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    Quote Originally Posted by gorven View Post
    To load a full truck a dock isnt needed as mentioned earlier. As far as getting a liftgate truck for a full truck is nearly impossible as their are very few out there. If you want to pay a extra few hundred dollars you can get drivers to load the truck. If you have say 12 or so gaylords of material a partial load maybe a option.



    Thanks JJ for your post
    The key is STACKING pallets to really get the full savings of freight. 12 pallets unstacked is about a half trailer load... not a big savings... sure there is over parcel but in the world of freight you actually may be better off shipping 2 or 4 skids.

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