The LTL freight industry uses a freight classification system to distinguish goods in order to determine accurate pricing. Find the correct freight class for your freight with our free freight class lookup tool.
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Freight Class Lookup Chart
Alternatively, you can search for your freight class using our freight class codes chart below or use the NMFC code lookup tool.
Notice: Freight classes codes and NMFC codes are subject to change without notice. Contact us if you’re not absolutely sure the information listed is correct.
1/4 Panels for Vehicle
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Boxed or Crated
250
Bumpers, used, metal
Accessories
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Carrier or Racks, Luggage (Bar Type)
70
Carrier or Racks, Luggage (Other than bar type)
Covers (Tarp like)
Palletized
85
Racks or Carrier other than plastic KD
70
Racks, Luggage Non-Bar Type, Assembled
200
Running boards
Vehicle Pneumatic Tires
110
Axles
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
With attachments or movable parts
85
Without attachments or movable parts
55
Body Parts
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Body Sections
250
Chassis w/running components, Assembled
150
Chassis, Frame(Gear Frame)
300
Doors or Tailgate (Boxed)
150
Engine Hoods, metal, in boxes/crates
250
Engine Hoods, plastic, in boxes/crates
300
Fenders, primed metal, in boxes/crates
200
Vehicle Hard Top
300
Engine, Internal Combustion
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Engine; Automobile or Tractor on pallet
85
Engine; Automobile or Tractor, crated
70
Engine; Internal Combustion (value < $5/lb)
85
Engine; Internal Combustion (value > $5/lb & value < $10/lb)
100
Transmission
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Transmissions or Clutches, in boxes or crates
85
Wheels or Tires
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Tires, pneumatic
110
Wheels, with Mounted Tires or Without Tires
85
Arches Support
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Iron Steel
60
Stone Blocks, Pieces or Slabs in boxes, crates or pallets exceeding 96"
85
Stone Blocks, Pieces or Slabs in boxes, crates or pallets NOT exceeding 96"
60
Concrete/Cement/Bricks
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Brick Cement or Mortar
50
Brick, glass or glass-faced concrete
60
Bricks
50
Bricks, insulating & infusorial
55
Glass blocks, boxes/crates
60
Moldings, primed, plastic or wood coated, in boxes
60
Roof tile, wood or cement
65
Siding made of steel, iron, or tin plating
70
Tile, wood finished
65
Doors
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
In Packages
110
Iron/Steel/Tin
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Doors, boxed/crated
70
Tile/Flooring/Roofing
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Hardwood flooring, boxed
55
Wood Material
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Balusters / wood railing, boxed/crated
85
Blinds/Shutters, window or door
70
Doors (Framed)
85
Doors (Wooden) w/sheet aluminum covering
85
Moldings, or wood particleboard;
60
Stairs in sections
85
Wallboard or Fiberboard
70
Cement Mixer
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Crated
150
Loose or Skidded
250
Fork Lift
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
With Batteries
92.5
Without Batteries
150
Pallet Jack
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
With Handles Attached
175
Without Handles Attached
92.5
Welder
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Crated or Boxed
77.5
Setup Loose
100
Bags/Barrels/Baskets/Drums
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Apparel or material,
70
Barrels, wooden
200
Baskets or hampers, wood/wire not nested
150
Baskets, wire, nested
100
Baskets, wire, unnested
200
Bedding Bags
70
Burlap, baled/bundled, rubberized
85
Drums made of steel, lead lined
85
Pails / buckets, rubber, nested
85
Plastic,Envelopes,Pouches,Wrappres
100
Computers/Fax/ Data Machines
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Computers/Personal Computers, Computer Monitors
92.5
Loudspeakers or Speakers
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Speakers in boxes or crates
100
Phones/Printers/Audio and Video Equip.
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
CD/DVD/Video Cassette/Tape Players or Recorders
125
Radio ,Radio Telephone
100
Radios (excluding auto radios)/Tuners/Amplifiers/P
125
Telephones/Videophones
125
Televisions, Amplifiers, Preamplifiers, Receivers
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
CDs/DVDs, Mini Discs
85
Electric cords/cables, extension/phone cords
65
TVs, Plasma or LCD
200
TVs, Projection Type Televisions
200
Assembled
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
18 gauge steel cabinet
70
Armoires or Bureaus,
125
Bamboo
250
Bathroom Cabinets Unassembled
70
Bed rails in packages, wooden
85
Benches
150
Buffets, China Cabinets Assembled
125
Burial case/casket handles, boxed
85
Cabinet, unassembled
85
Cabinets, metal/plastic, for storage
92.5
Casket/coffin wooden material, unassembled
70
Chairs, assembled, with upholstery
200
Chairs, wooden, assembled, without upholstery
125
Couch with back/arms assembled
250
Couch, unassembled arms/back
250
Desks, wood, unassembled
100
Furniture completely unassembled or flat
70
Highboy/dressers, wooden, assembled
125
Mattresses, packaged/boxed
250
Metal cabinets, boxed
175
Tables, Metallic or Wooden
150
Wooden (Based On Dimensions)boxed or crated
150
Wooden caskets, boxed/crated
200
Wooden chests, unassembled
85
Work Benches,Wooden SU
150
Work Stations or Benches
150
Cabinets
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Bathroom cabinet
125
File Cabinets Metallic or Wooden,
70
Caskets
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Burial Cases (Caskets or Coffins
125
Counter Tops
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Wood or Metal
70
Table
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Aluminum Table Set
200
Unassembled
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Bed with head and footboards not assembled (Wood)
125
Chairs (unassembled)
Appliances
