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2. Dimensional weight - Wikipedia

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   In fact, UPS [1] and FedEx [2] both announced that starting 2015, shipping charges on all shipments (air and ground) will be determined by greater of the actual weight and dimensional weight of a package. Prior to this announcement, dimensional weight charges were only applicable to packages of a specific size range.

3. Freight rate - Wikipedia

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   Many shipping services, especially air carriers, use dimensional weight for calculating the price, which takes into account both weight and volume of the cargo. For example, bulk coal long-distance rates in America are approximately 1 cent/ton-mile. [2] So a 100 car train, each carrying 100 tons, over a distance of 1000 miles, would cost $100,000.

4. United Parcel Service - Wikipedia

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   United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. [1] Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has expanded to become a Fortune 500 company [6] and one of the world's largest shipping couriers.

5. UPS Airlines - Wikipedia

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   UPS Airlines is a major American cargo airline based in Louisville, Kentucky, US. [8] One of the largest cargo airlines worldwide in terms of freight volume flown, UPS Airlines flies to 815 destinations worldwide. [9]

6. Forward freight agreement - Wikipedia

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   The Baltic Exchange, on a daily basis, publishes a number of freight assessments for various shipping routes reflecting the prevailing level of shipping rates. Such assessments for the corresponding vessel classes are used to calculate the monthly average that freight futures settle against.

7. Package delivery - Wikipedia

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   Package delivery, or parcel delivery, is the delivery of shipping containers, parcels, or high-value mail as single shipments. The service is provided by most postal systems, express mail, private courier companies, and less-than-truckload shipping carriers. [1] Package delivery differs by country due to cost and population.

8. Less-than-truckload shipping - Wikipedia

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   Less-than-truckload shipping or less than load (LTL) is the transportation of an amount of freight sized between individual parcels and full truckloads. [1] Parcel carriers handle small packages and freight that can be broken down into units less than approximately 150 pounds (68 kg). Full truckload carriers move entire semi-trailers. Semi ...

9. Third-party logistics - Wikipedia

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   Postal services and private couriers typically factor in distance when they calculate the cost of shipping; many 3PL providers market the benefit of what is known as zone skipping to potential clients, because it shortens the distance between products to be shipped and customers, resulting in lower shipping costs.