Freight Rate Books (tdpcg0150m000)

Use this session to view, enter, and maintain freight rate book lines.

This session appears as a tab in the Freight Rate Book (tdpcg0616m000) session.

 

Freight Rate Book

An entity in which you can store freight rate information that is valid for a given period of time.

A freight rate book includes the following elements:

  • A freight rate book header, which contains the code, rating method, distance unit, and free distance.
  • One or more freight rate book lines, which contain the freight rates for a combination of attributes such as carrier and service level.

The freight rates specified in a freight rate book are subject to a minimum or maximum weight, distance, or additional rate value.

Rating Method

The method by which freight rates are categorized. Freight rates are based on Distance or on Zone.

Default value

This value is defaulted from the Rating Method field in the Freight Rate Books (tdpcg0116m000) session.

Carrier/LSP

The carrier that carries out transportation against the rates defined in the current freight rate book.

Service Level

The service level to which the rates per distance/zone of the current freight rate book apply.

Weight

The weight to which the freight amounts by distance or zone of the current freight rate book line apply.

Weight Unit

The unit in which the weight is expressed.

Currency

A generally accepted medium of exchange such as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes.

The following currency types are available in LN:

  • Home currency, which is used internally by companies to calculate costs, record budgets, and register tax amounts
  • Transaction currency, which is used in transactions with business partners, such as orders and invoices
Additional Rate Quantity

A quantity by unit against which you can define freight rates. You can choose from the units defined in Common. Many freight rates are based on distance and weight. Additional quantities/units enable you to define rates that are based on other units, such as volume, or define rates that are based on combinations of distance, weight, and other units.

Example 1

Freight rate by additional quantity/unit:

Additional Rate Quantity: 1 pallet, Distance: 1000 km

Amount byDistance: 10

Example 2

Freight rates by combinations of units by distance/zone:

Weight: 10 kg

Additional Rate Quantity: 1 m³

Break Type: Minimum

Distance:0100500
Amount byDistance101520
Amount byWeight5510
Amount byAdditional Rate Unit557

 

In this example, freight rates are based on distance by weight and volume. Shipment SH0001, from Amsterdam to Rotterdam, includes the following details: Distance: 70 km, Weight: 50 kg, Volume: 7 m³

The freight costs for shipment SH0001 are:

 10 * 70 (distance) + 5 * 50 (weight) + 5 * 7 (volume) = 985 
Additional Rate Quantity

The unit that you want to use as additional rate unit.

Break Type

The Break Type determines whether a Minimum or an Up To weight, distance, or additional rate value break is used for the freight rate book line.

Example

Break TypeMinimum
Weight100
Distance0Amount byWeight10
Distance100Amount byWeight15

 

For distances < 100, weights >= 100 are multiplied by 10 to calculate the amount charged for the total transported weight. For distances >= 100, weights >= 100 are multiplied by 15 to calculate the amount charged for the total transported weight.

Break TypeUp To
Weight100
Distance100Amount byDistance15
Distance500Amount byDistance20

 

For distances <= 100, weights <= 100 are multiplied by 15 to calculate the weight charges. For distances > 100 and <= 500, weights <= 100 are multiplied by 20 to calculate the weight charges.

When you select a Break Type in combination with a given Freight Rate Book for the first time, the selected Break Type becomes fixed and cannot be changed for any following lines in the Freight Rate Book.

Distance

The distance for which the current rate amounts are calculated. This field is empty if the Rating Method is Zone.

Distance Unit

The distance unit used to express the distances defined in the freight rate book.

Zone Type

To specify freight rates by zone, you can use zones of the city, zip, or distance type.

Zone

The code of the zone for which the current rate amounts are calculated.

Entry Date

The date and time when the current rate is entered.

Effective Date

The date and time as from which the freight rate book line is valid.

Expiry Date

The expiry date and time of the freight rate book line.

Minimum Amount

If the calculated amount, based on the amounts by Distance/ Zone, Weight, or the Fixed Amount is less than the Minimum Amount, the amount specified in this field is charged as freight costs.

Fixed Amount

The amount that is always added to freight rates based on the current distance or zone.

Amount byDistance

The amount that is multiplied by distances that are within the distance break specified in the Distance field.

Example

Break TypeMinimum
Distance0Amount byDistance10
Distance100Amount byDistance15

 

Distances < 100 are multiplied by 10 to calculate the amount charged for the traveled distance. Distances >= 100 are multiplied by 15 to calculate the amount charged for the traveled distance.

Break TypeUp To
Distance100Amount byDistance15
Distance500Amount byDistance20

 

Distances <= 100 are multiplied by 15 to calculate the amount charged for the traveled distance. Distances > 100 and <= 500 are multiplied by 20 to calculate the amount charged for the traveled distance.

Note

This field is empty and unavailable if the Rating Method is Zone.

Amount byWeight

The amount that is multiplied by weights that are within the distance break specified in the Distance field.

Example

Break TypeMinimum
Weight100
Distance0Amount byWeight10
Distance100Amount byWeight15

 

For distances < 100, weights >= 100 are multiplied by 10 to calculate the amount charged for the total transported weight. For distances >= 100, weights >= 100 are multiplied by 15 to calculate the amount charged for the total transported weight.

Break TypeUp To
Weight100
Distance100Amount byDistance15
Distance500Amount byDistance20

 

For distances <= 100, weights <= 100 are multiplied by 15 to calculate the weight charges. For distances > 100 and <= 500, weights <= 100 are multiplied by 20 to calculate the weight charges.

Amount byAdditional Rate Unit

The amount that is multiplied by additional rate units that are within the distance break specified in the Distance field.

Example

Break TypeMinimum
Additional Rate Quantity100 litres
Distance0Amount byAdditional Rate Unit10
Distance100Amount byAdditional Rate Unit15

 

For distances < 100, volumes of >= 100 litres are multiplied by 10 to calculate the amount charged for the total transported volume. For distances >= 100, volumes of >= 100 litres are multiplied by 15 to calculate the amount charged for the total transported volume.

Break TypeUp to
Additional Rate Quantity2 m²
Distance100Amount byAdditional Rate Unit15
Distance500Amount byAdditional Rate Unit20

 

For distances <= 100, quantities up to 2 square metres are multiplied by 15 to calculate the amount charged for the total transported additional quantity. For distances > 100 and <= 500, quantities up to 2 square metres are multiplied by 20 to calculate amount charged for the total transported additional quantity.