Editing Cargo (section)

====Truckload freight====
{{Main|Truckload shipping}}
In the United States, shipments larger than about {{cvt|7000|kg|lb|0}} are typically classified as '''truckload (TL) freight'''. This is because it is more efficient and economical for a large shipment to have exclusive use of one larger trailer rather than share space on a smaller LTL trailer.

By the [[Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula]] the total weight of a loaded truck (tractor and trailer, 5-axle rig) cannot exceed {{cvt|80000|lbs|kg|0}} in the United States. In ordinary circumstances, long-haul equipment will [[Tare weight|weigh]] about {{cvt|15000|kg|lb|0}}, leaving about {{cvt|20000|kg|lb|0}} of freight capacity. Similarly a load is limited to the space available in the trailer, normally {{cvt|48|ft|m|2}} or {{cvt|53|ft|m|2}} long, {{cvt|2.6|m|in|frac=8}} wide, {{cvt|9|ft|0|in|m|2}} high and {{cvt|13|ft|6|in|m|2|disp=or}} high overall.

While express, parcel and LTL shipments are always intermingled with other shipments on a single piece of equipment and are typically reloaded across multiple pieces of equipment during their transport, TL shipments usually travel as the only shipment on a trailer. In fact, TL shipments usually deliver on exactly the same trailer as they are picked up on.