Rate Farm helps you prepare the shipment information first. A carrier or broker still provides the actual quote and final transportation determinations.
Pickup and delivery ZIP codes, dimensions and weight for each handling unit, a commodity description, and hazardous-material status are the core inputs. Addresses, contacts, and other details make the resulting Shipment Brief more useful.
It calculates density for each handling unit and maps the result to Rate Farm’s density-based class estimate. It also checks location and shipment details for items that may need carrier confirmation, such as liftgate, residential, limited-access, or hazardous-material requirements.
Preparation Status focuses on unresolved shipment information. Broker Handoff focuses on whether the practical contact and address information needed by a freight professional is present. Keeping those questions separate makes the result easier to understand.
The Shipment Brief brings the entered shipment details, density/class estimates, location information, special handling notes, and unresolved items into one document. You can download, copy, or print it.
The Shipment Brief is built to hand off — a broker or carrier can work from it without needing to explain what Rate Farm is. They provide the actual freight quote and make their own final classification and operational determinations; Rate Farm's estimates are preparation guidance, not a substitute for that conversation.
Rate Farm uses these sources for the underlying classification and accessorial concepts. Rate Farm’s own calculations and screening flags are estimates and should be verified with the carrier or broker.
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