NMFTA’s LTL Freight Classification Updates Coming July 2025
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The National Motor Freight Traffic Association has set July 19, 2025, as the date it will launch its updated less-than-truckload freight classification system, a shift from earlier plans for a May debut, the group announced.
The revamped National Motor Freight Classification platform will be supported by ClassIT+, an enhanced digital platform that includes a new application programming interface and which replaces the current online ClassIT system, NMFTA said in a Nov. 26 news release. The group noted that the shift from May to July will directly affect all NMFC users.
“Incorrectly classifying freight can lead to higher costs, and NMFTA’s main priority is to prepare industry professionals for these expected changes to prevent an increase in charged fees,” the group said in the release.
“NMFTA is introducing transformative updates to the LTL freight classification system, the NMFC,” said Joe Ohr, chief operating officer for NMFTA. “These changes will focus heavily on simplifying the process and improving transparency for shippers, carriers, and third-party logistics providers. Additionally, it’s our goal to enhance the user experience with ClassIT, the NMFC’s online counterpart. These updates will increase the overall efficiency for classifying freight so that users can experience more accurate results on the first attempt. This will, in part, be done via a new application programming interface.”
The group’s Freight Classification Development Council conducted three public meetings this year to discuss proposals for amending the NMFC and ClassIT, and encouraged interested parties to submit written statements and share feedback on the proposed changes. In addition, NMFTA hosted ClassIT+ listening sessions in November, and planned another for early December. The group’s website, www.nmfta.org, has videos that explain how the shipper, carrier and 3PL sectors may be affected by the changes.
In addition to the NMFC, the NMFTA develops digital standards for the LTL industry and safeguards those standards through cybersecurity research, studies and education, it said.
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