Intermodal
This type of shipping refers to moving freight using two or more modes of transportation.
What is intermodal?
This department onboards new Agents to ensure their success as partners with LDi, while providing ongoing support to help existing Agent grow their business.
What is Agent Development Team?
This document lists the goods being transported and is required for every load.
What is a bill of lading (BOL)?
This type of insurance is required for commercial trucking operations to cover cargo.
What is motor truck cargo insurance?
This type of freight involves shipping small palletized shipments from multiple customers.
What is Less-than-Truckload (LTL)?
This special railcar carriers containers stacked two high.
What is a double-stack railcar?
The system LDi uses to manage loads, documents, and payments.
What is LDIF? This system is referred to a Transportation Management System (TMS).
This type of load requires temperature-controlled equipment.
What is a reefer load?
A long-haul truck with a sleeper cab is often called this.
What is a semi-truck?
This term refers to the movement of freight between terminals before final delivery.
What is linehaul?
Intermodal shipments typically transfer between truck and this mode for long-haul domestic moves.
What is rail?
This financial service pays carriers faster, often at a discount.
What is factoring?
This airline is based in Georgia, and one of the oldest in operation, pioneering the transport hub-and-spoke system that is now used by airlines around the world.
What is Delta?
The type of truck that has no sleeper compartment, making them ideal for local or short-haul routes. They are lightweight and can haul heavier loads since they don't carry the extra weight of a sleeper.
What is a Day Cab?
The minimum number of pallets typically considered in an LTL shipment.
What is 1 pallet?
This charge covers the truck move between the customer's dock and the intermodal terminal.
What is drayage?
The LDi Agent who played college football at the University of Cincinnati with Travis Kelce.
Who is Brent B.?
The term "Iron Horse" was a nickname for this type of transportation vehicle.
What is a train?
The type of truck that is similar to a flatbed but with two deck levels. The lower deck allows for taller loads without exceeding height restrictions.
What is a Step Deck?
The term for an LTL shipment that includes goods from multiple shippers in one trailer.
What is pooled or consolidated freight?
Freight rail produces up to this percentage less greenhouse gas emissions per ton-mile compared to trucks.
What is 75%
The LDi Agent who coached high school football to the Buffalo Bills 2024 2nd round draft pick.
Who is Tommy L.?
This nonprofit organization's mission is to improve commercial motor vehicle safety and enforcement by providing guidance, education and advocacy for enforcement and industry across North America.
What is Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)? CVSA International Roadcheck is scheduled for May 13-15.
The U.S. government agency that regulates commercial drivers and trucking safety.
What is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)?
This calculation factors both weight and volume, making sure the carrier is paid fairly for bulky but light freight.
What is dimensional (DIM) weight pricing?