{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Variable Freight Rates","description":"Shippers and carriers work with variable freight rates when transport charges are not fixed but tied to changing parameters—typically fuel prices, seasonal demand peaks, capacity utilization, or shipment weight and volume. Fixed rates, by contrast, apply for a defined period and give the shipper predictable costs; variable rates allow carriers to pass on fluctuating operating expenses and actively manage load factors. In ocean freight, the Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) is a well-known example; ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/variable-freight-rates","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-18T06:54:57.199271","citation":"https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/freight-rate.asp","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/variable-freight-rates","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Variable Freight Rates · Shippers and carriers work with variable freight rates when transport charges are not fixed but tied to changing parameters—typically fuel prices, seasonal demand peaks, capacity utilization, or shipment weight and volume. · Quelle: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/freight-rate.asp"}