When coping with bulk portions, it’s essential to grasp completely different lot sizes so you’ll be able to bid and purchase accordingly. (And keep away from massive surprises!)

Tons could be packaged up and shipped in a different way in keeping with their class, measurement, or weight. Chances are you’ll even want particular tools to obtain the cargo. On this put up, we’ll break down the completely different lot sizes you’ll discover throughout B-Inventory storefronts and the distinctive phrases you need to be conversant in.

Frequent Lot Dimension Phrases

There are a number of key itemizing phrases and abbreviations that you will notice repeatedly on the platform. Let’s establish these:

• Trailer: One other solution to discuss with a truck, which is usually used interchangeably.
• Freight: Items transported in bulk
• Accessorial: Companies carried out above what is taken into account normal (e.g., liftgates, inside supply, and many others.) Carry gate: The machine used to boost and decrease gadgets from floor stage to the extent of a tractor-trailer.
• Pallet: A flat transport construction. It’s the structural basis of a unit load, which permits for dealing with and storage efficiencies. There are a number of sizes for a pallet: single, outsized, double, and triple.
• Pallet areas: How a lot area a pallet takes up within the mattress of a truck. Pallet areas are indicated on the Listings Particulars web page. (e.g., “This lot could have 8 pallets throughout 16 pallet areas.)
• LTL: Much less-than-truckload (as much as 12 pallets)
• FTL: Full truckload (24 pallets)
• Ground loaded: Stock just isn’t shipped on pallets however as an alternative loaded instantly onto the truck. Carry gates might not be used for unloading. (Usually applies to equipment deliveries.)

Beneath, we break down every lot measurement.

Particular person Field

Particular person containers (or parcels) are used for small shipments and bodily small gadgets like jewellery, small electronics, or cellphones. Relying on the itemizing and/or vendor, these could also be despatched by way of UPS or FedEx as an ordinary parcel cargo.

Case Pack

That is the usual transport apply used for cellphones. A case pack is a field with particular person slots for wrapped cellphones. These containers normally vary in measurement from 30 to 50-unit case packs.

Pallet

There are two widespread methods through which items are packed and palletized. Consumers are inclined to see each of the next of their cargo deliveries:

• Gaylord: One big field that matches the size of the pallet, permitting for the cargo of soppy items and merchandise in a big, single container.
• ‘Stacked and Wrapped’: Arduous items and bigger gadgets like furnishings, small home equipment, sporting items, or bigger boxed gadgets are assembled on the pallet after which wrapped.

‘Stacked and Wrapped’ Instance: Gadgets are stacked and fitted in a Tetris-like trend and secured with big plastic wrap earlier than being loaded onto the truck.

Gaylord Instance: Mushy items (gadgets that gained’t break) are normally packaged up this fashion. This contains merchandise like attire, bedding, and smaller, lighter gadgets.

Much less Than Truckload (LTL)

LTL shipments are made up of 1 to 10 or 12 pallets. It’s essential to notice that LTLs solely take up a portion of a whole trailer. A number of shippers share area on the identical truck, solely paying for his or her portion.

LTL shipments require the usage of a liftgate and pallet jack. Throughout registration, you can be requested in case your deal with is zoned for industrial or residential and if you’ll be able to unload vehicles at this location. Please choose for those who require a liftgate; in any other case, it’s possible you’ll incur accessorial charges from the provider and subsequent delays in receiving your order.

Try our infographic How Delivery Works: LTLs for extra data.

Full Truckload (FTL)

In a full truckload, the trailer is devoted to 1 cargo solely. The usual quantity is normally 24 pallets. FTL shipments require entry to a receiving dock. Usually, residential deliveries are prohibited.

Need to know extra? Head to How Delivery Works: FTL.

Exploring Lot Sizes on B-Inventory

Make the most of filters on the All Listings Web page to discover Transport Mode (Parcel, LTL, and Truckload) and Cargo Kind (Customary/Binding, Purchaser Organized, Flat Charge, and Free). Be taught extra about B-Inventory Delivery Strategies right here.

The manifest and itemizing particulars will even embody cargo data like packaging kind, variety of pallet areas, dimensions, and weight.

Itemizing Particulars: Cargo Info Instance

Professional Tip: Use the manifest to calculate transport prices so you understand how a lot to bid or provide and nonetheless flip a revenue.

Begin Exploring Listings

Prepared to start out looking for stock by your required lot measurement? We have now tons of of listings accessible daily throughout dozens of classes and lot sizes. As all the time, when you have any transport questions, be happy to contact us instantly!