gafreebird
Seasoned Expediter
If an O/O says that a certain percentage of Accessory Charges goes to the truck what exactly does that mean?
Thanks for your help and be safe!
Thanks for your help and be safe!
Accessory Charges
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Your questions leads me to believe that you are a driver that has an agreement with the owner of the truck that is leased to a carrier. If that is the case, you should now have, or very soon get, a written agreement signed by you and the owner. The agreemnt should include all of the monies you will receive, how it is computated and when you will receive it.
Generally speaking. A customer pays accessorial charges to the carrier for service like, inside delivery, lift gate use, hand loading, HAZMAT hauling. The carrier will take some of the money for brokering the service and give the remainder to the O/O; sometimes in the form of a flat rate, sometimes a percentage of the total charge. An owner/operator will give some or all of these accessorial fees to the driver. It would depend on the agreement you have with the owner. If you agreed to 60% of the total, your owner may be keeping 40% of the accessory charges.
Generally speaking. A customer pays accessorial charges to the carrier for service like, inside delivery, lift gate use, hand loading, HAZMAT hauling. The carrier will take some of the money for brokering the service and give the remainder to the O/O; sometimes in the form of a flat rate, sometimes a percentage of the total charge. An owner/operator will give some or all of these accessorial fees to the driver. It would depend on the agreement you have with the owner. If you agreed to 60% of the total, your owner may be keeping 40% of the accessory charges.
gafreebird
Seasoned Expediter
Thanks Terry and Rene for your reply. You certainly answered my question. Good luck to both of you!
I would try to get as much as possible,perhaps 75% of all loads that require fingerprinting and l/Gate useage. If something goes wrong you are the one that will get injured not the owner. While the owner has a financial investment in the lift gate and other equipment it is your labor that is making the return on this investment. Also you should have some type of agreement as too who pays the deductible should the cargo get damaged in loading,in transit and unloading. One very important rule is to know and do not exceed your limitations both for your labor and the trucks specs.