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2. Freight rate - Wikipedia

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   A freight rate (historically and in ship chartering simply freight [1]) is a price at which a certain cargo is delivered from one point to another. The price depends on the form of the cargo, the mode of transport (truck, ship, train, aircraft), the weight of the cargo, and the distance to the delivery destination.

3. Dimensional weight - Wikipedia

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   Shipping costs have historically been calculated on the basis of gross weight in kilograms or pounds.By charging only by weight, lightweight, low density packages become unprofitable for freight carriers due to the amount of space they take up in the truck/aircraft/ship in proportion to their actual weight.

4. DAT Solutions - Wikipedia

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   The DAT Network hosts more than 400 million freight loads and trucks per year. [6] The network consists of several load board subscription services for small to midsize carriers, freight brokers, and shippers. [1] [7] DAT provides a real-time truckload freight rate service. This is based on $150 billion of transactions annually, from actual ...

5. Shipping rates plunge as experts say 'unprecedented ... - AOL

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   Shipping rates have fallen sharply this year as the pandemic-induced scramble for shipping and the resulting spike in costs has peaked, according to experts. Shipping rates plunge as experts say ...

6. Less-than-truckload shipping - Wikipedia

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   XPO LTL facility in Tomah, Wisconsin formerly a Con-way Freight terminal. Less-than-truckload shipping or less than load (LTL) is the transportation of an amount of freight sized between individual parcels and full truckloads. Parcel carriers handle small packages and freight that can be broken down into units less than approximately 150 pounds ...

7. Freight audit - Wikipedia

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   Freight cost reports can be generated to compare the freight costs for forwarders and the customers may use such reports to flag out service failures, negotiate for better freight deals or the opportunity to consolidate the shipments to a forwarder for a better rate. Customers can simulate the freight cost calculation for new freight rates or ...