Knowing how to calculate LTL freight class starts with one hard number: shipment density in pounds per cubic foot. You measure the pallet’s height, width, and depth in inches, divide the product by 1,728 to get cubic feet, then divide…
The Straight Answer: How to Calculate Freight Density If you need the formula right now: freight density = total weight in pounds ÷ total volume in cubic feet. To get volume from inches, multiply length × width × height (all…
The Straight Answer: How to Determine Freight Class by Hand Determining freight class manually comes down to four inputs: the commodity’s density, its handling requirements, how easily it stows with other freight, and its liability profile. You measure the shipment’s…
The True Cost Formula: How to Calculate Air Cargo Charges To calculate air cargo charges, you multiply your shipment’s chargeable weight by the carrier’s base rate, then add ancillary fees like fuel, security, terminal, and customs. Chargeable weight is the…
What the Cross-Docking Cost Calculation Actually Looks Like (Answered Up Front) When a logistics manager asks me how to calculate cross docking cost, I give them the unfiltered formula before anything else: Total Cross-Dock Cost = (Rate per pallet ×…
How FAS Vessel Pricing Works in Plain Numbers At its core, Free Alongside Ship (FAS) pricing splits total logistics cost at the exact point where cargo sits next to the named vessel at the export port. The seller absorbs all…
How to Calculate CFR Freight Charges: The Core Method To calculate CFR freight charges, you separate the main ocean carriage cost from the total CFR price by (1) determining chargeable volume or weight using the W/M rule, (2) multiplying by…
The Straight Answer: How to Calculate FCL Shipment Cost If you’re asking how to calculate FCL shipment cost, the pragmatic method is to build a line-item estimate: base ocean freight plus origin terminal handling, fuel surcharge, documentation, destination terminal handling,…
What a Bunker Adjustment Factor Is and How to Calculate It (In Plain English) If you ship containers, the Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) is the carrier’s floating surcharge that recovers the cost of marine fuel burned on your route. In…
Why Estimating Liability Insurance Cost Manually Beats Guessing To estimate business liability insurance cost, follow a four-step manual formula: identify liability type, locate your industry base rate per $1,000 of revenue or payroll, apply location and claims multipliers, and add…