Accessorial as a Percentage of Freight Spend
How to compute accessorial as a percentage of freight spend, what to exclude, how to segment it, and why the trend tells you more than the level ever will.
By Alex10 min read
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27 articles tagged accessorials from the CheckMyFreightBill freight audit desk.
Additional Stop Charge in Trucking: How Each Stop Bills
An additional stop charge in trucking is pure contract, not regulation. Here is which stops bill, how the miles should rate, and how to audit each stop-off.
By Alex11 min read
Parcel Surcharge Audit: Residential and DAS Fees
A parcel surcharge audit on residential and DAS fees runs the same two-part test as an LTL accessorial dispute. Here is the mapping and the evidence to pull.
By Alex11 min read
Drayage Invoice Charges Explained: The Port-to-Door Stack
Drayage invoice charges explained line by line: who bills each fee from port to door, which ones legitimately overlap, and which you should never pay twice.
By Alex12 min read
How to Read an LTL Freight Invoice, Line by Line
How to read an LTL freight invoice line by line: class, weight break, discount, minimums, fuel and accessorials, and the four lines that bill wrong most.
By Alex11 min read
FAK Freight All Kinds: Pros, Cons and the Break-Even
FAK freight all kinds has real pros and cons. Here is the break-even math on your own mix, the clauses that undo the savings, and when FAK costs you money.
By Reena10 min read
LTL Reweigh Fee Dispute: What the Carrier Must Show
An LTL reweigh fee dispute rests on the scale ticket. Here is what the carrier has to produce, what federal rules require, and what is only in the tariff.
By Reena11 min read
LTL Reclassification Charge Dispute: Beat the Dimensioner
A reclassification charge dispute in LTL turns on the dimensioner reading. Here is what to demand from the carrier, what the NMFC decides, and how to win it.
By Reena12 min read
Accessorial Pass-Through: Broker or Shipper Eats It?
Accessorial pass-through between broker and shipper is a contract question, not a regulatory one. Here is who eats the charge and the clause that decides it.
By Reena10 min read
Broker Margin Leakage Per Load: 9 Line Items to Check
Broker margin leakage per load hides in nine line items between the rate confirmation and the payment. Here is each one and how to find it in your data.
By Reena12 min read
Carrier Settlement Reconciliation for 3PLs at Scale
Carrier settlement reconciliation for 3PLs fails when buy side and sell side are audited separately. Here is the three-way match that protects your margin.
By Reena11 min read
GL Coding Freight Charges: Linehaul, Fuel and Accessorials
GL coding freight charges to one catch-all account hides every overcharge you have. Here is an account structure for linehaul, fuel, accessorials and claims.
By Emily11 min read
How to Negotiate Accessorial Charges in a Carrier Contract
The cheapest way to negotiate accessorial charges in a carrier contract is free time, caps, authorization rules, and who proves what, rather than the rate itself.
By Alex11 min read
Carrier Rules Tariff Incorporated by Reference, Explained
Your contract has one sentence pulling in a carrier rules tariff incorporated by reference. Here is what that document controls and how to get a copy of it.
By Alex9 min read
Detention vs Demurrage vs Per Diem: Who Owes What
Detention vs demurrage vs per diem: what each charge actually bills for, which party owes it, and the specific evidence that wins each kind of dispute.
By Reena11 min read
Is Your Fuel Surcharge Applied to Accessorials?
A fuel surcharge applied to accessorials is legitimate under some rules tariffs and an overcharge under others. Here is how to find the base and check it.
By Alex11 min read
Freight Invoice Order of Operations: Discount, Then Fuel
The order of operations on a freight invoice changes the total. Here is where the discount, fuel surcharge, and accessorials go, with the arithmetic shown.
By Jordan11 min read
Layover Fee Trucking vs Detention: Which One Applies
Layover fee trucking vs detention vs TONU: three charges for one delayed load, and settlement teams mix them up. Here is the decision tree and the evidence.
By Jordan12 min read
Sort and Segregate Charge vs Lumper: Who Did the Work
Sort and segregate charge vs lumper vs driver assist: three labor fees for the same work on one load. Here is how to tell them apart and stop the double bill.
By Jordan12 min read
Redelivery Fee Freight Dispute: When the Carrier Caused It
A redelivery fee freight dispute turns on one question: who caused the first attempt to fail. Here is the causation test, the evidence, and the storage clock.
By Jordan12 min read
Residential Delivery Fee LTL Dispute: Audit the Address
A residential delivery fee LTL dispute is won at the address classifier, not the dock. Here is how to prove a stop is commercial and get the fee removed.
By Jordan11 min read
Limited Access Delivery Fee: What Counts, What Does Not
A limited access delivery fee is owed only if the site matches a category in the carrier rules tariff. Here is how to check yours and challenge the class.
By Jordan10 min read
Reconsignment vs Diversion Charge: How to Stop Double Bills
A reconsignment vs diversion charge dispute usually starts with one change order billed twice. Here is what each term means and how to get the duplicate off.
By Jordan12 min read
TONU Meaning in Trucking: When the Fee Is Owed
TONU meaning in trucking, explained: what truck order not used covers, the cancellation cutoff that decides it, and the evidence that settles a contested one.
By Jordan10 min read
What Is a Lumper Fee? Who Pays It and How to Get Repaid
What is a lumper fee, who actually pays it, and how the receipt, Comchek and rate confirmation language decide whether the carrier gets reimbursed in full.
By Jordan10 min read
Accessorial Charges List: Every Fee and How to Verify It
An accessorial charges list that pairs each fee with the document that proves or disproves it: liftgate, detention, lumper, TONU, limited access and more.
By Jordan11 min read
Liftgate Fee on a Dock Delivery: How to Dispute It
A liftgate charge on a dock-to-dock load is one of the easiest overcharges to disprove. Here is the two-document proof and the dispute language to send.
By Jordan12 min read