Movers in Boston and Weight of Shipment

The weight of your goods determines in general the most part of your cost as a beneficiary. Irrespective of the type of estimate you will be provided with or you choose to be provided with, shipment weight is decisive when it comes to costs. Movers in Boston can offer two types of estimates, binding and non- binding. Both estimates are based on an initial review of the shipment weight. Local movers Boston either base their estimates on an approximate weight following a thorough review of goods to be shipped (binding estimates) or they actually weigh the shipment after the goods were first estimated the weight (non-binding estimates). Here are some facts that you should know about weighing the shipment in general:

•    In non binding estimates, movers in Boston have the responsibility to estimate as accurately as possible the weight of the shipment. In optimum conditions, when there is no argument between the two parties involved, the final weight of the shipment will be determined by an actual weighing after loading. The difference between the estimation and actual weight should not exceed 10%. The client will pay according to the actual weight and as per the applicable tariffs agreed upon together with the mover.
•    In case of binding estimates, local movers Boston will only weigh the shipment for transportation purposes because the charges you will have to pay will not depend upon the real weight of the shipment. In a binding estimate, the movers count on their ability to approximate fairly accurate the actual weight and volume of shipment.
•    As a rule, there is a minimum weight charge that movers usually employ. This minimum weight charge is calculated as the amount paid for a minimum of weight to be transported. In the moving industry, the minimum weight to be transported is generally about 3, 000 pounds or 1,362 kilos. However, the tariff will be different for each mover.
•    Sometimes, the beneficiary does not have goods which weigh at least the minimum weight to be transported. In this case, movers in Boston will have to clearly inform the beneficiary about the minimum weight charge which will have to be paid anyway if the client still decides to continue with the transportation.
•    In case local movers Boston do not inform you on the order for service that the weight of your shipment is situated below the minimum weight to be charged, movers will have to calculate charges upon the actual weight of the shipment.

Movers in Boston will have to determine the weight of your shipment simply because their transportation costs depend directly in the weight. But, in many cases, it is not only the weight that determines the final costs of your moving as a beneficiary. Imagine that you have to transport relatively light objects which occupy a large space. In this case, the volume of the shipment or the cubic feet occupied by the shipment will determine the cost. That is why a binding estimate is more conservative as to the cubic feet and you will stand less chances of experiencing the “leave behind” phenomenon. However, if local movers Boston miscalculate the cubic feet, you will not be charged for the extra truck necessary to make the transport.