LTL vs Volume LTL: Finding Your Real Cost Threshold
The LTL vs volume LTL cost threshold is not a fixed pallet count. Here is how to find where your own crossover sits and catch the overcharges it creates.
By Alex10 min read
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12 articles tagged rate calculation from the CheckMyFreightBill freight audit desk.
LTL vs Truckload vs Parcel: Billing Differences
The LTL vs truckload vs parcel billing differences explained: what each mode rates on, which lines are contractual, and where an audit actually finds money.
By Alex11 min read
Minimum Billable Weight LTL: Why 200 lbs Bills as 1,000
A 200-pound shipment billed at 1,000 pounds is often correct. How minimum billable weight in LTL, cube rules and deficit weight work, and when to dispute.
By Reena11 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
Freight Class Density in PCF: Calculating It With the Pallet
A freight class density calculator is just weight over cubic feet, but the pallet counts in both. Here is the PCF math, the measuring rules, and the errors.
By Reena10 min read
Fuel Surcharge Below Base Price: What Actually Happens
What happens to a fuel surcharge below base price? In nearly every contract it floors at zero, not a credit. Here is the clause that actually decides it.
By Alex12 min read
Can Fuel Surcharges Be Negotiated? What Actually Moves
Can fuel surcharges be negotiated? Yes, but not the index. Here are the levers that move: the peg, the MPG assumption, the cap, the base and the week.
By Alex11 min read
PC Miler Practical vs Shortest Miles on Your Invoice
PC Miler practical vs shortest miles billing changes the linehaul and the fuel surcharge on the same lane. Here is how to audit the mileage basis you pay on.
By Alex11 min read
How to Read an LTL Carrier's Fuel Surcharge Table
An LTL fuel surcharge table is a bracket lookup, not a formula. How to read one, where the percentage comes from, and how to check it against an invoice.
By Alex11 min read
How Fuel Surcharges Work in Trucking: Index, Peg, Scale
How the fuel surcharge works in trucking, end to end: the EIA index, the peg, the scale, and the week that applies, recomputed to the invoiced dollar.
By Alex12 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
Calculate a Truckload Fuel Surcharge From the DOE Index
The full fuel surcharge formula: peg price, MPG assumption, DOE weekly index, and cents per mile. Worked example with real numbers you can check yourself.
By Alex12 min read