A firm that manufactures medical research supplies delivers them
to hospitals and medical centers around the country. The deliveries
can be made using Less-than-Truck-load trucks, air express, private
truck fleet, and UPS. What factors should be considered in
selecting among these alternatives?

Note that the trucking industry consists of two major segments –
truckload (TL) and less than truckload (LTL). The TL segment is
characterized by shipments of 10,000 pounds or more. LTL operations
are priced to encourage shipments in small lots, usually less than
half a TL. LTL shipments usually take advantage of freight
consolidation and take longer than TL shipments.

Please write in your own words with at leat 7
to 8 sentences.