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Consolidated shipping

Term · Logistics and supply chain · MLC-T-LOG-000057

The practice of combining multiple smaller shipments from different shippers into a single, larger shipment to reduce transportation costs. This allows carriers to fill a container or vehicle more efficiently, benefiting from economies of scale. It is commonly used for less-than-container-load (LCL) or less-than-truckload (LTL) freight.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LOG-000057
FieldLogistics and supply chain
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LOG-000057",
  "term": "Consolidated shipping",
  "field": "Logistics and supply chain",
  "definition": "The practice of combining multiple smaller shipments from different shippers into a single, larger shipment to reduce transportation costs. This allows carriers to fill a container or vehicle more efficiently, benefiting from economies of scale. It is commonly used for less-than-container-load (LCL) or less-than-truckload (LTL) freight.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/logistics/consolidated-shipping/"
}

Record 61 of 256 in Logistics and supply chain terminology (MLC-0105). Request the full dataset.