How to Calculate Trucking Rates

How to Calculate Trucking Rates

Freight rates can fluctuate for a large variety of reasons.  This often makes it difficult to calculate LTL trucking rates without professional assistance. From gas prices to weather restrictions, freight rates change daily.  The demand of the market can also considerably effect your trucking rates.  During a time when there's an excess amount of freight, it's considered a 'truckers market.'  Trucking transportation companies become less competitive and rates can be slightly higher.

Freight rates can also change drastically depending on your shipping locations and the freight class your cargo falls under.  Thus there truly is no "average freight rate."  A pallet of feathers and a pallet of glass mirrors require different methods of transport and handling.  This results in different freight classes.  It's recommended that you contact a freight agent to help you find the correct freight class for your shipment. 

FreightCenter's instant ratings calculator is a widely used tool in the freight shipping community. Instead of contacting each carrier individually a shipper can calculate trucking rates from hundreds of carriers in a few simple steps.  Before quoting it's important for you to know all of the following details about your shipment.

Shipment Specifications:
To and from zip codes
Site specifications (Dock, forklift, residential, terminal)
Shipment packaging (Boxed, Crated, Palletized)
Weight
Dimensions
Freight Class

Visit FreightCenter and input this information into the quick quote form.  FreightCenter's system will calculate trucking rates in a matter of seconds and will even allow you to save your quotes for later. Have questions about your shipment, call 800-716-7608 to speak to an agent.

How to calculate freight rates on eBay!

eBay is the Web's top auction site, attracting millions of online retailer to its easy-to-use seller interface that's integrated with the best eCommerce applications, like Paypal and now FreightCenter.com.
How do I integrate FreightCenter's freight shipping calculator into my eBay auction? That's a great question and one we'll answer for you below.
If you know how to copy and paste a block of HTML text, you can easily add a calculator instantly to any auction on the Web. Sell auto engines or heavy machinery? Chances are, you need a method to provide shipping prices to your buyers. With FreightCenter.com's competitive, volume-pricing, we can assure you that your customers will receive only the best combination of freight price, transit time and equipment. Whether you need commercial or residential delivery, we have you covered - and you don't even need to know how to freight!

Our expert freight agents put products on trucks all day long and are seasoned enough to find transportation for even the most complicated piece of freight. When you get cheap freight shipping, the chances of closing each sale gets higher and higher. Avoid abandoned auctions and turn those auction watchers into your customers.
It's more than a widget or a plugin, our shipping calculator is a free solution for small online retailers who need to specify the freight requirements for individual products and compare them against rates and services from top freight trucking companies.









Check out this detailed, step-by-step guide to configuring your calculator for your eBay online auctions.

STEP 1: LOGIN OR CREATE AN ACCOUNT

There is not cost to create an account.  Once you do, you'll be able to access saved quotes, shipments and more!

STEP 2: SELECT "CREATE A CALCULATOR" IN YOUR MY FREIGHT CENTER HOMPAGE.

You can create one calculator for each item you sell or even modify the calculator code dynamically to support prices for multiple items.

STEP 3: INPUT YOUR ORGIN AND PACKAGE INFORMATION INTO THE WIDGET FORM.

Don't worry, we'll help you look up zip codes, select the proper freight classes, as well as understand additional shipping services and options.

STEP 4: COPY YOUR INSTANT WIDGET CODE AND PASTE IT INTO YOUR SITE -THAT'S IT!  Your customers now have an easy and accurate way to get freight quotes from our many carriers without ever leaving your website or auction!

FreightCenter.com Releases New Shipping Calculator for Ebay

After many months of work, FreightCenter.com, a leader in online freight shipping solutions, announces the release of their shipping widget. This tool allows users to create an easy to use shipping calculator and place it directly on their website or eBay listing.

Representatives from the company were in Chicago in June officially releasing the tool at eBay live, eBay’s annual convention. The company expects the instant shipping calculator to be a huge hit with eBay users that operate online stores that specialize in selling large items not suited to small parcel services. The FreightCenter.com shipping widget can also be used by website store owners to allow customers to estimate shipping quickly without leaving their website.

FreightCenter.com President Matthew Brosious is thrilled about the shipping widget. “We’ve been providing shipping services and rates directly on our website for years, and this tool will let our customers provide rates to their customers quickly with minimal setup”. The FreightCenter.com widget requires only that customers register for a free account and then enter the details of the item they want to ship as well as the origin zip code. They then paste the code directly into their website or their auction listing. Customers need to only enter the zip code they want the item to go to, and prices are provided instantly.

FreightCenter.com is based in Trinity, Florida and provides freight shipping solutions to businesses and individuals throughout the US and Canada. Visit FreightCenter.com today to create a free account, rate carriers and services, and create your own shipping widget. Visit Freightcenter or call 1-800-716-7608.