How to calculate freight?

[xalex]

I want to give my customer free shipping on freight items. But how do I approximate freight for anywhere in continental US.

How do you find the cheapest freight company?

Its not as easy as estimating as with UPS/Fedex

[rocknbil]

Well, all shipping web sites have a shipping calculator.

You open up one tab with the USPS Zip locator.

Open up another with the shipping calculator of your choice.

Find a zip code for the area farthest from you, and enter it into the calculator. This is good enough to ball-park all the zones you'd need.

[Rugles]

Are you talking about small packages like UPS would take, or "freight", as in things that must be shipped on a pallet by transport truck?

[xalex]

I am talking about pallet. The problem is freight can cost a lot from one zone to another.

[Rugles]

Yes, shipping pallets can be pricey. Try "Frieght Quote", just type that into google and you will find them. We have been using them for 4 years and have nothing but good things to say.

[edited by: lorax at 12:53 am (utc) on Feb. 6, 2008]

[rajivlodha]

why dont you use online shipping calculators? both UPS and USPS offer these services for merchants, download there software or integrate there sservices with your shopping cart

[Wlauzon]

..why dont you use online shipping calculators? both UPS and USPS offer these services..

Because, as he said 3 times, they are FREIGHT.

[Rugles]

i made a spelling mistake,

google "freight quote" instead, first result usually