Billed weight is what the carriers use to bill shippers. They take the greater of actual weight or the dimensional weight and that becomes the billed weight. This practice encourages shippers to use efficient packaging and discourages sending lightweight items in large, bulky packages that occupy more space in shipping vehicles. Billed weight is important for determining shipping costs and is used by carriers to ensure fair pricing based on the space a package occupies in the carriers transport vehicles.
When you hover your pointer at a service level on the dimensional weight graph on the Reveel Platform, you can see the Average Billed Weight Increase. This is actually referring to the difference between the actual weight versus the billed weight of the package.
For example, if the actual weight of the package is 10Ibs, and the dimensional weight is 15Ibs, the difference between the two is 5Ibs. That 5 pounds is the billed weight increase. This means that they are getting charged 5 pounds more than the actual weight of their package. This information shippers can get from our platform can help encourage better practices for a more efficient packaging and identify shippers opportunities on the Vital factor of Weight.
