Truckload shipping is freight transport in which a semi-trailer or intermodal container is filled entirely with one type of cargo.
Full-truckload freight is faster than LTL because it is sent directly to the destination and does not make stops to pick up or drop off other cargo.
Truckload shipments are sometimes broken down into individual containers and further shipped by LTL or express carriers.
A typical full truckload for a dry van trailer consists of 24 standard pallets of cargo that weighs up to 45,000 lbs.
When the US Interstate Highway System expanded in the 1950s, the trucking industry took over a large market share of goods transportation, which had previously relied primarily on railroads.