- Item/Commodity: your product or goods; in other words, "what" you wish to ship
- Shipping Class: this is the freight class that your product ships under as determined
by the NMFC (National Motor Freight Classification). UTS can determine the appropriate class for
you, but you can also provide it to us, if known.
- Total Weight: the sum of the weight of all the pieces included in your shipment. UTS uses
the total weight of your shipment to determine the cost of moving your shipment from points on the
mainland to our Carson, CA freight packing facility.
- Hazardous Materials: these include all combustibles, flammables, solvents, poisons,
radioactive materials, oxidizers, compressed gases, or corrosives. All hazardous materials must
be declared and properly packaged and marked according to DOT rules and regulations.
- Total cubic feet: this is the sum of the length X width X height
of all pieces of your shipment divided by 1728. UTS uses the total cubic feet of your shipment
to calculate the price of the ocean portion of your shipment, except in cases when the density
of the shipment exceeds 45 lbs per cubic foot.
For more informations on calculating the cubic feet of your shipment,
read our FAQ