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  How do you determine your freight class?

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  According to Wiki-Answers: There are 18 freight classes and they are based on density.But how are freight classes determined? The many definitions or classes of freight are cataloged in the National Motor Freight Classification tariff, commonly referred to as the NMFC.Freight Class pages: http:/...
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  How to Shrink Wrap a Pallet

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  1 Use a pallet that is in good shape. You do not want to use a pallet that has busted boards or splitting edges as you chance losing items. Find a pallet that is exactly the right size to accommodate your items. 2 Place the items on your pallet as close together as poss...
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  Dimensional Weight Rules

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  How to determine Dimensional Weight from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensional_weight   Dimensional weight is a calculation of a theoretical weight of a package. This theoretical weight is the weight of the package at a minimum density chosen by the freight carrier. If the pac...
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  Less Than Truckload

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  Less than Truckload (LTL)-From Wikipedia What is LTL Freight? LTL shipments typically weigh between 151 and 20,000 lb (68 and 9,072 kg). Less than truckload carriers collect freight from various shippers and consolidate that freight onto enclosed trailers for linehaul to the delivering terminal ...
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  SED (Shipper’s Export Document or “Ex Dec”)

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  A US Commerce Department document describing all goods exported from the United States. The shipper of the goods is responsible to make sure the document is filled out correctly, even though it may be done as a service for them by a freight forwarder or an NVOCC. This official document must be submi...