LTL vs. pickup and delivery

Ltl is less than truckload.
P&d is pick up and delivery which is a part of ltl but someone will come in with a full explanation soon

 

Red light racing sums it up.

 

Linehaul is the other part.

P&D deals with the customers, and linehaul moves the freight between company terminals. LTL is just the segment of the trucking industry where multiple small shipments are consolidated and moved together, as opposed to truckload.

It is common at my company for P&D drivers to do 20+ stops per day between their deliveries in the morning and pickups in the afternoon. It can be a very intense job, with good problem-solving skills required to deal with the curveballs thrown at you throughout the day. Not for steering wheel holders.

 

@Bob Dobalina you sum it up perfectly city P&D we are the grunts of trucking industry.

 

I'm glad I did it, because I can truly appreciate what you guys do. There's nothing worse than a linehaul driver who talks trash about city guys. I can't stand that.

 

I have worked in LTL/P&D for years. Most chumps who get tired of long haul treat P&D customers like ####. Your employer doesn't pay you, those customers do. No people skills at all with lots of these jar-heads.

 

Secretaries, free food, short boxs in town. Whats not to like.

 

@roadranger550 you are so right about that, customers are number 1 priority. thats why is good to build a good rapport with them. I can actually say some of those customer treat me like I'm one of them so what's not to like.