Trucking in Malaysia

Road freight(motor carrier) has one important element that is difference between Truck Load(TL) and Less Truck Load(LTL) carriers. LTL suitable for small volume shipment but TL for high volume shipment. TL provide door to door shipment but differ with LTL that consolidate and break bulk the cargo. Other than that, LTL charge based on size and weight but TL charge based on truck unit. Besides, LTL need a higher investment but TL only invest for vehicles. Last but not least TL have time efficiency and LTL have longer transit time.

A term common to the shipping industry is LTL or “less than truck load.” That means that the item being shipped will not take up the entire available space on the truck. FTL or “full truck load” means that the load will fill up the entire truck. Shippers that accommodate full truck loads cater to those customers who typically ship in bulk. The large amount of goods being shipped offsets the cost of a larger truck. For those shipping smaller items or items that won’t fill an entire truck, an LTL shipment is the way to go. Most LTL loads average between the 100 pounds that is the limit for many parcel carriers and the 10,000 lbs per load when it makes sense to look at an FTL shipment.

With an LTL shipment, you only pay for the amount of space you use on the truck. For example, if your products only take up a quarter of the truck, you only pay a quarter of the cost for the truck. The rest of the truck is packed with shipments from other companies who also want to save money on their smaller shipments. These options are ideal for smaller businesses that don’t ship in large volumes like their larger counterparts.

Because of the nature of an LTL load, it can take longer than an FTL load. LTL loads typically have more destinations or pick up locations to accommodate the different needs of the various shipments on board. The larger FTL loads usually contain a shipment for one company and one destination

 There were many types of road vehicles that allowed in Malaysia for logistics activities like container, open sided truck, dry van, open top truck, tank trailer, flatbed, high cube truck, special truck, van and refrigerated vehicles. Container truck is combination of three or more axles for longer distance. Open sided truck is a truck that can open the both sided of the container on the truck usually for drinks product. Dry van is a truck that enclosed all sides of container. Open top is a trailer top is open for freight loading such sand. Tank trailer used for delivery of liquid chemical and petroleum.