Problem 2.

(Chapter 6: Transport Fundamentals) Using Tables 6-4, 6-5, and 6-6 from the

textbook (also posted on Canvas), determine the freight charges for the following shipment: A

30,000-lb shipment of cat accessories at a density of 10 lb per cubic feet moving between

Louisville, Kentucky, and Chicago, Illinois.

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Table 6-4 National Motor Freight Classification for Selected Products ITEM NUMBER LESS-THAN TRUCKLOAD TRUCKLOAD MINIMUM WEIGHT, LB ! 1070-00 50,000 36,000 1090-00 2010-00 40,000 2030-00 30,000 2055-00 36,000 2070-00 DESCRIPTION ABRASIVES GROUP: Alundum, Corundum, Emery or other Natural or Synthetic Abrasive Material, consisting chiefly of aluminum oxide or silicon carbide: Crude or lump, LTL, in bags, barrels or boxes: TL, loose or in packages Flour or grain, in packages Refuse, including broken wheels, wheel stubs or wheel grindings, in packages, also TL, loose Wheels, pulp grinding, on skids or in boxes or crates Cloth or Paper, abrasive, including Emery Cloth or Paper or Sandpaper, in Packages Accessories or Furniture, cat or dog, in boxes and having a density on pounds per cubic foot of: Less than 1 1 but less than 2 2 but less than 4 4 but less than 6 6 but less than 8 8 but less than 10 10 but less than 12 12 but less than 15 15 or greater ADVERTISING GROUP: Advertising Matter, NOI, prepaid, in packages Cloth or oilcloth Paper or paperboard, other corrugated or fluted Almanacs, prepaid, in packages 2070-01 2070-02 2070-03 2070-04 2070-05 2070-06 2070-07 2070-08 2070-09 400 300 250 150 125 100 92.5 400 300 250 100 85 70 AQ AQ AQ 12,000 15,000 18,000 20,000 26,000 36,000 70 24,000 4660-01 4660-02 30,000 4740-00 24,000 ITEM NUMBER LESS-THAN TRUCKLOAD MINIMUM WEIGHT, LB DESCRIPTION TRUCKLOAD 4745-00 20,000 4800-00 4800-01 24,000 4800-02 24,000 4850-00 40,000 4860-00 traveling bags, Gloves, Head Visors or Mats, cloth, printed with advertising, prepaid, in boxes Calendars, prepaid: Cloth, in packages; or steel, celluloid covered, in boxes Paper or pulpboard, in packages Catalogs, prepaid; or Catalog Parts or Sections, paper, prepaid; in packages Circulars, Books, Booklets, Leaflets, Pamphlets, Sheets or Price Lists Printed entirely on newsprint Not printed entirely on newsprint Displays, consisting of brick or tile facings, roofing, shingles, siding or tile; mounted on panels, prepaid, in boxes or crates Displays, dummy articles, such as imitation butter squares, fruits, vegetables or meats, prepaid, in boxes or crates Displays, Figures or Images, rubber, NOI, other than foam rubber, prepaid, in boxes or crates 4860-01 4860-02 30,000 24,000 4920-00 24,000 4960-00 20,000 4980-00 20,000 AQ refers to Any Quantity. Source: Adapted from Southern Motor Carriers' PC FastClass Software. Table 6-5 Nondiscounted, Less Than-Truckload Rates for Class 100 Product Moving From New York City, NY, to Selected Zip Sectional Centers MIN. 20,000 > 30,000 > 40,000 500 28.67 24.10 400 300 54.44 45.76 36.68 31.56 26.04 22.88 250 19.11 16.62 13.71 12.05 200 175 20.51 10.80 165.39 139.03 110.26 95.88 79.10 69.51 62.32 52.73 52.34 47.94 45.54 42.19 39.79 37.39 35.48 34.04 32.60 31.16 132.31 9 9.26 111.22 83.43 88.21 66.17 76.70 57.54 63.28 47.47 55.61 41.72 49.86 37.40 42.1931.65 40.27 30.21 38.35 28.77 36.43 27.33 33.75 25.32 31.83 23.88 29.91 28.38 21.29 27.23 20.43 26.08 19.56 24.93 18.70 9.14 82.70 69.51 55.13 39.55 39.55 34.76 31.16 26.37 25.17 23.97 22.77 21.09 19.90 18.70 17.74 17.02 16.30 15.58 28.67 24.10 19.11 16.62 13.71 12.05 10.80 9.14 8.73 4.37 4.15 3.85 59.51 50.03 39.68 34.50 28.46 25.01 22.43 18.98 18.11 17.25 16.39 15.18 14.32 13.46 12.77 12.25 11.73 11.21 28.67 24.16 19.11 16.62 13.71 12.05 10.80 9.14 8.73 8.31 7.89 7.31 6.90 6.48 8.73 5.69 5.41 5.01 17.36 16.57 15.78 14.99 13.89 13.10 12.31 11.68 11.20 10.73 10.26 4.72 3.63 22.44 4.44 4.21 6.15 3.41 3.23 3.10 5.90 5.65 .40 4.04 3.87 3.70 2.97 2.84 50 5 a MC = minimum charge in $ Source: Southern Motor Carriers' CZAR-LITE software. Table 6-4 National Motor Freight Classification for Selected Products ITEM NUMBER LESS-THAN TRUCKLOAD TRUCKLOAD MINIMUM WEIGHT, LB ! 