Freight from several shippers loaded onto one trailer. Each shipment usually weighs less than 10,000 pounds. Roadway is primarily an LTL carrier, utilizing a hub and spoke network to efficiently move freight from origin to destination. LTL is in contrast to truckload in which only one shipment from one shipper is loaded in a trailer. Learn about Roadway's truckload service.

Shipments of goods or merchandise that comprise less than a truckload in volume.

Less than the quantity of freight required to apply the truckload rate charged by motor carriers.