1. Welcome to Transcon/ Expeditors International
Welcome tothe Transcon departmentatExpeditorsInternational;forsome youmayhave a good
knowledge of freightandtruckingalready.Formanyyoumay notknow the difference betweenadrop
deckand a sprintervan.Well thisworkbookishere tohelpgive youavisual andbetterwritten
knowledge of the typesof vehiclesandthe freightthatcan be transportedwithinthose vehicle types.
Alsoyouwill understandthe variousservice levelsthatwe offertoourcustomers.
Service Levels
• Less than truckload
• Regional and National carriers
• FreightClassification
• Expedite/Exclusive use
• Cargo Van, Sprinter, Straight truck
• 48’/53’ dry van, Reefer,Specialized
• Full Truckload
• IncludingSpecialized
• White Glove Delivery
• Air freight
• Integrator
• Commercial Airlines
FreightClassification
The freightclassof a customers’shipmentisveryimportantandcan change a quotedprice to
reasonable tooutlandish.Itisveryimportanttounderstandthe variousclassessothatyou andthe
customerknowexactlywhattoexpect.

2. Equipment

3. Class Name Notes, Examples
WeightRange Per
Cubic Foot
Fitson standardshrink-wrapped4X4pallet,very
durable
over50 pounds
Class55 Bricks,cement,mortar,hardwoodflooring 35-50 pounds
Class60 Car accessories&car parts 30-35 pounds
Class65
Car accessories&car parts, bottledbeverages,booksin
boxes
22.5-30 pounds
Class70
Car accessories&car parts, fooditems,automobile
engines
15 to 22.5 pounds
Class77.5 Tires,bathroomfixtures 13.5 to 15 pounds
Class85 Cratedmachinery,castiron stoves 12-13.5 pounds
Class92.5 Computers,monitors,refrigerators 10.5-12 pounds
Class100 boat covers,car covers,canvas,wine cases,caskets 9-10.5 pounds
Class110 cabinets,framedartwork,table saw 8-9 pounds
Class125 Small Household appliances 7-8 pounds
Class150 Autosheetmetal parts,bookcases, 6-7 pounds
Class175 Clothing,couchesstuffedfurniture 5-6 pounds
Class200
Autosheetmetal parts,aircraftparts, aluminumtable,
packagedmattresses
4-5 pounds
Class250 Bamboofurniture,mattressandbox spring,plasmatv 3-4 pounds
Class300 woodcabinets,tables,chairssetup,model boats 2-3 pounds
Class400 Deerantlers 1-2 pounds
Class500 –
Low Densityor
HighValue
Bags of golddust,pingpongballs Lessthan 1 pound

4. Special Services
Some customersneedspecial serviceswhere the freightneedstobe takeninside fordelivery,orthey
needmore thanone man to complete thisdelivery,alongwithmanyotherservices.Theseservicesare
calledWhite Glove deliveries.
• Site auditwithdeliverylocation
• Appointments
• Liftgate
• Inside Delivery
• PalletJacks
• Extra Man
• Unpacking
• DebrisRemoval
• ProductSet-Up

5. Nowlet’sgetintoCommercial Airoptions- thisoptionwouldbe exactlyhow itsounds- we offerour
customerservicestogettheirfreightdeliveryinsome cases1 day.The freightwouldgointothe
cargo/baggage binon the aircraftand a deliveryagentisonsite torecoverand deliverdirect.Wouldthe
customerlike amore personal option?ThenaHand Carry wouldbe the way togo. The customerwould
have an Employee orpersonof theirchoosingtophysicallycarrythe freightwiththemduringtravel and
arrive directlytothe consignee door.
One area to consideristhatpassengersand theirbaggage fltfirst.Sofor anyreasonthat the flightneeds
to lose extraweight –thisfreightwill be firsttobe off loaded.
One more optionisto rentan aircraftfor private use andCharterthe freightandcomplete the final
deliverywithaspecial deliveryagent.