NMFTA aims to simplify freight classification with new tool

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The National Motor Freight Traffic Association knows many shippers find the LTL classification process — and the changes it will undergo this summer — daunting.

That’s why the trucking industry association will release an upgraded version of its digital tool, called Class IT+, on July 15, a few days before the July 19 shift to the new National Motor Freight Classification system.

The NMFTA demonstrated the tool’s capabilities for carriers, logistics providers and shippers at its 2025 Spring Meeting in Clearwater Beach, Florida, last week. NMFTA COO Joe Ohr and Director of Product Holly Taylor talked to Trucking Dive this week about its top features.

1. Better user interface

Perhaps the most noticeable difference from the previous ClassIT tool is an improved user interface: It doesn’t require shippers, carriers or 3PLs to have a classification expert on standby to navigate it, Ohr said.

During the demos last week, the new tool was already helping educate people on how the new system works, he said.

“It’s very intuitive, very easy to use,” Ohr said. “So you’re going to see shippers be able to use it.”

2. Improved search performance

The current ClassIT tool is far slower than the upgraded version and doesn’t offer auto-fill suggestions based on search history the way many search engines do today, Taylor said.

Class IT+ addresses both issues.

“As you’re typing, you’re going to get suggestions,” Taylor said. “Those suggestions are based off of various factors. Those factors are your recent search history and also what best fits the criteria that you’re entering.”