Re: [ic] ltl I CAN HELP YOU MOVE YOUR FREIGHT

["Gert van der Spoel" <suppressed>]

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> On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 03:00:25PM -0700, Steve Messing wrote: 
>
> > Can anyone help me with shipping and an LTL carrier company that uses the
> > NMFC class.  All of our products have an nmfc class and orders are
> > frequently over 150 lbs.  What can I do.  I have tried adapting the
> > Fedex-query tag into a roadway-query tag but it seems I have gotten over my
> > head with the shipping.  Interchange seems to work with fedex and ups but
> > its a bear if you want to alter some of those formulas. 
> >
> > basicall here is what I need. 
> >
> > Origin zip
> > destination zip
> > origin city
> > destination city
> > weight
> > NMFC
>
> It wouldn't really work like IC's Foundation shipping stuff.  You'd have to rate each item 
> individually because the rate varies by NMFC which can vary from item to item.  Your best 
> bet would probably be to find the NMFC that represents the "middle ground" and rate the 
> entire order using that NMFC.  In that case, you could use some derivative of the 
> fedex-query tag because you'd be dealing with the entire order and a fixed NMFC. 
>
> The issue that you are encountering is that, in the shipping industry, LTL rating is based
> off a different set of input values than those for small packages (and those for 
> truckload, as well). 
>
> Hope this helps,
> Jeff

Hi Jeff, 

I think Steve was actually referring to the being able to ship the goods, 
not the IC part. The message in question was actually posted to the userlist 
in 2002 :) 

Steve is looking for business, but if the guy had something to ship I do 
hope he did that within the past 3 years lol 

CU, 

Gert 

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