Rate Levels

After you define the rate type, the system further defines the rate levels. The system provides these three rate levels:

Rate Level	Description
Shipment level	The system calculates the rate for the entire shipment regardless of whether separate items exist within that shipment. If the rate is based on weight, the system uses the weight of the shipment or load to calculate the charge.
Piece level	At the piece level, the system calculates the rates for each piece within a shipment and then adds those rates for a total freight charge. This rate level is typical for parcel rating in which one freight charge is calculated for each box or container in the shipment.
Detail level	The detail level rates the shipment details according to a common attribute, such as a freight classification code. When the system calculates a rate at the detail level, the charge is calculated for each freight classification, dispatch group, category 1 code, or category 2 code that occurs on the shipment or load. The detail level specifies which of these attributes the system uses. If the rate is based on weight, the system uses the weights of all shipment detail records that have the same attributes to calculate the charge. For example, a detail rate for freight classification results in all items of class 55 being rated at one price, then all items for class 60 being rated at another price, and so on. One freight charge is calculated and recorded for each freight classification on the shipment.