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National Motor Freight Class (NMFC)

A standardized classification assigned by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association to all types of moveable goods.

National Motor Freight Traffic Association

An American organization that sets the standard NMFC classes for all types of merchandise.

NMFC

See National Motor Freight Class (NMFC).

Nominal Weight

The standard weight recorded for an individual item. See also Tare Weight and Scale Weight.

Non-Freight Charges

Charges incurred for indirect freight expenses. These charges will be introduced to Transportation Manager using the miscellaneous voucher facility in both the A/R and A/P modules.

Non-Live Loading or Unloading

Loading or unloading that is done without the carrier waiting while goods are loaded onto a trailer. The pick up or drop off may then be done outside of a location's business hours.

NOF

See Non-Operational Freight (NOF).

Non-Operational Freight (NOF)

Non-operational freight transactions can be used audit charges associated with freight movements that were not handled operationally using Transportation Manager. Also see Audit Match and Audit No-Match.