Much Ado about Nothing Much Ado about Nothing is a comedic play by William Shakespeare. Much Ado about Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies, because it combines elements of:

1. Mistaken Identities, 2. Robust Hilarity 3. Serious Meditations on Honor, 4. Shame, 5. Court Politics.

This fits the recent STB decision on the Bill of Lading changes that the NMFTA made effective August 13, 2016. One of the flaws the STB exhibited, Hubris (Excessive Pride or Self-Confidence; Arrogance.) with this decision. On July 14, 2016, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) issued a supplement to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) to become effective on August 13, 2016. The supplement was to publish a revised Uniform Straight Bill of Lading which is particularly favorable for the motor carriers and not their customers. Essentially all of the changes found in the new bill of lading serve to protect the carrier. This creates a challenging burden to successfully recover a claim for loss and damage whenever a carrier asserts one of what are known as the bill of lading defenses. The changes to the Bill of Lading were made without notice to the public, nor where shippers of the transportation community given any opportunity to comment or protest the changes. We have seen this before in the 1948 Congress authorized truckers to fix rates in concert with one another when it enacted, over President Truman's veto, the Reed-Bulwinkle Act (5a), which exempted carriers from the antitrust laws. THERE IS SOME REAL POWER IN THESE TRANSPORTATION GROUPS. I think it was about time someone or some groups did something about the Bill Of Lading.

Don’t like it? “What are you going to do about it?” Rule 11. Independent Action. The CCSB does not interfere with a carrier’s free and unrestrained right of independent action. (DOES THIS MEAN YOU CAN CHANGE OR DELETE OR BOTH? CAN YOU USE A NEW LTL SHIPMENT RATING SYSTEM BASED ON ”SPACE OCCUPIED” THAT HAS NO REFERENCE TO NMFC CLASS OR NMFTA RULES, HELL YES)

OR Remedies for the Classification system's fundamental propensity to research and implement changes that favor carriers would include providing shippers an equal voice in the determination of the Products and rules that are selected for such research. There will always be differences over the justification for increasing the classes of individual commodities or rule changes. However, having a truly independent or non-biased shippers organization as the decision-maker would go a long way toward dispelling the prevalent suspicion that a classification change is being made primarily to generate revenue for carriers. And it would greatly reduce the likelihood of civil actions or complaints by private parties such as reported by the JOC. Such a group would only include shippers. This Space Occupied LTL Pricing makes it easy to add a shipment. Remember, just one extra shipment per month per customer per pickup and delivery driver will generate more than $170 million in incremental revenue per year — revenue with a very high operating margin…YRC CEO

What would work? ”SPACE OCCUPIED”

The shipper and carrier first agree on the cube group or density class

• In this example, the carrier’s pricing follows the NMFC classifications. • The shipper and carrier have agreed that class 100 maps to C3 Cube Group, on the weight multiplier, on the transit

time multiplier, on the insurance rate, on the mileage multiplier and on the stackable multiplier. • The shipper has a C3 Cube Group shipment weighing 500 pounds being delivered from Atlanta to Memphis. The

shipper would like $500 of insurance. This shipment is stackable and on a 40 x 48 x 6 pallet. • Shipment Dimensions = C3 • Shipment Weight = W5 • Insurance = I2 ($.35 x 5) • Transit Time = T5 • Distance (388 miles) = M1 • Stackable = S0 • Payment Terms

Price: (C3 x W5 x T5 x M1 x S0 x PT) + ($.35 x 5)

Dynarates™ LTL Pricing for Space Occupied™

Simply stated: You pay for only what you use based upon Space Occupied. In this case, both Shippers and Carriers benefit from the new LTL Pricing method.

Are you interested in creating and forming a new NON-NMFC LTL PRICING Association?

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SPACE OCCUPIED

SPACE OCCUPIED

Shipment Dimensions

Can map to Density pricing

Can map to NMFC Classification pricing

Shipper

Entry

Length

X

Width

X

Height

Formula

Cube = Length x Width x Height

Round to the

nearest tenth of a cubic foot

Map to Cube or Density

Classification

D1 or C1 30 to 50

lbs/Cubic Feet

D1 or C2 29.9 to 13

lbs/Cubic Feet

D3 or C3 12.9 to 10 lbs/

Cubic Feet

D4 or C4 9.9 to 7 lbs/ Cubic Feet

D5 or C5 6.9 to < 1

lbs/Cubic Feet

NMFC Classification

50, 55, 60

65, 70, 77.5

85, 92.5

100, 110

125 and up

Carrier Base Rate

D1 or C1

D2 or C2

D3 or C3

D4 or C4

D5 or C5

SPACE OCCUPIED

Weight

Shipper Entry

Weight (in lbs.)

Map to Weight

Classification

W1 1 to 100 lbs.

W2 101 to 200 lbs.

W3 201 to 300 lbs.

W4 301 to 400 lbs.

W5 401 to 500 lbs.

Carrier Multiplier

W1

W2

W3

W4

W5

W5+ Multiply W5 by 1000 lb.

Increments

SPACE OCCUPIED

Insurance

Shipper Entry

Enter Insured Value

Map to Insured Value Classification

I1 $0 to $100

I2 Insured Value $101 to $499

$.50 per $100

I3 Insured Value $500 to $999

$.45 per $100

I4 Insured Value $1000 to $4999

$.40 per $100

I5 Insured Value $5000+

Contact Carrier for Quote

Carrier Adds Charge

I 1 (No Charge)

I2

I3

I4

I5

W5+ Multiply W5 by $1000

Increments

SPACE OCCUPIED

Transit Time

Shipper Entry

Select Transit Time

Map to Transit Time Classification

T1 Now

Call Carrier for Availability

T2 Next Day 7:00am

T3 Next Day 10:00am

T4 2nd Day (specify AM or

PM)

T5 3-5 Day (specify AM or

PM)

Carrier Charge

(Multiplier)

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

SPACE OCCUPIED

Distance

Shipper Entry

Enter Origin and Destination

Map to Mileage

Classification

M1 0 to 150 Miles

M2 151 to 450 Miles

M3 451 to 750 Miles

M4 751 to 1200 Miles

M5 1200 or more Miles

Carrier Charge

(Multiplier)

M1

M2

M3

M4

M5

SPACE OCCUPIED

Stackability

Shipper Entry

Is Shipment Stackable?

Map to Stackability

Classification

S0

Yes

S1

No

Carrier Charge

(Multiplier)

S0 No

additional charge

S1

SPACE OCCUPIED

Space Occupied™ At Work The shipper and carrier first agree on the cube group or density class

Example In this example, the carrier’s pricing follows the NMFC classifications.

The shipper and carrier have agreed that class 70 maps to C2 Cube Group, on the weight multiplier, on the transit time multiplier, on the insurance rate, on the mileage multiplier and on the stackability multiplier.

The shipper has a C2 Cube Group shipment weighing 500 pounds being delivered from Atlanta to Memphis. The shipper would like to deliver the next day by 08:00 am with $500 of insurance. This shipment is stackable.

Shipment Dimensions = C2

Shipment Weight = W5 x 3

Insurance = I3 ($.45 x 7.5)

Transit Time = T3

Distance (388 miles) = M2

Stackability = S0

Payment Terms

Price: (C3 x (W5 x 3) x T3 x M2 x S0 x PT) + ($.45 x 7.5)

Dynarates™ LTL Pricing for Space Occupied

Simply stated: You pay for only what you use based upon space occupied. In this case, both shippers and carriers benefit from the new structure.

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