horseâ¢shoe. 1. a U-shaped metal plate, plain or with calks, nailed to a horse's hoof to protect it from being injured by hard or rough surfaces. 2. something U-shaped, as a valley, river bend, or other natural feature. 3. horseshoes, (used with a sing.
LTL stands for Less-Than-Truckload, which means the shipment does not completely fill an entire truck. An LTL freight shipment is typically palletized and ranges anywhere from 150 lbs to 10,000 lbs. Large Shipments over 10,000 lbs are usually moved by Full truckload (FTL).
1 Final delivery for LCL (less-than-container load) shipments provided by FedEx Freight Priority, which has the fastest published transit times of any nationwide LTL service. 2  Final delivery for FCL (full-container load) shipments provided by FedEx Trade Networks preferred carrier portfolio.