Transit Guide

Standard Delivery

A 4,500 lb. shipment traveling 1,100 miles. The first available load day is 6/10/05. This shipment requires one (1) day load spread and a delivery spread four (4) to eleven (11) days after loading.

Load: 6/10
Delivery: 6/14-6/22

The first day of delivery is calculated by adding four (4) days to the first day of the load spread. The last day of delivery is determined by adding eleven (11) days to the first day of the load spread plus one additional day due to a Sunday (6/19) falling within the delivery spread.

Determination of load and delivery spread dates is based on the weight of the shipment including cars.

Optional Delivery

Using the example of shipment from above and applying optional delivery from the delivery schedule, an optional delivery spread of four (4) days may be offered.

The earliest possible day for the optional delivery spread is 6/16. This is determined by adding six (6) days to the first day of the load spread. The latest possible day of the optional spread is 6/20 and is calculated by adding nine (9) days to the first day of the load spread plus one additional day due to a Sunday falling within the spread.

In this example, any consecutive four (4) day period between 6/16 and 6/20 may be chosen as the optional delivery spread. However, the delivery spread cannot end on a Sunday or a holiday. Therefore, 6/19 cannot be the last day of the optional delivery spread.

LOADING SCHEDULE

Due to the current driver's hours of service rules, two days may be required for loading shipments weighing 18,000 lbs and over.
Weight	Days
4,000 and over	1
3,000 to 3,999	2
0 to 2,999	3

DELIVERY SCHEDULE (in days) (peak & non-peak periods)

Miles >	1-500	501-800	801-1200	1201-1600	1601-2000	2501-2500	2501-2500	2901 & UP	Opt Del
Weight
15,000 & over	1-5	2-6	3-6	4-7	4-8	5-9	6-10	6-10	1
Optional Del	none	3-5	4-5	5-6	5-7	6-8	7-9	7-9
9,000-14,999	1-6	2-7	3-7	4-8	4-10	5-11	6-12	6-13	2
Optional Del	none	3-6	4-6	5-7	5-9	6-10	7-11	7-12
9,000-14,999	1-7	3-9	4-10	5-11	6-11	7-12	8-15	8-16	3
Optional Del	none	4-7	5-8	6-9	7-9	8-10	9-13	9-14
4,000-6,999	1-9	3-11	4-11	5-12	6-12	7-14	8-16	8-18	4
Optional Del	none	4-9	6-9	7-10	7-10	8-12	9-14	9-16
2,500-3,999	1-11	3-12	4-13	5-14	6-15	7-16	8-17	8-17	6
Optional Del	none	4-10	6-11	7-12	8-13	8-14	9-15	9-16
0-2,499	1-11	3-12	4-13	5-14	6-15	7-16	8-17	8-18	0
Optional Del	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none