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Originally Posted by LDB
You should have been told and for that matter done enough research before getting into this to know that fuel costs are part of the costs of doing business and that the fsc is to help cover the cost of fuel not to pay all of the cost of fuel. At $4.64 national avg fuel price the fsc should be 43cpm to bring fuel to $1.20 per gallon. Customers need to be required to pay a reasonable fsc but not necessarily the entire fuel bill.
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I agreed with this thought when fuel was $2.50 to 2.75 per gallon. My opinion now, has changed.
Why? Because a prescribed amount of fuel is required for every pickup. With rare exception, we are usually not sitting at the shipper. If the rate doesn't climb proportionally, then that difference has to be picked up through the FSC.
If fuel went to eight dollars a gallon, where would the cost come from on those deadhead miles? If one is on the .50 DH plan, that is pretty much wiped out with just the fuel cost. It doesn't touch any equipment costs which then have to come from the base rate. As far as FSC's, I look at all the miles, not just the loaded.