Groupage

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In the logistics and forwarding industry , groupage is used to describe general cargo that is transported as a groupage . These are first picked up from various senders, "collected" in the warehouse of the shipping carrier and consolidated for the main run and finally separated again at the transshipment warehouse of the receiving carrier , compiled into delivery tours by a transport planner based on direction, urgency, weight and volume and then in the form of general cargo delivered to the respective recipient.

In the case of a comparatively low volume, which does not allow the economic utilization of direct traffic between the shipping and receiving forwarder, the groupage is often distributed via hub-and-spoke networks, which increases the utilization of the vehicles and the frequency of deliveries.

Contractual relationships

There is a forwarding contract between the forwarding companies involved in the processing. In addition, the exact contractual relationships are regulated via groupage agreements (delivery times, arrival times, etc.).