Container Trucking

What is Container Trucking?

Container trucking refers to the use of commercial trucks to carry standardised shipping containers made of weatherproof steel. This is a specialised form of trucking as the trucks involved are tailored to support the dimensions of the container as well as the weight of the shipment within. In general, there are 2 modes of container trucking, namely, full truckload (FTL) and less-than full truckload shipping (LTL) with the main difference being the owner of the cargo within the container.

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  • Full Truckload

    This means the goods stored in the entire container come from 1 shipper

  • Less than Full Truckload

    This occurs when a shipper does not have sufficient goods to fully load up a container. As such, he will contact a consolidator (freight forwarder) to help consolidate his goods into a container alongside other users’ goods.

Why is there a need for Container Trucking?

Container trucking was on the rise after the shipping industry began adopting standardised containers for the transportation of goods. This allowed a large-scale production of vessels that are specially catered towards the size and weight of containers and led to an increase in efficiency when transporting full-container loads (FCL).

Apart for container trucking being used as the sole mode of transportation, it is also commonly paired with other modes to compliment them when traversing across land routes.

What are the advantages of 2 kinds of Container Trucking?

Advantages for FTL:

  • Lower Cost per Cubic Metre

    Despite the relatively greater overall cost of transporting, upon further inspection, the transportation cost per good being transported, when compared to LTL, is actually lower. This can be attributed to savings by omitting consolidation and warehousing costs by the forwarder as well as a better negotiating position when getting rates from forwarders.

  • Faster Transit Time

    This is one of the most attractive reason for FTL trucking as FTL cuts out the need to store goods in a warehouse, await other users’ goods going to the same destination and consolidating the goods before sending the goods to the intended recipients. This helps to reduce the overall transit time as the entire truckload of goods are sent directly to the consignee without any other delays along the way.

  • Increased Safety

    For FTL trucking, there is an increased safety feature made available as the container can be sealed up after the initial loading of goods as all of the goods are going to one consignee, as such, there is a lower risk of missing goods due to any foul practices.

Advantages for LTL:

  • Lower Inventory Investment Needed

    With LTL, there is a smaller need to purchase an entire truckload worth of goods in order to transport it. This benefits small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that cannot afford investing in the production of such a large amount of product as it may greatly reduce their cash flow and also allow companies shipping more unique products that are not manufactured in large numbers for example, hand-carved art pieces.

  • Increased Accessbility

    This accessibility to smaller scaled businesses may not seem like much but it actually allows more companies to ship goods across countries as the cost of doing so is now within reach, in turn providing a greater variety of goods sold in markets all around the world.

Why choose M&P International Freight?

 
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Global Reach

After a decade in the service, we have established connections with the best container freight forwarding services around the world. By doing so, we are able to negotiate on your behalf for the most competitive prices available.

Professional and Reliable

Here at M&P International, we have assembled a world-class team of professionals that are geared to meet your all of your logistical needs. We are prepared to assist you along your entire logistical journey to ensure a seamless shipment.

We are one of the largest and most reliable container trucking services in Singapore and we are confident that we can provide services that exceed expectations.

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