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TYPES OF FREIGHT CLASS[*]

Before you determine your freight class for your shipment, you must identify certain factors about your specific freight. Freight class is based on weight, length and height, density, ease of handling, value and liability from things like theft, damage, break-ability and spoilage.. The definitions for each are as follows:

1. (Weight, Length, Height) Density and Value: Density guidelines assign classification 50 to freight that weighs 50 pounds per cubic foot. The Commodity Classification Standards Board (CCSB) assigns classifications 70, 92.5, 175 and 400 to freight with densities of 15, 10.5, 5, and 1 pound per cubic foot, respectively. Freight less dense than 1 pound per cubic foot is classified as 500. The density is the space the item occupies in relation to its weight. The density is calculated by dividing the weight of the item in pounds by its volume in cubic feet. Your item’s volume in cubic feet is Length x Width x Height/1,728, where all dimensions are measured in inches. The density of your item = Weight/Volume, where Weight is measured in pounds and Volume is measured in cubic feet.
2. Stow-ability: Most freight stows well in trucks, trains and boats, but some articles are regulated by the government or carrier policies. Some items cannot be loaded together. Hazardous materials are transported in specific manners. Excessive weight, length or protrusions can make freight impossible to load with other freight. The absence of load-bearing surfaces makes freight impossible to stack. A quantifiable stow-ability classification represents the difficulty in loading and carrying these items.
3. Handling: Most freight is loaded with mechanical equipment and poses no handling difficulties, but some freight, due to weight, shape, fragility or hazardous properties, requires special attention. A classification that represents ease or difficulty of loading and carrying the freight is assigned to the items.
4. Liability: Liability is probability of freight theft or damage, or damage to adjacent freight. Perishable cargo or cargo prone to spontaneous combustion or explosion is classified based on liability and assigned a value per pound, which is a fraction of the carrier’s liability. When classification is based on liability, density must also be considered.

Class Name	Cost	Notes, Examples	Weight Range Per Cubic Foot
Class 50 – Clean Freight	Lowest Cost	Fits on standard shrink-wrapped 4X4 pallet, very durable	over 50 lbs
Class 55		Bricks, cement, mortar, hardwood flooring	35-50 pounds
Class 60		Car accessories & car parts	30-35 pounds
Class 65		Car accessories & car parts, bottled beverages, books in boxes	22.5-30 pounds
Class 70		Car accessories & car parts, food items, automobile engines	15 to 22.5 pounds
Class 77.5		Tires, bathroom fixtures	13.5 to 15 pounds
Class 85		Crated machinery, cast iron stoves	12-13.5 pounds
Class 92.5		Computers, monitors, refrigerators	10.5-12 pounds
Class 100		boat covers, car covers, canvas, wine cases, caskets	9-10.5 pounds
Class 110		cabinets, framed artwork, table saw	8-9 pounds
Class 125		Small Household appliances	7-8 pounds
Class 150		Auto sheet metal parts, bookcases,	6-7 pounds
Class 175		Clothing, couches stuffed furniture	5-6 pounds
Class 200		Auto sheet metal parts, aircraft parts, aluminum table, packaged mattresses,	4-5 pounds
Class 250		Bamboo furniture, mattress and box spring, plasma TV	3-4 pounds
Class 300		wood cabinets, tables, chairs setup, model boats	2-3 pounds
Class 400		Deer antlers	1-2 pounds
Class 500 – Low Density or High Value	Highest Cost	Bags of gold dust, ping pong balls	Less than 1 lbs.

ESTIMATING FREIGHT CLASS[*]

Absent any unusual or significant handling, stowability or liability characteristics, density is of prime importance in the assignment of classes. The CCSB has developed density guidelines that are based on the precedent of pertinent administrative as well as classification decisions. The present guidelines are attached hereto.

FedEx Freight also provides a freight class estimation tool for your convenience.

The density guidelines are used in the assignment of classes where the average density of a particular commodity or group of commodities is representative or reflective of the range of densities exhibited by that commodity or commodity group. Furthermore, the density/class relationships set forth in the guidelines presume that there are no unusual or significant handling, stowability or liability characteristics, which would call for giving those characteristics additional or different “weight” in determining the appropriate class.

Commodities or commodity groups exhibiting a wide density range not accurately reflected by a single overall average density may be assigned density-based classes; especially where there are no unusual or significant handling, stowability or liability characteristics and where there is no other feasible means of effectively narrowing the range. And where densities are distributed throughout the range, commodities or commodity groups may be assigned classes predicated on a full density scale. In this regard, full-scale density classifications should generally provide the following standard progression:

Class	Examples	Weight Per Cubic Foot
Class 60	Fits on standard shrink-wrapped 4X4 pallet, very durable	Over 30 lbs
Class 65	Car accessories & car parts, bottled beverages, books in boxes	22.5 – 30 lbs
Class 70	Car accessories & car parts, food items, automobile engines	15 – 22.5 lbs
Class 85	Crated machinery, cast iron stoves	12 – 15 lbs
Class 92.5	Computers, monitors, refridgerators	10 – 12 lbs
Class 100	Boat covers, car covers, canvase, wine cases, caskets	8 – 10 lbs
Class 125	Small Household appliances	6 – 7 lbs
Class 175	Clothing, couches stuffed furniture	4 – 6 lbs
Class 250	Auto sheetmetal parts, aircraft parts, aluminum table, packaged matresses, bamboo furniture, mattress and boxspring, plasma tv	2 – 4 lbs
Class 300	Deer antlers, Cans of food, Cutlery	1 – 2 lbs
Class 400	Bags of gold dust, ping pong balls	< 1 lbs

[*] http://cerasis.com/2013/11/20/freight-class/

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