Freight Shipping Tips: Making Sure Weight Is Accurate

One factor that makes a difference in the price of shipping freight is the weight of the items being shipped. When dealing with a freight broker, it is important to be as accurate as possible when providing the weight of the items being shipped in order to avoid a re-bill from the freight carrier. It is much more expensive on the shipper to be re-billed for an inaccurate weight, rather than having the correct weight in the first place.

Some tips for getting accurate weights include:

For smaller items-
Use a bathroom scale
Use the scale at the front of most grocery stores

For larger items-
Have your vehicle weighed both with and without the item you are shipping*
Take your item to a freight terminal*
(* Make sure to get a certificate of weight for both of these options)
Search online or call the manufacturer for the manufacturing weight of the item you are shipping but also make sure to factor in packaging materials into the weight.

For more information on these tips or to obtain an accurate discount freight quote, call a Shipping & Freight Agent at (877)618-6058. You can get an instant freight quote at ShippingNFreight.com.

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