How to calculate freight class for speaker shippin


Hello
I'm thinking of selling some speakers and I'm trying to determine how to determine the freight class. I found some online calculators that give me a freight class of around 75.

Here are the calculations:
Two Vienna Acoustic Beethoven cartons side by side on a pallet.
48 x 30 x 14 (with pallet thickness)
I estimate a weight of 135 plus 40 for the pallet = 175 lb
The online calculators all say about 70 to 80 freight class.

But I'm still confused about the freight class. Does the estimated value of the freight increase the weight factor? If I insure it at $2000.00 does that increase the weight class beyond 70?
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Showing 1 response by pbnaudio

Speakers are class 100, you can insure them for what ever you want, within reason, and you pay a premium for that insurance. Make they are securely packaged on a pallet that fit the boxes, and put a piece of sheet good on top, OSB for an example. Strap the whole thing securely to the pallet and shrink warp after that.

We use Saturn Freight they most likely have a branch in you locale look them up at Satutn Freight Systems Contact your local branch and they will quote you. Residential delivery, Lift gate, (required for shipments over 150 lbs) are extra too, from memory $ 50 for each, so guesstimate for your shipment in the neighbor hood of $ 350 - $400

Best of luck

Peter