FAK (Freight of All Kinds)

FAK stands for Freight All Kinds.

Essentially, FAKs were set up to help shippers who ship items at multiple freight classes ship all those shipments at the same class.

FAK is a moving industry term for a carrier’s tariff classification for various kinds of goods that are pooled and shipped together at one freight rate. Consolidated shipments are generally classified as FAK.

It was implemented to facilitate an easier pricing and billing communication between the shipper and the carrier