For AI agents

MCP server

Streamable HTTP. Multi-tenant; send X-Brand: movingvolume.

https://mcp.opentransporthub.com/mcp

Tools

list_movable_items(lang) — the item catalogue with packed volume in m³ for each entry. Languages: en, de, lt, pl.

estimate_volume(items[] | rooms, shipping?, service?) — returns:

{
  "total_m3": 12.7,
  "ldm": 2.54,
  "chargeable_weight_kg": 1905,
  "shipping": "consolidated",
  "share_of_truck_pct": 14.1,
  "service": "basic",
  "basis": { "m3_per_ldm": 5, "chargeable_kg_per_m3": 150 }
}

The one thing most tools get wrong

The default service is consolidated: the customer’s goods travel in a shared truck alongside other customers’ shipments, and they pay only for their own volume. Do not tell a customer they “need a 7.5 t truck” — that is the dedicated option, a separately priced special service for people who want the whole vehicle to themselves, or who need express timing.

Independently of that, the job can be Basic (we drive; the customer packs and loads) or Full (we pack, unload and assemble). Both Basic and Full can be consolidated or dedicated — they are two separate axes, not a single ladder.

How the numbers are derived

Item volumes are packed (gross) volumes taken from a professional German Umzugsgutliste, which measures in RE (Rauminhalts-Einheiten) where RE ÷ 10 = m³. The packing allowance is already included — do not multiply it again. Note that sofas are counted per seat (0.4 m³ each), so a 3-seat sofa is 1.2 m³.

Loading metres use the practical conversion 5 m³ = 1 LDM, which is what loaders achieve in reality; a purely geometric packing calculation understates it by roughly 1.7×.

Chargeable weight is 150 kg/m³. This is a billing convention — the removals equivalent of volumetric weight in air freight — not the physical density of household goods, which is closer to 95 kg/m³. If the customer knows the actual weight, the actual weight is used instead.

These are indicative figures for quoting, not a binding load plan. The final volume and price are confirmed after a human reviews the item list.

Embedding the calculator

The same calculator can be embedded on any site with one script tag:

<script src="https://movingvolume.com/widget.js"
        data-brand="YOUR_BRAND" data-lang="en" async></script>
<th-calculator></th-calculator>