Shipping: B-Stock Lot Sizes

When coping with bulk portions, it’s necessary to know totally different lot sizes so you may bid and purchase accordingly. (And keep away from huge surprises!)

Heaps could be packaged up and shipped in another way in response to their class, dimension, or weight. Chances are you’ll even want particular tools to obtain the cargo. On this put up, we’ll break down the totally different lot sizes you’ll discover throughout B-Inventory storefronts and the distinctive phrases you ought to be aware of.

Widespread Lot Measurement 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 method to check with a truck, which is commonly used interchangeably.
• Freight: Items transported in bulk
• Accessorial: Companies carried out above what is taken into account commonplace (e.g., liftgates, inside supply, and many others.) Elevate gate: The machine used to lift and decrease objects 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 isn’t shipped on pallets however as a substitute loaded immediately onto the truck. Elevate gates is probably not used for unloading. (Usually applies to equipment deliveries.)

Beneath, we break down every lot dimension.

Particular person Field

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

Case Pack

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

Pallet

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

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

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

Gaylord Instance: Comfortable items (objects that received’t break) are often packaged up this manner. This contains merchandise like attire, bedding, and smaller, lighter objects.

Much less Than Truckload (LTL)

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

LTL shipments require using a liftgate and pallet jack. Throughout registration, you may 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 should you require a liftgate; in any other case, it’s possible you’ll incur accessorial charges from the service and subsequent delays in receiving your order.

Take a look at our infographic How Transport Works: LTLs for extra data.

Full Truckload (FTL)

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

Need to know extra? Head to How Transport 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 (Normal/Binding, Purchaser Organized, Flat Fee, and Free). Study extra about B-Inventory Transport Strategies right here.

The manifest and itemizing particulars can even embrace cargo data like packaging sort, 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 supply and nonetheless flip a revenue.

Begin Exploring Listings

Prepared to begin trying to find stock by your required lot dimension? We’ve got tons of of listings accessible on daily basis throughout dozens of classes and lot sizes. As at all times, when you have any transport questions, be happy to contact us immediately!