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Rules And Special Service Charges (ABF 111-AB )
Effective: 01/11/2010  | Inquiry: 3/15/2010

Item 161 : Fuel Surcharge - Computation and Application

Unless otherwise specifically provided, a fuel surcharge as shown in the table below shall apply on all line haul charges when the U.S. National Average Fuel Index in cents is:


At
Least

 But
Less
Than


Fuel Surcharge Amt   
LTL             TL
    

90

91

-1.0%

-2.0%

91

92

-0.9%

-1.8%

92

93

-0.8%

-1.6%

93

94

-0.7%

-1.4%

94

95

-0.6%

-1.2%

95

96

-0.5%

-1.0%

96

97

-0.4%

-0.8%

97

98

-0.3%

-0.6%

98

99

-0.2%

-0.4%

99

100

-0.1%

-0.2%

100

101

0.0%

0.0%

101

102

0.0%

0.0%

102

103

0.0%

0.0%

103

104

0.0%

0.0%

104

105

0.0%

0.0%

105

106

0.0%

0.0%

106

107

0.0%

0.0%

107

108

0.0%

0.0%

108

109

0.0%

0.0%

109

110

0.0%

0.0%

110

111

0.0%

0.0%

111

112

0.0%

0.0%

112

113

0.0%

0.0%

113

114

0.3%

0.6%

114

115

0.4%

0.8%

115

116

0.5%

1.0%

116

117

0.6%

1.2%

117

118

0.7%

1.4%

118

119

0.9%

1.8%

119

120

1.0%

2.0%

120

121

1.1%

2.2%

121

122

1.3%

2.6%

122

123

1.4%

2.8%

123

124

1.5%

3.0%

124

125

1.6%

3.2%

125

126

1.8%

3.6%

126

127

1.9%

3.8%

127

128

2.0%

4.0%

128

129

2.2%

4.4%

129

130

2.3%

4.6%

130

131

2.4%

4.8%

131

132

2.5%

5.0%

132

133

2.7%

5.4%

133

134

2.8%

5.6%

134

135

2.9%

5.8%

135

136

3.1%

6.2%

136

137

3.2%

6.4%

137

138

3.3%

6.6%

138

139

3.4%

6.8%

139

140

3.6%

7.2%

140

141

3.7%

7.4%

141

142

3.8%

7.6%

142

143

4.0%

8.0%

143

144

4.1%

8.2%

144

145

4.2%

8.4%

145

146

4.3%

8.6%

146

147

4.5%

9.0%

147

148

4.6%

9.2%

148

149

4.7%

9.4%

149

150

4.9%

9.8%

150

151

5.0%

10.0%

151

152

5.1%

10.2%

152

153

5.2%

10.4%

153

154

5.4%

10.8%

154

155

5.5%

11.0%

155

156

5.6%

11.2%

156

157

5.8%

11.6%

157

158

5.9%

11.8%

158

159

6.0%

12.0%

159

160

6.2%

12.4%

160

161

6.3%

12.6%

161

162

6.4%

12.8%

162

163

6.6%

13.4%

163

164

6.7%

13.6%

164

165

6.8%

12.8%

165

166

6.9%

13.8%

166

167

7.1%

14.2%

167

168

7.2%

14.4%

168

169

7.3%

14.6%

169

170

7.5%

15.0%

170

171

7.6%

15.2%

171

172

7.7%

15.4%

172

173

7.9%

15.8%

173

174

8.0%

16.0%

174

175

8.1%

16.2%

175

176

8.2%

16.4%

176

177

8.4%

16.8%

177

178

8.5%

17.0%

178

179

8.6%

17.2%

179

180

8.8%

17.6%

180

181

8.9%

17.8%

181

182

9.0%

18.0%

182

183

9.1%

18.2%

183

184

9.2%

18.4%

184

185

9.3%

18.6%

185

186

9.4%

18.8%

186

187

9.5%

19.0%

187

188

9.6%

19.2%

188

189

9.7%

19.4%

189

190

9.8%

19.6%

190

191

9.9%

19.8%

191

192

10.0%

20.0%

192

193

10.1%

