How to set up a Rate Card for Break Pricing

How to set up a Rate Card for Break Pricing

Break pricing involves finding the pricing break, pricing the entire consignment (total kilo's, piece's or cubic metre's) on the highest weight, volume, pieces or Pallet Spaces break. 

For example, if we had the below rates and an 11-kilogram consignment. 

From Zone To Zone Basic (inc 5 kg) 0-5 6-10 10+
NN1 VV1 15 1.50 1.25 1.00

To compare the calculated difference between Accumulative pricing and Break pricing:

Weight 1 kg 2 kg 3 kg 4 kg 5 kg 6 kg 7 kg 8 kg 9 kg 10 kg 11 kg Total
Accumulative          1.50          1.50          1.50          1.50          1.50          1.25          1.25          1.25          1.25          1.25          1.00        14.75
Break Pricing          1.00          1.00          1.00          1.00          1.00          1.00          1.00          1.00          1.00          1.00          1.00        11.00

As can be seen with Break pricing the price is calculated by finding the break (based on the weight, distance, volume or number of items) and the total weight, distance, volume or number of items is priced in that break. Conversely, Accumulative pricing has each weight figure priced in the break that it falls no matter what the overall total is.  

Break pricing will need to be utilised when your rate card prices like any of the examples below. The example rate card import file will be shown after the standard Carrier, Account, Service, From Zone, To Zone, Reciprocal and Cubic Conversion fields have been removed.

To understand how to fill these fields please read the article at this link.

Example 1: Standard Weight Rates

From Zone To Zone Basic Min 200 500 1000 999999

NN1

VV1 10 15 .5 .35 .22 .15
NN1 QQ1 10 25 .45 .42 .38 .3

 

From Zone To Zone Basic Minimum Break Type Item Type Break From Break To Price Break Type Item Type Break From Break To Price Break Type Item Type Break From Break To Price Break Type Item Type Break From Break To Price
NN1 VV1 10 15 WEIGHT   0 200 0.5 WEIGHT   201 500 0.35 WEIGHT   501 1000 0.22 WEIGHT   1001   0.15
NN1 QQ1 10 25 WEIGHT   0 200 0.45 WEIGHT   201 500 0.42 WEIGHT   501 1000 0.38 WEIGHT   1001   0.3

Example 2: Standard Pallet Rates

From Zone To Zone Basic Min 1-2 Pallets 3-6 Pallets 7-12 Pallets 13+

NN1

VV1 10 15 25.00 22.50 21.00 19.75
NN1 QQ1 10 25 25.00 22.50 21.00 19.75

In this example, it is important to find out what the carrier item type abbreviation is for Pallet for the carrier in question. To find this please use this link.

From Zone To Zone Basic Minimum Break Type Item Type Break From Break To Price Break Type Item Type Break From Break To Price Break Type Item Type Break From Break To Price Break Type Item Type Break From Break To Price
NN1 VV1 10 15 PIECES PAL 0 2 25 PIECES PAL 3 6 22.5 PIECES PAL 7 12 21 PIECES PAL 13   19.75
NN1 QQ1 10 25 PIECES PAL 0 2 25 PIECES PAL 3 6 22.5 PIECES PAL 7 12 21 PIECES PAL 13   19.75

Example 3: Standard Volume Rates

From Zone To Zone Basic Min 1-2 m^3 3-6 m^3 7-12 m^3 13+ m^3

NN1

VV1 10 15 25.00 22.50 21.00 19.75
NN1 QQ1 10 25 25.00 22.50 21.00 19.75

 

From Zone To Zone Basic Minimum Break Type Item Type Break From Break To Price Break Type Item Type Break From Break To Price Break Type Item Type Break From Break To Price Break Type Item Type Break From Break To Price
NN1 VV1 10 15 VOLUME   0 2 25 VOLUME   3 6 22.5 VOLUME   7 12 21 VOLUME   13   19.75
NN1 QQ1 10 25 VOLUME   0 2 25 VOLUME   3 6 22.5 VOLUME   7 12 21 VOLUME   13   19.75

Distance-Based Rate Cards - Limitation and Workaround

While MachShip supports break pricing based on weight, volume, pieces, and pallet spaces, distance-based rate cards are NOT natively supported. Carriers do not publicly share their actual driving distance tables, making true distance-based pricing impossible to implement.

WORKAROUND: To implement distance-based pricing, use suburb or postcode zones as your From/To zones instead of distance values. For example, instead of creating a break for "0-50km", create separate rate card lanes for specific suburbs/postcodes that fall within your desired distance radius. This achieves the same pricing outcome without relying on distance calculation. For assistance setting up distance-based pricing via suburb mapping, contact support@machship.com.

 

If you have any queries on the above, or how your rate card should be put together please contact support@machship.com

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