Formula
The rate is dollars per CWT, which is 100 pounds:
charge = max(actual, dimensional) / 100 × rate
The charge is rounded to the nearest cent. The dimensional-weight page is where the volume becomes a weight. This page does not look up a lane or a class.
Assumptions
- Both weights are already in pounds.
- The rate is per 100 pounds.
- The currency symbol does not convert an exchange rate.
Worked example
A 400 pound shipment with a 500 pound dimensional weight, at 25 per CWT, costs $125.00.
Input definitions
- CWT
- A hundredweight, 100 pounds.
- Billable weight
- The larger of the scale weight and the dimensional weight.
Limitations
Minimum charges, fuel, and a deficit weight are not added. The rate has to be one you already know.
Questions
Why is 400 pounds billed as 500?
The dimensional weight is higher, so the charge uses 500. Five hundredweight at 25 each is 125.
Does the currency convert the rate?
No. It only changes the symbol and the grouping. The number stays the rate you typed.