The National Motor Freight Classification ( NMFC ) is a North American voluntary standard that provides a comparison of commodities moving in interstate, intrastate and international commerce via freight shipment. The standard is developed and maintained by the Freight Classification Development Council (FCDC) and published by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA).
4-508: The Commodity Classification Standards Board ( CCSB ) develops and maintains National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC). The CCSB is an autonomous board of three to seven full-time employees of the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA). The CCSB's staff includes a lawyer and a packaging consultant. The National Motor Freight Traffic Association hosts three meetings a year at which
8-477: Is based on an evaluation of four transportation characteristics: density, stowability, handling and risk or liability. Together, these characteristics establish a commodity's "transportability." The NMFC also specifies minimum packaging requirements to ensure that goods are adequately protected in the motor carrier environment and can be handled and stowed in a manner that is reasonably safe and practicable. It contains various rules that govern and otherwise relate to
12-597: The CCSB considers proposals to amend the National Motor Freight Classification and the association considers topics of interest to its members. National Motor Freight Classification Similar in concept to the groupings or grading systems used in other industries, with the NMFC, commodities are grouped into one of 18 classes—from a low of class 50 to a high of class 500. Classification
16-613: The classification and/or packaging of commodities as well as procedures for the filing and disposition of claims, and procedures governing interline settlements. It also contains the Uniform Straight Bill of Lading , including its terms and conditions. Many major freight shippers in the US, including the US government, require carriers they use to be members of the NMFTA and possess a Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) provided by
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