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This shipping cost calculator bills the greater of actual weight and dimensional weight, then applies the rate, base fee, and surcharge you type. The dimensional weight calculator line uses length times width times height divided by the divisor you enter. 139 is a common domestic parcel divisor. It is not a carrier tariff.
Estimated charge
$41.80
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
Dimensional weight in pounds is cubic inches divided by the divisor. An 18 by 12 by 12 inch carton is 2,592 cubic inches. At a divisor of 139 that is 18.65 pounds. If the scale says 20 pounds, 20 is the billable weight. Charge equals the base fee plus billable pounds times your rate per pound, then multiplied by one plus the surcharge percent. A 10 percent surcharge on an $8 base and $1.50 per pound is $41.80. Change the divisor when the carrier's rule is 166 or something else. The dollars are only as good as the rate you typed.
Formula
Billable pounds = the larger of scale weight and dim weight. Charge = (base + billable × rate) × (1 + surcharge ÷ 100). The rate, the base, and the surcharge are yours. This page does not look up a zone chart.
Example
Dim weight is 18.65 pounds, so the scale weight wins. At $1.50 per pound, an $8 base, and 10 percent surcharge, the estimate is $41.80. A lighter carton in the same box would bill the dim weight instead.
Tips
Using 139 when the invoice uses 166 understates dim weight. Measure the longest points, including bulge. A minimum charge, a residential fee, or a large-package fee is extra. Add those into the base if you want them in the total.
Equipment
Scales, wrappers, and a pallet jack are equipment. Dengaro arranges financing for that kind of equipment. The shipping estimate is not sent as a loan amount.
Important questions
It replaces the scale weight when the carton is light for its size. The charge then uses the dim weight. Dense freight keeps the scale weight.
It is a common domestic divisor, not a rule that every carrier uses. Replace it with the divisor on the rate sheet you are estimating.
Yes. The percent applies to the base plus the weight charge. If your carrier applies fuel only to the weight line, lower the base or the percent so the total matches their method.
No. Nothing on the page calls a carrier. It multiplies the numbers you enter. Zone, service level, and accessorials stay outside the formula until you put them in the base or the rate.
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