For the following shipment create a basic pallet plan to hold all of the cargo listed. Calculate the chargeable weight of the palletized load for each truck, air and ocean modes of transport.  Then, use the rate tables provided to calculate the total freight charges for each mode.

All answers must be entered into Blackboard in the “Final Assessment” folder in response to the questions asked.  There will be a section provided to include your calculations work.  You will have 2 attempts with a 2-hour time limit on each attempt however final submissions must be made by latest Thursday April 21^st 2022 end of day (11:59 PM).

Following, is your cargo and pallet details as well as rates with applicable surcharges for each of the 3 modes of transport.

Cargo Details:

Pallet size       1.219m x 1.219m

Pallet height empty     0.2m                Pallet weight empty: 16 kgs

Max. loading height of pallet: 2.2m (incl. pallet)

40 boxes of shirtseach box measuring 0.4 m(l) x 0.35 m(w) x 0.3 m(h) each box 6 kgs

*You can change orientation of boxes as long as product is suitable for turning boxes to maximize the load – i.e. you wouldn’t turn bottles of liquid on their side.”

Air Rates – all surcharges per kg

Min	+1kg	+45kg	100kg	+300kg	+500 kg	Security Min 5.00	Fuel Min 7.00		Nav Min 5.00
$165.00	8.00	4.50	3.75	3.10	2.95	0.15	0.42		0.07

Ocean Rates – CAF is charged at % of base ocean freight, BAF and OHC are based upon w/m, and both B/L and VGMare flat rates

O/F Rate w/m	O/F Min	VGM	CAF %	BAF	OHC	B/L Flat
$135	$140	$25	11	$7.00	$10.00	$25

 

Truck Rates

Sample Matrix of Weight Break and Freight Class – Rates per cwt C(100) M(1000)
Class	L5C	5C	1M	2M	5M	10M
50	$34.30	$28.32	$24.25	$23.04	$17.58	$15.74
55	$36.94	$30.50	$26.12	$24.82	$18.93	$17.41
60	$39.59	$32.69	$27.99	$26.60	$20.29	$19.08
65	$41.94	$34.64	$29.66	$28.18	$21.49	$20.27
70	$44.64	$36.86	$31.56	$29.99	$22.88	$21.94
77.5	$48.10	$39.72	$34.01	$32.32	$24.65	$23.85
85	$51.90	$42.86	$36.70	$34.87	$26.60	$26.24
92.5	$55.89	$46.15	$39.52	$37.56	$28.64	$28.38
100	$60.27	$49.77	$42.61	$40.50	$30.89	$30.77
110	$63.28	$52.26	$44.74	$42.53	$32.43	$32.31
125	$66.45	$54.87	$46.98	$44.65	$34.06	$33.92
150	$69.77	$57.61	$49.33	$46.88	$35.76	$35.62
175	$73.26	$60.50	$51.79	$49.23	$37.55	$37.40
200	$76.92	$63.52	$54.38	$51.69	$39.42	$39.27
250	$80.77	$66.70	$57.10	$54.27	$41.40	$41.23
300	$84.81	$70.03	$59.96	$56.99	$43.47	$43.30
400	$89.05	$73.53	$62.95	$59.84	$45.64	$45.46
500	$93.50	$77.21	$66.10	$62.83	$47.92	$47.73
Note: Minimum Charge is applicable $120.00				Fuel Surcharge 10%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

		LTL Shipping
Freight Classes (18)
Class Name	Cost Guide	Notes, Examples
Class 50 (clean freight)	Lowest Cost	Fits on standard shrink-wrapped 4X4 pallet, very durable – value restrictions apply so seldom used
Class 55		Bricks, cement, mortar, hardwood flooring
Class 60		Car accessories & car parts
Class 65		Car accessories & car parts, bottled beverages, books in boxes
Class 70		Car accessories & car parts, food items, automobile engines
Class 77.5		Tires, bathroom fixtures
Class 85		Crated machinery, cast iron stoves
Class 92.5		Computers, monitors, refrigerators
Class 100		boat covers, car covers, canvass, wine cases, caskets
Class 110		cabinets, framed artwork, table saw
Class 125		Small Household appliances
Class 150		Auto sheet metal parts, bookcases,
Class 175		Clothing, couches stuffed furniture
Class 200		Auto sheet metal parts, aircraft parts, aluminum table, packaged mattresses,
Class 250		Bamboo furniture, mattress and box spring, plasma tv
Class 300		wood cabinets, tables, chairs setup, model boats
Class 400		Deer antlers
Class 500 – Low Density or High Value	Highest Cost	Bags of gold dust, ping pong balls

Grade Breakdown:

Calculate number of boxes that fit on a pallet: 

Calculate Actual Weight in Kg/lbs: 

Calculate volume in m3, cm3, and ft3: 

Calculate Weight for Ocean, air and truck: 

Calculate cost for Ocean, Air and Cost: