LTL vs TL

I don't do flatbed but LTLs for a van, and I don't imagine there is a huge difference. I do LTL with the premise that they should pay better. And generally they do pay better,though take a lot more time. But there is no specific formula, LTLs could be 2 drops and 10 drops, so it is hard to measure some uniform rate. In fact, at times you can find a straight load to bay better than 5 drop LTL. For instance, LA - Chicago pays, if you're lucky 3000-3500K for a straight load, with a 5 drop load you can hope to get 1 -1.5 K more but it takes a day or two to collect the freight and then the same to offload, of course the mileage goes up too. When you think about it, one might even question it's economical sense.

 

Oh..Then I don't know.

 

LTL can turn a HO-HUM load into a good one..or a crappy load into a decent one with multi stops. I just pulled a multi-stop load from TX to CO and it paid well. I usually fare well on LTL loads. I like how they can get you into areas you want to run.