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Automatic humidifiers, boxed
85
Bathroom Cabinet Fully Assembled
125
Buffets, Cabinets, Workstations or Tables
125
Cabinets, Metal or Plastic for Storage
92.5
Cast iron wood burning stove
85
Coffee Makers, household or commercial
125
Couch Unassembled
250
Couch With Back/Arms
250
Dressers/Highboys, Armoires, wooden and Assembled
125
Electric oven, stationary, boxed/crated
85
Electric toaster
100
Floor Sweepers, handle taken apart, boxed
85
Furniture Completely Unassembled
70
Gas baking oven, stationary, boxed/crated
85
Household refrigerators and freezers
92.5
Metal furnaces, with or without parts in packages
77.5
Microwave Oven, boxed/crated
85
Refrigerators or Freezers
150
Stoves/ranges, iron/aluminum, boxed/crated
100
Vacuum
100
Vacuum parts
70
Water heater with insulated outer shell, packaged
175
Water heater without insulated outer shell, packag
85
Water softener tank, iron/steel
85
Wooden Furniture Assembled
150
Furniture
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Bed Head/Footboard Unassembled (Wood)
125
Bed Rails Wooden and Packaged
85
Caskets or Burial Cases Assembled
200
Caskets or Burial Cases Unassembled and Boxed
70
Chairs Assembled With Upholstery
200
Chairs Wooden and Assembled
125
Chests, Wooden and Unassembled
85
Desks, Wooden and Unassembled
100
Mattresses Packaged or Boxed
250
Steel Cabinets Assembled
125
Household Items
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Household Goods (Boxed)
150
Household Items
150
ATM
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Cash Dispensing
125
Kiosk or ATM
92.5
Machinery or Machines Other
70
Compressors, air, or Air Ends
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
In boxes or crates
85
Copying, Duplicating or Reproducing Machines
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Boxed or Crated
100
Elevators, Conveyors, or Parts Named:
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Conveyors, drag-line or overhead runway, Packaged
65
Engines Used, Internal combustion
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Automobile or Tractor, used
85
Laundry
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Steam, Commercial or Institutional Type
100
Machines
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Air pressure, cylinder shaped, closed ends, bronze
100
Air pressure, cylinder shaped, closed ends, Copper
150
Air shaped, closed ends, steel r pressure, cylinde
85
Milling and Grinding
100
Pumps w/operating parts
85
Shrink wrapping machine, for pallets/racks
125
Sprayers, cement/paint/plaster/grease
85
Steam traps, tilting/loose/on skids
85
Valves without operating parts
77.5
Vending
125
Ambulance Stretcher
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Nested, in packages
100
Not Nested, in packages
200
Dental, Medical, Surgical Instruments or Machines
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Boxed or Packaged
150
Equipment
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Dental or Medical Instruments
150
Wheel Chair Lifts
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Motorized or Manual
150
Wheel Chairs
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Powered
200
Self Propelled
150
Aluminum
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Copper-clad steel or wire
65
Iron or steel cables
60
Iron or steel cast pipe
50
Rods, aluminum
60
Scrap pieces, copper/brass
55
Sheets of bronze/copper, strapped into bundles
60
Tanks, steel
250
Trusses, or Sections thereof
250
U Channel
60
Metal or Metal Alloys
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Bars,Billets,Blooms,Castings,Pipe,Rings,Rods,Scrap
70
Writing Utensils
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Artistic crayons
100
Chalk, non-pastel, in boxes
55
Crayons in boxes, school use
60
Lead wooden pencils (not mechanical)
70
Markers or pens, boxed, other than felt tip
92.5
Pictures/posters individually rolled, made of paper
125
Pictures/Posters, other than rolled/in boxes
85
Pictures/Posters,rolled, in boxes
125
Posters/pictures on paperboard, unframed, boxed
85
ATV
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Boxed or Crated
150
Jet Skis/Waverunners
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Jet ski, with jet pump propulsion, in a crate
150
Motorcycles
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Gas powered motorcycle
150
Go Carts
150
Snowmobiles
Subcategory
Class
NMFC
Assembled
200
Skies & Windshield Detacted
100
How Freight Class & Density Work
Our freight density calculator uses your shipment’s length, width, height, and weight to determine its density. The freight density calculator then recommends a freight class based on the density of your shipment. Once you have determined your freight class, you must make sure you freight class is written on the freight Bill of Lading (BOL) so the carrier can determine which freight class you are shipping under.
For example, a shipment that works out to 1.31 PCF and weighs 100 pounds (Class 300) will cost significantly greatly to ship than an item that has the same weight but equates to 9.67 pounds per cubic foot (Class 100). This is primarily because the shipment that is 9.67 pounds per cubic foot(ppcf) takes up much less space on the truck than the item that had a weight density of 1.31ppcf.
In other words, the more space your freight occupies on a freight truck or in a container, the more costs you will incur for transport.
| Freight Density | Freight Class |
|---|---|
| Less than 1 | 400 |
| 1 but less than 2 | 300 |
| 2 but less than 4 | 250 |
| 4 but less than 6 | 175 |
| 6 but less than 8 | 125 |
| 8 but less than 10 | 100 |
| 10 but less than 12 | 92.5 |
| 12 but less than 15 | 85 |
| 15 but less than 22.5 | 70 |
| 22.5 but less than 30 | 65 |
| Over 30 | 60 |
Freight Class Examples
Below are some examples of freight class by commodity.
| Commodity | Freight Class |
|---|---|
| Palletized Bricks | 50 |
| Generator | 70 |
| Baseballs | 85 |
| Gong | 77.5 |
| Radios | 125 |
| Thermometers | 150 |
| Bamboo Furniture | 250 |
| Gumball Machine | 300 |
| Ping Pong Ball | 500 |
What to do with the freight class after you’ve located it
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