1070-00 50,000 36,000 1090-00 2010-00 40,000 2030-00 30,000 2055-00 36,000 2070-00 DESCRIPTION ABRASIVES GROUP: Alundum, Corundum, Emery or other Natural or Synthetic Abrasive Material, consisting chiefly of aluminum oxide or silicon carbide: Crude or lump, LTL, in bags, barrels or boxes: TL, loose or in packages Flour or grain, in packages Refuse, including broken wheels, wheel stubs or wheel grindings, in packages, also TL, loose Wheels, pulp grinding, on skids or in boxes or crates Cloth or Paper, abrasive, including Emery Cloth or Paper or Sandpaper, in Packages Accessories or Furniture, cat or dog, in boxes and having a density on pounds per cubic foot of: Less than 1 1 but less than 2 2 but less than 4 4 but less than 6 6 but less than 8 8 but less than 10 10 but less than 12 12 but less than 15 15 or greater ADVERTISING GROUP: Advertising Matter, NOI, prepaid, in packages Cloth or oilcloth Paper or paperboard, other corrugated or fluted Almanacs, prepaid, in packages 2070-01 2070-02 2070-03 2070-04 2070-05 2070-06 2070-07 2070-08 2070-09 400 300 250 150 125 100 92.5 400 300 250 100 85 70 AQ AQ AQ 12,000 15,000 18,000 20,000 26,000 36,000 70 24,000 4660-01 4660-02 30,000 4740-00 24,000 ITEM NUMBER LESS-THAN TRUCKLOAD MINIMUM WEIGHT, LB DESCRIPTION TRUCKLOAD 4745-00 20,000 4800-00 4800-01 24,000 4800-02 24,000 4850-00 40,000 4860-00 traveling bags, Gloves, Head Visors or Mats, cloth, printed with advertising, prepaid, in boxes Calendars, prepaid: Cloth, in packages; or steel, celluloid covered, in boxes Paper or pulpboard, in packages Catalogs, prepaid; or Catalog Parts or Sections, paper, prepaid; in packages Circulars, Books, Booklets, Leaflets, Pamphlets, Sheets or Price Lists Printed entirely on newsprint Not printed entirely on newsprint Displays, consisting of brick or tile facings, roofing, shingles, siding or tile; mounted on panels, prepaid, in boxes or crates Displays, dummy articles, such as imitation butter squares, fruits, vegetables or meats, prepaid, in boxes or crates Displays, Figures or Images, rubber, NOI, other than foam rubber, prepaid, in boxes or crates 4860-01 4860-02 30,000 24,000 4920-00 24,000 4960-00 20,000 4980-00 20,000 AQ refers to Any Quantity. Source: Adapted from Southern Motor Carriers' PC FastClass Software. Table 6-5 Nondiscounted, Less Than-Truckload Rates for Class 100 Product Moving From New York City, NY, to Selected Zip Sectional Centers MIN. 20,000 > 30,000 > 40,000 500 28.67 24.10 400 300 54.44 45.76 36.68 31.56 26.04 22.88 250 19.11 16.62 13.71 12.05 200 175 20.51 10.80 165.39 139.03 110.26 95.88 79.10 69.51 62.32 52.73 52.34 47.94 45.54 42.19 39.79 37.39 35.48 34.04 32.60 31.16 132.31 9 9.26 111.22 83.43 88.21 66.17 76.70 57.54 63.28 47.47 55.61 41.72 49.86 37.40 42.1931.65 40.27 30.21 38.35 28.77 36.43 27.33 33.75 25.32 31.83 23.88 29.91 28.38 21.29 27.23 20.43 26.08 19.56 24.93 18.70 9.14 82.70 69.51 55.13 39.55 39.55 34.76 31.16 26.37 25.17 23.97 22.77 21.09 19.90 18.70 17.74 17.02 16.30 15.58 28.67 24.10 19.11 16.62 13.71 12.05 10.80 9.14 8.73 4.37 4.15 3.85 59.51 50.03 39.68 34.50 28.46 25.01 22.43 18.98 18.11 17.25 16.39 15.18 14.32 13.46 12.77 12.25 11.73 11.21 28.67 24.16 19.11 16.62 13.71 12.05 10.80 9.14 8.73 8.31 7.89 7.31 6.90 6.48 8.73 5.69 5.41 5.01 17.36 16.57 15.78 14.99 13.89 13.10 12.31 11.68 11.20 10.73 10.26 4.72 3.63 22.44 4.44 4.21 6.15 3.41 3.23 3.10 5.90 5.65 .40 4.04 3.87 3.70 2.97 2.84 50 5 a MC = minimum charge in $ Source: Southern Motor Carriers' CZAR-LITE software