Terms of use
The calculators are free, provided as estimates, and are not a substitute for your carrier’s rating or your own load safety assessment.
What this site is
StowHand publishes free calculators, explanatory guides about freight, packaging and logistics, and a free DeCA generator. Using them requires no account and no payment.
Accuracy and reliance
Every figure produced here is an estimate for planning purposes. The calculations apply published carrier rules, dimensional standards and typical container specifications, which change and do not cover every case. In particular:
- Your carrier’s invoice is the authority on charges. Carriers measure and weigh with their own equipment and apply their own contracts and surcharges.
- The plate on the container or vehicle is the authority on weights. Typical tare and payload figures vary from one unit to another.
- Load safety is your responsibility. A pattern that fits geometrically may still be unsafe to transport. No tool on this site models stack strength, load restraint, weight distribution or axle limits.
Each calculator includes a section describing where it stops being reliable. Those sections are part of these terms in substance: they tell you in which situations the result should not be used as a reference.
The DeCA
StowHand generates the document with the data you type. You are responsible for that data being correct and for carrying the document during the transport. StowHand does not check the data or certify that the transport complies with the rules. The QR link works for one year.
Account
It is free and voluntary. You can delete it whenever you want from My account. We may suspend an account that is used unlawfully or to harm the service.
Liability
The tools and guides are provided as they are, without warranty. To the extent permitted by law, no liability is accepted for losses arising from the use of a figure obtained here, including carriage charges, rejected loads, damaged goods or delays. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited.
Using the content
You may use the calculators freely in your work, quote the guides with a link back and share links to any page. You may not republish the text of the guides in full, copy the calculators onto another site or present this material as your own.
Advertising
This site shows third-party advertising, described in the privacy policy. Advertisers do not influence the calculations or the editorial content, and the appearance of an advert does not mean any recommendation of the advertiser.
External links
Other sites are linked when they serve as a source or further reading. Those sites are outside our control and their content is their own responsibility.
Changes
These terms may be updated as the site develops. The version in force is the one published here.
Contact
This is a translation. If there is any doubt or difference, the Spanish version prevails. Contact: [email protected].