Freight class 92.5
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 92.5 covers freight from 10 lb/ft³ up to but not including 12 lb/ft³. It holds a distinction no other band has: its class is not a whole number. That single fact is why class values are stored, compared and displayed as text rather than as numbers on this site.
Class 92.5 by the numbers
Class 92.5 is subprovision 7 of 13 in the current scale, and NMFTA's published wording for it is "10 but less than 12".
The band one step lighter is class 100 (8.00 ≤ density < 10.00 lb/ft³). The band one step denser is class 85 (12.00 ≤ density < 15.00 lb/ft³).
It spans 2.00 lb/ft³, wider than 1 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 92.5 covers shipments weighing 533.33 lb or more but less than 640.00 lb.
Why the class is 92.5 and not 93
The fractional class is published, not computed. The scale gives subprovision 7 a class of 92.5, sitting between the 100 of the band below and the 85 of the band above, and there is no rule that would let you derive it from its neighbours. Rounding it to 93 would produce a class that does not exist in this scale.
That is why nothing here treats a class as a number. A calculator that parsed classes as integers would silently turn 92.5 into 92 or 93, and both of those are valid classes elsewhere in the NMFC system, so no arithmetic check would notice the substitution.
Frequently asked
Why does the density scale contain a fractional class?
Because NMFTA published one. Subprovision 7 carries class 92.5, which sits between class 100 and class 85. It is a defined category rather than a computed midpoint, and it is the only non-integer class in the scale.
Could a class of 92.5 be rounded when a rate is calculated?
That is a question for the carrier's tariff, not for the scale. What this site will not do is round a class value before deciding which band a shipment falls into, and the band lookup uses density rather than class in any case.