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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. 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. 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-trailers ...

4. Geographical pricing - Wikipedia

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   The zone pricing reduces the phantom freight, yet keeps the pricing structure relatively simple, thus making it easier for the seller to compete in a faraway market. [ 2 ] The definition of zones is sometimes done by drawing concentric circles on a map with the plant or warehouse at the center and each circle defining the boundary of a price zone.

5. 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 ...

6. UPS to pay $45M to US settle charges that it improperly ...

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   UPS will pay $45 million to settle charges that it improperly valued its freight division, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday. ... Based on the consultant's estimate, UPS didn ...

7. Demurrage - Wikipedia

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   The demurrage sometimes causes a loss to the seller as it increases cost of the total freight. [3] The demurrage fee is often a daily amount agreed between charterers and ship owners. Ideally, the demurrage fee (per day in US dollars) covers the daily time charter rate, daily voyage costs, and the ship owner’s risk premium. [4]