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Cartage

Cartage is a type of trucking, usually for LCL shipments.

Cartage

What is cartage? 

Cartage is the transportation of cargo to and from a CFS via truck within a local area. 

If the destination is not local, an LTL trucker will deliver the shipment to its final destination.

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LTL (Less than Truckload)

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