Lara GuevaraSupply Chain expert (Product and Service)

Your Freight Bill Isn't Based on What You Think It Is #freight #supplychain #ecommerce #dimweight

25 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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Lara Guevara explains why your freight bill might be higher than expected: carriers charge based on dimensional weight, not actual weight. A box larger than necessary means you pay as if the product weighs more. The formula comes in a Thursday video so you can audit your own bills.

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Common assumption a lot of us make: freight bills you for what your product actually weighs. Not quite. Carriers use dimensional weight based on your box size, not just what's inside it, and they will bill whichever number is bigger. So a light product sitting in a box that's larger than it needs to be gets billed like it weighs a lot more than it actually does. Thursday, I'm giving you the exact formula so you can check your own numbers and how it fits into this month's Since then.