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Shared freight rate system and invoicing method

  • US 20040015392A1
  • Filed: 01/09/2003
  • Published: 01/22/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of establishing a shipping charge for combined less-then-truckload (LTL) shipments, based on a customer'"'"'s freight weight portion of the total shipment freight weight, comprising:

  • calculating the total shipping rate for the shipment based upon total route mileage and flat shipping rate;

    calculating hundred weight cost for the shipment based upon hundred weight of the shipment further comprising, dividing total weight of the shipment, in pounds, by 100;

    determining hundred weight of the customer'"'"'s goods on the shipment; and

    calculating the shipping cost to the customer.

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