Dimensional Weight & Updates: 2018
Dimensional Weight (DIM) or the Volumetric Weight is a parcel pricing technique used by shipping carriers. It uses the length, width, and height of a package to calculate the shipping charges for the package. The concept of dimensional weight is relatively a new one. It came intouch a pound mark. So, from a freight carrier's point of view, which calculates the shipping rates based on the weight, these low-density packages meant no profit. This resulted in dimensional weight being an industry-wide [...]