 density calculator density calculator ltl shipments are rated using the nmfc classification guidelines the classes of more and more shipments are being determined by the pounds per cubic foot or density of the product dimensional knowledge of your product is essential in estimating accurate shipping rates these simple tools will allow you to determine the density of your shipment pallatized dimensions in cases where a shipment is palletized the dimensions of the pallet determine the cubic dimensions although the original dimension of the carton remains the same the cubic dimensions now include those of the pallet example length 48 width 40 height 28 22 plus 6 of pallet equals 53760 cubic inches length x width x height or 311 cubic feet length x width x height 1728 the density equals the weight 110 80 lbs for the carton and approximately 30 lbs for the pallet divided by the dimension 354 lbs per cubic feet unit of measure quantity length width height total weight lbs cubic ft density lb cubic ft inches inches inches inches inches inches total weight total cubic ft automatic recalculation recalconclick the browser does not support javascript the calculations created using exceleverywhere will not work please access the web page using another browser  