This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in furnishing general freight less-than-truckload trucking and storage services within a city, town, or other local area, including adjoining suburban areas. General merchandise is defined as material or goods of many varieties which are packaged, generally palletized, and carried in a box, container, or van trailer and do not require refrigeration, controlled humidity, or other special handling. Less-than-truckload is defined as shipments with an actual weight of less than 10,000 pounds.