{"id":215,"date":"2019-02-04T14:21:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T19:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/?p=215"},"modified":"2019-02-04T15:32:44","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T20:32:44","slug":"freight-classification-critical-expertise-to-avoid-unpleasant-surprises-at-checkout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/freight-classification-critical-expertise-to-avoid-unpleasant-surprises-at-checkout\/","title":{"rendered":"Freight Classification: critical expertise to avoid unpleasant surprises at checkout!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A commodity\u2019s freight class as well as its NMFC code tells you a lot about what it is, including its composition, weight per cubic foot, packaging requirements, and more! Often unbeknownst to shippers, these two pieces of information are crucial for the carrier, as they impact transportation logistics\u2026 and, of course, the cost of the project! But how do we establish these two indicators? Our logistics experts provide clarity on the issue!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>The NMFC and its 18 freight classes<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The National Automotive Freight Classification (NMFC)<i> <\/i>is a universal transportation classification system created by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association. This system is used mainly by carriers to determine the price of interstate, intrastate, and foreign movement, to accurately assess the cost of goods transportation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The NMFC is based on the following criteria:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Density<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The load weight divided by its dimension in cubic feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b><\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>Stowability<\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The complexity of configuring a load for its transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li6\"><b><\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>Handling<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The care with which a load is transported to preserve its integrity.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li6\"><b><\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>Liability<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The legal responsibility associated with the load. This includes price per pound as well as risk of theft, damage, and loss. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Combined, these 4 criteria are rated anywhere between 50 (low NMFC class number) and 500 (very high NMFC class number). This rating is subsequently associated with one of 18 classes of &#8220;transportability&#8221;. That said, the higher the load class rate, the higher the transportation costs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>In short<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The class associated with a commodity&#8217;s transportation determines its packaging requirements and allows your carrier to ensure that your goods are well protected and shipped safely. Knowing the freight class will also give you an accurate estimate of the type of shipment to make. Unfortunately, when the wrong freight class is assigned to a load, the shipment has to be reclassified, thereby potentially affecting the price. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Prevent mistakes by relying on experienced professionals<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do you need a thorough assessment of your transportation activities or would you like to benefit from our outstanding logistics expertise? GMR Freight Brokers\u2019 team of certified freight forwarders will be pleased to assist you. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/contact-us\/\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Contact us today!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A commodity\u2019s freight class as well as its NMFC code tells you a lot about what it is, including its composition, weight per cubic foot, packaging requirements, and more! Often unbeknownst to shippers, these two pieces of information are crucial&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":226,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions\/226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrtransport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}