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2. Freight rate - Wikipedia

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   A freight rate (historically and in ship chartering simply freight [1]) is a price at which a certain cargo is delivered from one point to another. The price depends on the form of the cargo, the mode of transport ( truck , ship , train , aircraft ), the weight of the cargo, and the distance to the delivery destination.

3. Less-than-truckload shipping - Wikipedia

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   XPO LTL facility in Tomah, Wisconsin formerly a Con-way Freight terminal. Less-than-truckload shipping or less than load (LTL) is the transportation of an amount of freight sized between individual parcels and full truckloads. Parcel carriers handle small packages and freight that can be broken down into units less than approximately 150 pounds ...

4. Dimensional weight - Wikipedia

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   Freight carriers utilize the greater of the actual weight or dimensional weight to calculate shipping charges. Dimensional weight is calculated as (length × width × height) / (dimensional factor). Measurements can be made all in inches or all in centimeters, but the appropriate shipping factor must also be used.

5. Shipping stocks jump as freight costs soar amid Red Sea ... - AOL

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   Freight costs are soaring amid Red Sea tensions, sending shipping stocks higher. ... The analyst estimates 70%-80% of vessels have rerouted as of last month, making their journeys 30% longer. ...

6. FOB (shipping) - Wikipedia

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   FOB is only used in non-containerized sea freight or inland waterway transport. As with all Incoterms, FOB does not define the point at which ownership of the goods is transferred. The term FOB is also used in modern domestic shipping within North America to describe the point at which a seller is no longer responsible for shipping costs.

7. Energy efficiency in transport - Wikipedia

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   From 1960 to 2010 the efficiency of air freight has increased 75%, mostly due to more efficient jet engines. [ 141 ] 1 gal -US (3.785 L, 0.833 gal -imp ) of fuel can move a ton of cargo 857 km or 462 nmi by barge, or 337 km (209 mi) by rail, or 98 km (61 mi) by lorry.