Billable Weight: The greater of the actual scale weight or the dimensional weight of the package being shipped.
Dimensional Weight : A pricing technique used by all shipping carriers to calculate weight based on size rather than the actual scale weight.
DIM factor: For customers, a larger DIM factor is better. LuggMaster's DIM factor is 180, one of the best among all competitors.
We try to shelter LuggMaster users from the nitty gritty details of shipping but if you must know, shipping is kind of hard. Since all carriers price based on both weight and size, we must as well. You can just use the fee calculator , but you can also find the greater of the following three calculations to determine the billable weight of your package:
1. Actual scale weight
Just as it sounds, you simply use a scale to determine the weight of your luggage, box, skis, golf clubs, etc.
2. Dimensional weight
Use the following calculation to determine the dimensional weight
Determine the luggage dimensions in inches. For each dimension, measure at the longest point, rounding each measurement up to the next whole number (for example, 10.5 will be rounded to 11).
Multiply the package length x width x height and divide by 180.
The result is the dimensional weight.