for the linear feet your cargo occupies.

Flexibility

Don't let inventory gather dust. Ship freight as it is ready without waiting to fill a full trailer, maintaining a rapid supply chain flow.

Ohio Hub Advantage

Our Pickerington, OH hub serves as a high-velocity central point for efficient consolidation and distribution across the Midwest.

Service Consistency

We bridge the gap in LTL reliability by maintaining consistent transit schedules that minimize the typical delays found in common carrier networks.

The Market Challenge

Market indicators predict a mid-single-digit rate growth for LTL by 2026. This surge is driven by increasing operational costs, last-mile demand, and a tightening labor market. For businesses shipping multiple pallets, these incremental costs can devastate annual margins.

The D&D Strategic Solution

D&D Trucking acts as your strategic partner. By leveraging our Pickerington hub for advanced route optimization and freight pooling, we help mitigate market increases. We offer proactive rate stability programs for contract LTL customers, ensuring your budget remains predictable through 2026 and beyond.

Organized palletized cargo in a modern Ohio warehouse facility

Is LTL Right for Your Freight?

Your shipment weighs between 150 and 15,000 pounds.

Your delivery dates allow for regional consolidation windows.

Freight is palletized or crated for multi-stop handling safety.

You want to scale operations without paying for empty truck space.

LTL Shipping Questions

Everything you need to know about navigating less-than-truckload logistics.

LTL rates are determined by freight class (based on density and stowability), weight, distance from our Pickerington hub, and any required accessorial services like liftgates or inside delivery.

Freight class is a standardized grading system (50 to 500) that categorizes cargo based on transportability. Our experts help you identify your NMFC class to ensure billing accuracy.

D&D uses professional blocking and bracing techniques. By controlling the consolidation process at our own facility, we reduce the handling touchpoints that often lead to damage in larger, national hub-and-spoke networks.

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