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title: "Consolidation"
description: "Consolidation is the act of combining two or more shipments in a truck or container."
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  - "Inventory Management"
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# Consolidation

Consolidation is the act of combining two or more shipments in a truck or container.

## What is consolidation?

Consolidation is the act of combining two or more shipments in a truck or container.

LCL shipments are consolidated at a [CFS](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/container-freight-station/).

![Diagram of a warehouse loading a truck with color-coded boxes; a legend marks red as "Your shipment" and blue and gray as "Other importers' shipments" combined into one load.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ynj1yl20/development/bf85c2f9030fca912b3707df34a2545d3ea6dc5c-746x422.gif)

Back to the [full glossary](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/).

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*This is a markdown version of [https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/consolidation/](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/consolidation/) for AI/LLM consumption.*