Full load traffic

As truck loads or full loads transport in which a single full load is transported on a transport vehicle are designated.

A full load is the amount of goods that are picked up from a shipper (sender) for transport and transported to a recipient on a means of transport without handling and which, in contrast to partial loads , solely utilizes the means of transport. A full truck load is also referred to as FTL ( Full Truckload ) from the English . In the case of container traffic, one speaks of FCL ( Full Container Load ) and in rail traffic of a wagon load .

The dispatch of goods as a full load is usually the fastest possible transport option for truck traffic, as the goods are transported directly from the place of loading to the recipient without further handling . In the case of container loads and wagon loads in rail transport, the goods to be transported also remain in the transport unit without being handled, but containers and rail wagons are often combined to form even larger transport units, for example when loading onto a container ship or putting them together in a block train .