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2. Package delivery - Wikipedia

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   Package delivery or parcel delivery is the delivery of shipping containers, parcels, or high-value mail as single shipments. The service is provided by most postal systems, express mail, private courier companies, and less-than-truckload shipping carriers. [1] Package delivery is different in each country, and how packages are delivered is ...

3. Less-than-truckload shipping - Wikipedia

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   Less-than-truckload shipping or less than load (LTL) is the transportation of an amount of freight sized between individual parcels and full truckloads. Parcel carriers handle small packages and freight that can be broken down into units less than approximately 150 pounds (68 kg).

4. United Parcel Service - Wikipedia

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   United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. [ 1 ] Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has expanded to become a Fortune 500 company [ 6 ] and one of the world's largest shipping couriers.

5. Freight rate - Wikipedia

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   A freight rate (historically and in ship chartering simply freight[1]) is a price at which a certain cargo is delivered from one point to another. The price depends on the form of the cargo, the mode of transport (truck, ship, train, aircraft), the weight of the cargo, and the distance to the delivery destination. Many shipping services, especially air carriers, use dimensional weight for ...

6. Freight transport - Wikipedia

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   International DTD is a service provided by many international shipping companies and may feature intermodal freight transport using containerized cargo. The quoted price of this service includes all shipping, handling, import and customs duties, making it a hassle-free option for customers to import goods from one jurisdiction to another.

7. Dimensional weight - Wikipedia

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   Dimensional weight, also known as volumetric weight, is a pricing technique for commercial freight transport (including courier and postal services), which uses an estimated weight that is calculated from the length, width and height of a package. The shipping fee is based upon the dimensional weight or the actual weight, whichever is greater.