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This freight class calculator divides shipment weight by cubic feet and reads a planning class from that density. It is the chart many warehouses use before they call a carrier. It is not an NMFC assignment. Handling, stowability, and liability can move the class the carrier bills.
Density class estimate
100
Planning estimate from the numbers you enter. Coverage, density, waste and price are assumptions, not a supplier quote or an engineering specification.
How it works
Cubic feet are length times width times height in inches, divided by 1,728. Density is weight divided by those cubic feet. The bands used here are the common planning steps: under 1 pcf is 400, then 300, 250, 175, 125, 100, 92.5, 85, 70, 65, 60, 55, and 50 once density reaches 50 pcf. A 48 by 40 by 48 inch skid at 500 pounds is 53.33 cubic feet and 9.38 pounds per cubic foot, which lands in class 100. Measure the freight as it will ship, including the pallet, not the bare carton.
Formula
Cubic feet = (L × W × H) ÷ 1,728 when the edges are inches. The class is the first band whose minimum density the shipment meets. Nothing in that lookup adds a carrier's rule for a long piece or a high-value claim.
Example
Those are the fields already filled in. Volume is 53.33 cubic feet. Density is 9.38 pounds per cubic foot. The planning class is 100. Add 100 pounds and the density rises. It does not change class until it crosses the next band.
Tips
A pallet that overhangs, a pyramid stack, or a crate that is not a rectangle all take more space than the three edges suggest. If the carrier will not stack on it, the class they use may be worse than density alone. Reweigh after you strap the load.
Equipment
A pallet jack or a forklift is the usual way to load this freight. Dengaro arranges equipment financing for warehouse equipment. The class number is not a loan amount.
Important questions
Not by itself. Carriers and the NMFC also look at how the freight stows, how it is handled, and what it would cost if it were lost. Use this density class as the number you quote from, then confirm it.
Yes, if the pallet ships with the goods. Height is the outside of the handling unit. Leaving the pallet out makes the density look higher and the class look better than the dock will measure.
Those are real class numbers on the density chart, not typos. They sit between class 100 and class 70. A small change in height can step from one to the next.
No. Enter the dimensions you measured. Dengaro arranges equipment financing for warehouse equipment such as a forklift.
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