Explaination of what LTL is ?

1. Depends on the customer. When I was doing LTL, it was about 50/50. Also, it can involve docks, storefronts, ground drops, residential, etc.
2. Any jobs that don't require loading/unloading? Not that I know of... If you don't like hard work, LTL is not for you.
3. In most cases, yes, LTL is multi stop (anything from 2-20 stops, in city, suburban, industrial and rural).

If you're looking to find a labor-free position, it's not in LTL.

 

i'm in ltl and i don't touch any freight. nor do i drive in the city. ...or make more than 3 stops.

 

OH, YEAH??? WELL...

 

This link has everything you need to know about what LTL is:
The Different Types of Trucks (Lots of Pictures)

 

Meh, anybody can do linehaul. IF they are lazy enough...

 

There are some linehaul jobs that take freight between terminals that will seldom involve loading/unloading. Of course, there is some downside to linehaul. Just little things such as having to pull sets. And having to build and break sets. And being on a tight schedule that doesn't make allowances for crashes, road construction, weather, truck breakdown or whatever.
Maybe you get lucky and catch a "turn." This means that instead of running into a terminal, you meet another driver at a particular location. Then exchange trailers and return to your terminal. Invariably, this means that one of you has to wait for the other, who was delayed by one of the above mentioned "unacceptable excuses." Of course, then it makes BOTH of you late.
There are many different types of LTL. Take a look at the post Mike mentioned. Look at the threads under LTL. You should be able to get most of your questions answered.

 

JR, nice avatar, man. The new one, not the monkey. Is that art of you? Who's your artist? I'm really impressed; seriously. Nice.

 

Thanks, but I have no idea who to credit, it's actually from one of those permalinks embedded in Facebook (nametests .com), the ones that ask you to "click here to see what color you would be" or "click here to see: who were you in a past life" garbage. They're mildly entertaining, although their real purpose is analyzing your profile for advertisers or something like that. My avatar was from "what would you look like as a piece of contemporary art" or something like that.