Industry Read: How Accurate Shipping Data Is Transforming LTL Outcomes
A recommended resource for LTL shippers from FreightWaves.
A recent FreightWaves feature explores how the shift to density-based classification under the NMFTA’s Docket 2025-1 has made shipment data accuracy one of the most important cost levers available to LTL shippers today. With roughly 2,000 commodity listings moved to a standardized density scale and an estimated 70 to 80 percent of LTL freight now classified by density alone, the precise weight and cubic dimensions of every pallet have become primary drivers of freight class and invoice cost.
The article walks through how shippers are responding to this shift, the cost of inaccurate classifications, and the operational and financial gains shippers are seeing once they tighten their data practices at origin.
It is a clear, well-framed read for any LTL shipper trying to get ahead of re-rates, invoice surprises, and rising LTL pricing pressure.
Read the full article on FreightWaves:
How Accurate Shipping Data Is Transforming LTL Outcomes
If your team is working through the impact of the NMFC changes or looking for ways to reduce re-rate exposure, Source Alliance Network can help. Our team works with shippers across the country on shipment data capture, dimensioner deployment, TMS visibility, and freight invoice auditing.
Reach out at sales@sourcealliance.net or contact your SAN representative to start the conversation.
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