What Is Freight Class and How Does It Affect Your LTL Rate

Branded LTL semi-truck and 53-foot trailer on the road at sunset, representing Jade International's less than truckload freight shipping and logistics services.

If you ship freight by less than truckload, one number does more to determine your cost than almost anything else: your freight class. It decides whether the same pallet moving between the same two cities costs a little or a lot, and getting it wrong can mean reclassification fees on top of a higher base […]