This slide will look the common carrier rates and ratings…
Class Rates_ the price to move product between two locations per hundredweight.
Classification_ the grouping of similar items into uniform classes, then given a rating (livestock, grain, liquid)
Rate Determination_ this is based on the classification, origin and destination
Cube rate_ this is new…. But it is looking to replace the traditional 18 classifications with 5 density groupings
Commodity rate_ these are special rates primarily on rail for commodities
Exception rate_ this is like a sale rate for special cases. This can be used to try to fill a empty return trailer.
Special rates_will be looked at in a couple slides