{
  "id": "ltl-size-range",
  "title": "How big an LTL shipment is, by source",
  "description": "The weight range each carrier or agency gives for a less-than-truckload shipment.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "page": "https://palletdimensions.com/ltl/",
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "range",
      "label": "Weight",
      "unit": "lb",
      "numeric": true
    },
    {
      "key": "pallets",
      "label": "Pallets"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "source": "Old Dominion",
      "minLb": 150,
      "maxLb": 15000,
      "pallets": "1 to 6",
      "sources": [
        "odfl-ltl-guide"
      ],
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "source": "Estes (web page)",
      "minLb": 150,
      "maxLb": 15000,
      "sources": [
        "estes-ltl"
      ],
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "source": "ABF Freight",
      "minLb": 150,
      "maxLb": 15000,
      "sources": [
        "abf-ltl"
      ],
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "source": "FedEx Freight",
      "minLb": 150,
      "maxLb": null,
      "sources": [
        "fedex-freight-ca-ltl"
      ],
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "source": "Estes (PDF guide)",
      "minLb": 150,
      "maxLb": 10000,
      "sources": [
        "estes-ltl-pdf"
      ],
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "source": "Bureau of Transportation Statistics",
      "minLb": null,
      "maxLb": 10000,
      "sources": [
        "bts-truck-productivity"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Defines LTL as under 10,000 lb and truckload as 10,000 lb or more."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "odfl-ltl-guide",
      "title": "LTL guide",
      "publisher": "Old Dominion Freight Line",
      "url": "https://www.odfl.com/us/en/resources/freight-knowledge/odfl-blog/ltl-guide.html",
      "kind": "carrier",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "estes-ltl",
      "title": "What is LTL freight shipping?",
      "publisher": "Estes Express Lines",
      "url": "https://www.estes-express.com/resources/what-is/ltl-freight-shipping",
      "kind": "carrier",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "abf-ltl",
      "title": "LTL freight shipping: a beginner’s guide",
      "publisher": "ABF Freight",
      "url": "https://arcb.com/blog/ltl-freight-shipping",
      "kind": "carrier",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "fedex-freight-ca-ltl",
      "title": "LTL freight",
      "publisher": "FedEx Freight (Canada)",
      "url": "https://images.fedex.com/en-ca/shipping-services/freight/ltl.html",
      "kind": "carrier",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "estes-ltl-pdf",
      "title": "LTL freight shipping explained (PDF)",
      "publisher": "Estes Express Lines",
      "url": "https://www.estes-express.com/downloads/LTL-Freight-Shipping-Explained.pdf?language_id=1",
      "kind": "carrier",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14",
      "note": "Undated; its 10,000 lb upper figure differs from Estes’ web page."
    },
    {
      "id": "bts-truck-productivity",
      "title": "Estimating multifactor productivity in truck transportation, section 2",
      "publisher": "Bureau of Transportation Statistics",
      "url": "https://www.bts.gov/archive/publications/research_papers/estimating_multifactor_productivity_in_truck_transportation/section_02",
      "kind": "regulator",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14",
      "note": "An older research paper in BTS’s archive."
    }
  ]
}