Freight class 60
Enter length, width, height, and weight to see the density and the density-based class.
Freight class
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- Volume
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- Density
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- Subprovision
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This is a density-based estimate using the 13-subprovision density scale from NMFC Docket NMFC-2025-1. Actual classification is also affected by handling, stowability, and liability characteristics, and the density scale applies only when those issues are absent. Your carrier makes the final call.
| Sub | Density (lb/ft³), as published | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Less than 1 | 400 |
| 2 | 1 but less than 2 | 300 |
| 3 | 2 but less than 4 | 250 |
| 4 | 4 but less than 6 | 175 |
| 5 | 6 but less than 8 | 125 |
| 6 | 8 but less than 10 | 100 |
| 7 | 10 but less than 12 | 92.5 |
| 8 | 12 but less than 15 | 85 |
| 9 | 15 but less than 22.5 | 70 |
| 10 | 22.5 but less than 30 | 65 |
| 11 | 30 but less than 35 | 60 |
| 12 | 35 but less than 50 | 55 |
| 13 | 50 or greater | 50 |
Class 60 covers freight from 30 lb/ft³ up to but not including 35 lb/ft³. It is the lowest of the three bands at the top of the scale, and it is also the one row in this site's change record where the previous wording was not captured — the changelog marks it as not recorded rather than filling it in.
Class 60 by the numbers
Class 60 is subprovision 11 of 13 in the current scale, and NMFTA's published wording for it is "30 but less than 35".
The band one step lighter is class 65 (22.50 ≤ density < 30.00 lb/ft³). The band one step denser is class 55 (35.00 ≤ density < 50.00 lb/ft³).
It spans 5.00 lb/ft³, wider than 7 of the other 10 bounded bands in the scale.
In a handling unit measuring 40 × 48 × 48 in — about 53.33 ft³, an illustrative size rather than a standard pallet specification — class 60 covers shipments weighing 1600.00 lb or more but less than 1866.67 lb.
The one row the change record does not contain
When the scale was expanded from 11 subprovisions to 13, the upper end of this band changed shape. The current wording stops at 35 and the two added bands begin there, so whether the superseded table's top band read 30 or greater is consistent with an eleven-row table — but it was never captured while it was still published.
Rather than reconstruct it, the changelog records the gap and says why. A reconstructed old value that happens to be right is indistinguishable from one that happens to be wrong, and a change record that quietly guesses is worth less than one that admits a hole.
Frequently asked
Why is one row in the changelog marked as not recorded?
Because the superseded wording was never captured. NMFTA publishes only its most recent docket on the public docket page, so the eleven-subprovision table was replaced before its exact top band was written down.
Does the missing record affect the class value for this band?
No. Class 60 for 30 up to 35 lb/ft³ comes from the current published scale and is verified against the primary source. What is missing is the previous wording, which affects the change history rather than the calculation.