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Chances are, your less-than-truckload (LTL) freight carriers will weigh the majority of loads you ship.<\/p>\n

This is done for a good reason \u2013 money.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reweigh penalties account for $1 billion, or 3 percent of the revenue for the $32 billion LTL freight industry.\u00a0When a mismatch in weight is discovered, carriers often charge shippers the weight difference and reweigh charges \u2013 from $15 to $25.<\/p>\n

Companies that don\u2019t own or use scales \u2013 platform or those built into stretch wrappers \u2013 to weigh their loads may overestimate or underestimate weight. Estimating weight leads to a load of trouble.<\/p>\n

When companies don\u2019t use scales<\/a>, operators must figure out other ways to estimate the weight of their loads.<\/p>\n

For example, operators may estimate the weight by physically lifting pallets or adding up weight of individual parts or products from a computer database. This stored data may or may not be up-to-date, or even close to accurate.<\/p>\n

Bottom line \u2013 LTL carriers catch most mistakes reported on bills of lading. When you weigh every load, you pay only what you owe and avoid penalties.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This post was published on December 3, 2015 and updated on November 11, 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

December 3, 2015<\/p>\n

Freight carriers are charging billions of dollars in reweighing penalties. Don’t get caught.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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