Fuel Surcharge

[treeman]

What criteria detemine if a fuel surcharge is going to be paid,and how much it will be? Who pays the surcharge? I heard that the owner-operator may only recieve a % of the surcharge. I heard that the surcharge is paid to the carrier and is determined by the gross charge for the shipment,not miles or gallons bought etc;. Then the truck owner recieved his "share" of the surcharge in his settlement. In the case of FedEX 57.5% Is this true? Is the carrier making money on the surcharge for fuel they are not paying for?

 

[paperback1]

yes they are making money on the fuel we buy

 

[KandS2]

Our company, the fuel surcharge goes totally to the owner of the truck, or whoever gets the weekly settlements. If the owwner has a driver working for him, I don't know that they always pass it on.


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[Lostmarbles]

I just found a GREAT artical at the OOIDA web sight that show how to implement a FUEL Surcharge. It even shows a letter that you might use to let your customers that they are gonna have to pay part of the difference. Check it out.





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