CORE X Partners

Food brands expanding distribution across multiple regions often rely on less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments to serve grocery distribution centers, foodservice distributors, and regional warehouses. While LTL truck freight provides flexibility for partial pallet shipments, it can also introduce significant cost and operational complexity when refrigerated products move through fragmented freight networks.

Food brands expanding into new regional markets often rely on frozen LTL shipments to move smaller pallet volumes to grocery distributors, foodservice providers, and retail warehouses. While less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping provides flexibility, it can also introduce hidden logistics costs when refrigerated freight moves through fragmented transportation networks. Understanding cost-to-serve helps

Mid-sized food brands rarely ship enough volume to fill a refrigerated trailer on every lane. Orders often move as partial loads, such as two pallets to a grocery distribution center, four pallets to a foodservice distributor, or several pallets to a regional warehouse. Moving these shipments individually through traditional Less-Than-Truckload