dimensional weight
volumetric weight

If your shipment weighs significantly less than the box is expected to hold, charges are based on the dimensional weight.

Prior to this announcement, dimensional weight charges were only applicable to packages of a specific size range.

Shape-based postage pricing is a form of dimensional weight.

If your package is heavier than the dimensional weight, charges are based on the actual, or gross weight.

Dimensioners are used in the transport and logistics industry as a tool for measuring dimensional weight.

Dimensional weight is a calculation of a theoretical weight of a package.

Carrier charge for freight based on the dimensional weight or actual gross weight whichever is higher.

Many shipping services, especially air carriers, use dimensional weight for calculating the price, which takes into account both weight and volume of the cargo.

Freight carriers utilize the greater of the actual weight or dimensional weight to calculate shipping charges.

Dimensional weight favors shippers of dense objects and penalizes those who ship lightweight boxes.

Furthermore, the volume used to calculate the dimensional weight may not be absolutely representative of the true volume of the package.

Dimensional weight is representative of the weight of the package at the minimum density accepted by the freight carrier.

The conventional parallelogram law is modified so as to accommodate the hadrons with b quark contents in the four dimensional weight diagram.

Dimensional weight is applied when the actual product density is less than the minimum density represented by the chosen factor.

Dimensional weight is commonly used for invoicing by air freight forwarders, truck carriers, as well as all commercial airlines worldwide.

Dimensional weight is calculated as (length x width x height) / (dimensional factor).

Multiply, in centimetres, the length, width and height of the package and divide by 6000 to calculate dimensional weight in kilograms.

By using dimensioning technology to calculate an item's dimensional weight, carriers are able to charge based on either volume or weight, depending on which is greater.

Dimensional weight is also known as DIM weight, volumetric weight, or cubed weight.

Shippers avoid dimensional weight charges by using smaller boxes, by compressing their goods, and by reducing the use of packing materials.

Billed Weight: means the weight used in the computation of the freight, postal, or storage charge, whether actual weight or dimensional weight.

Kayaks and Canoes There are special rates for canoes and kayaks that are based on dimensional weight.

The concept of dimensional weight has been adopted by the transportation industry worldwide as a uniform means of establishing a minimum charge for the cubic space a package occupies.

Since 2012 billing has shifted to dimensional weight (or "cube weight") measurements to increase efficiency of loading LTL trucks and is used in calculations for yard pressure.

(See external links for the DHL, FedEx, and UPS dimensional weight calculators)

International volumetric weights are calculated using the formula below.

Parcels within Australia are calculated depending on the weight, volumetric weight and destination.

Suitable for medium chassis only Please note although the overal packaging is light in weight our carrier charges a volumetric weight rate.

Dimensional weight is also known as DIM weight, volumetric weight, or cubed weight.

Test (bushel) weight also known as volumetric weight is one of the simplest and traditional criteria used to determine quality of grain and measure of grain bulk density.

Theoretical volumetric weights were calculated by dividing the weight of the barrel section of the tank concept and its associated frames, webs and tension ties by the volume it circumscribes.

The sites were provided with foundation wall elevation pins, ground movement plates, deep settlement points, piezometers and shallow water level gauges, aluminium tubes for the measurement of volumetric weights and water contents, and irrigation systems.

Dimensional weight, also known as volumetric weight, is a pricing technique for commercial freight transport (including courier and postal services), which uses an estimated weight that is calculated from the length, width and height of a package.

NOTE:Volumetric weight is calculated by multiplying the length,x width,x height in inches and dividing by 166 this is how the freight companies calculate the shipping weight if the dimensional or volumetric weight is more than the actual weight.