diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0377fd0..5e4b587 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Laravel-USPS
 
-Laravel-USPS is a composer package that allows you to integrate the USPS Address / Shipping API. This package is ported from @author Vincent Gabriel https://github.com/VinceG/USPS-php-api
+Laravel-USPS is a composer package that allows you to integrate the USPS Address / Shipping API / Rates Calculator. This package is ported from @author Vincent Gabriel https://github.com/VinceG/USPS-php-api
 
   - Requires a valid USPS API Username
-  - Tested on Laravel 7
+  - Tested on Laravel 8
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Add your USPS username config in `config/services.php`.
 ```
 
 ## Example Controller Usage
-The only method completed for Laravel is the `Usps::validate` which is defined in `vendor/johnpaulmedina/laravel-usps/src/Usps/Usps.php`. As this package was developed for internal use I did not bring over all the features but you are more than welcome to contribute the methods you need and I will merge them. I suggest looking at the original PHP-Wrapper by @VinceG [USPS PHP-Api](https://github.com/VinceG/USPS-php-api "USPS PHP-Api by VinceG") as I ported those clases and autoloaded them to use in the `Usps.php` file.
+The only method completed for Laravel is the `Usps::validate`, `Usps::rate` which is defined in `vendor/johnpaulmedina/laravel-usps/src/Usps/Usps.php`. As this package was developed for internal use I did not bring over all the features but you are more than welcome to contribute the methods you need and I will merge them. I suggest looking at the original PHP-Wrapper by @VinceG [USPS PHP-Api](https://github.com/VinceG/USPS-php-api "USPS PHP-Api by VinceG") as I ported those clases and autoloaded them to use in the `Usps.php` file.
 ```php
 <?php
 
@@ -80,6 +80,35 @@ class USPSController extends Controller
             )
         );
     }
+    
+    public function rate(Request $request) {
+    
+        $usps_rate = Usps::rate(
+            [
+                'Service' => $request->input('Service', 'PRIORITY COMMERCIAL'),
+                'FirstClassMailType' => $request->input('FirstClassMailType', ''),
+                'ZipOrigination' => $request->input('ZipOrigination', '91601'),
+                'ZipDestination' => $request->input('ZipDestination', $zipcode),
+                'Pounds' => $request->input('Pounds', $weight),
+                'Ounces' => $request->input('Ounces', 0),
+                'Container' => $request->input('Container', 'VARIABLE'),
+                'Machinable' => $request->input('Machinable', 'True'),
+            ]
+        );
+
+
+        $usps_return_rate = Arr::get($usps_rate, 'rate.RateV4Response.Package.Postage.Rate');
+        $usps_return_weight = Arr::get($usps_rate, 'rate.RateV4Response.Package.Pounds');
+
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'rate' => $usps_return_rate,
+            'weight'=> $usps_return_weight,
+            'usps' => $usps_rate
+        ]);
+	
+    }
+    
 }
 ```
 
@@ -88,6 +117,7 @@ Contributors
 @pdbreen
 @bredmor
 @scs-ben
+@daveore090
 
 @VinceG Original README.MD
 
@@ -112,6 +142,7 @@ Requirements
 - PHP >= 7.2.5 configured with the following extensions:
   - cURL
 - USPS API Username
+- - Laravel 8
 
 
 Authors
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 6abe3de..104c6e9 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
     "name": "johnpaulmedina/laravel-usps",
-    "description": "USPS API for Laravel 7",
+    "description": "USPS API for Laravel 8",
     "type": "library",
     "keywords": [
         "usps",
         "laravel",
-        "laravel7",
+        "laravel8",
         "laravel usps"
     ],
     "authors": [
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     "homepage":"https://github.com/johnpaulmedina/laravel-usps/",
     "license": "MIT",
     "require": {
-        "php": "^7.2.5",
-        "illuminate/support": "^7.0"
+        "php": "^7.3|^8.0",
+         "illuminate/support": "^8.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/src/RatePackage.php b/src/RatePackage.php
index da21c41..f5e6777 100755
--- a/src/RatePackage.php
+++ b/src/RatePackage.php
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ public function setSize($value)
     {
         return $this->setField('Size', $value);
     }
+    
+    public function setMachinable($value)
+    {
+        return $this->setField('Machinable', $value);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Add an element to the stack
diff --git a/src/Usps.php b/src/Usps.php
index b3342d8..8e49fc9 100644
--- a/src/Usps.php
+++ b/src/Usps.php
@@ -81,4 +81,37 @@ public function trackConfirm($ids, $sourceId = null)
 
         return $trackConfirm->getArrayResponse();
     }
+    
+    public function rate($request){
+        $rate = new Rate($this->config['username']);
+        $ratepackage = new RatePackage();
+        $ratepackage->setService((array_key_exists('Service', $request) ? $request['Service'] : null ));
+         $ratepackage->setFirstClassMailType((array_key_exists('FirstClassMailType', $request) ? $request['FirstClassMailType'] : null ));
+         $ratepackage->setZipOrigination((array_key_exists('ZipOrigination', $request) ? $request['ZipOrigination'] : null ));
+         $ratepackage->setZipDestination((array_key_exists('ZipDestination', $request) ? $request['ZipDestination'] : null ));
+         $ratepackage->setPounds((array_key_exists('Pounds', $request) ? $request['Pounds'] : null ));
+         $ratepackage->setOunces((array_key_exists('Ounces', $request) ? $request['Ounces'] : null ));
+         $ratepackage->setContainer((array_key_exists('Container', $request) ? $request['Container'] : null ));
+         $ratepackage->setSize((array_key_exists('Size', $request) ? $request['Size'] : null ));
+         $ratepackage->setMachinable((array_key_exists('Machinable', $request) ? $request['Machinable'] : null ));
+        
+        
+        // Add the Package object to the Rate Package class
+        $rate->addPackage($ratepackage);
+        
+          // Perform the request and return result
+        $val1 = $rate->getRate();
+        $val2 = $rate->getArrayResponse();
+
+        // var_dump($verify->isError());
+
+        // See if it was successful
+        if ($rate->isSuccess()) {
+            return ['rate' => $val2];
+        } else {
+            return ['error' => $rate->getErrorMessage()];
+        }
+            
+        
+    }
 }