20.2%

193

194

10.2%

20.4%

194

195

10.3%

20.6%

195

196

10.4%

20.8%

196

197

10.5%

21.0%

197

198

10.6%

21.2%

198

199

10.7%

21.4%

199

200

10.8%

21.6%

200

201

10.9%

21.8%

201

202

11.0%

22.0%

202

203

11.1%

22.2%

203

204

11.2%

22.4%

204

205

11.3%

22.6%

205

206

11.4%

22.8%

206

207

11.5%

23.0%

207

208

11.6%

23.2%

208

209

11.7%

23.4%

209

210

11.8%

23.6%

210

211

11.9%

23.8%

211

212

12.0%

24.0%

212

213

12.1%

24.2%

213

214

12.2%

24.4%

214

215

12.3%

24.6%

215

216

12.4%

24.8%

216

217

12.5%

25.0%

217

218

12.6%

25.2%

218

219

12.7%

25.4%

219

220

12.8%

25.6%

220

221

12.9%

25.8%

221

222

13.0%

26.0%

222

223

13.1%

26.2%

223

224

13.2%

26.4%

224

225

13.3%

26.6%


At Least

But
Less
Than


Fuel Surcharge Amt  
LTL             TL
     

225

226

13.4%

26.8%

226

227

13.5%

27.0%

227

228

13.6%

27.2%

228

229

13.7%

27.4%

229

230

13.8%

27.6%

230

231

13.9%

27.8%

231

232

14.0%

28.0%

232

233

14.1%

28.2%

233

234

14.2%

28.4%

234

235

14.3%

28.6%

235

236

14.4%

28.8%

236

237

14.5%

29.0%

237

238

14.6%

29.2%

238

239

14.7%

29.4%

239

240

14.8%

29.6%

240

241

14.9%

29.8%

241

242

15.0%

30.0%

242

243

15.1%

30.2%

243

244

15.2%

30.4%

244

245

15.3%

30.6%

245

246

15.4%

30.8%

246

247

15.5%

31.0%

247

248

15.6%

31.2%

248

249

15.7%

31.4%

249

250

15.8%

31.6%

250

251

15.9%

31.8%

251

252

16.0%

32.0%

252

253

16.1%

32.2%

253

254

16.2%

32.4%

254

255

16.3%

32.6%

255

256

16.4%

32.8%

256

257

16.5%

33.0%

257

258

16.6%

33.2%

258

259

16.7%

33.4%

259

260

16.8%

33.6%

260

261

16.9%

33.8%

261

262

17.0%

34.0%

262

263

17.1%

34.2%

263

264

17.2%

34.4%

264

265

17.3%

34.6%

265

266

17.4%

34.8%

266

267

17.5%

35.0%

267

268

17.6%

35.2%

268

269

17.7%

35.4%

269

270

17.8%

35.6%

270

271

17.9%

35.8%

271

272

18.0%

36.0%

272

273

18.1%

36.2%

273

274

18.2%

36.4%

274

275

18.3%

36.6%

275

276

18.4%

36.8%

276

277

18.5%

37.0%

277

278

18.6%

37.2%

278

279

18.7%

37.4%

279

280

18.8%

37.6%

280

281

18.9%

37.8%

281

282

19.0%

38.0%

282

283

19.1%

38.2%

283

284

19.2%

38.4%

284

285

19.3%

38.6%

285

286

19.4%

38.8%

286

287

19.5%

39.0%

287

288

19.6%

39.2%

288

289

19.7%

39.4%

289

290

19.8%

39.6%

290

291

19.9%

39.8%

291

292

20.0%

40.0%

292

293

20.1%

40.2%

293

294

20.2%

40.4%

294

295

20.3%

40.6%

295

296

20.4%

40.8%

296

297

20.5%

41.0%

297

298

20.6%

41.2%

298

299

20.7%

41.4%

299

300

20.8%

41.6%

300

301

20.9%

41.8%

301

302

21.0%

42.0%

302

303

21.1%

42.2%

303

304

21.2%

42.4%

304

305

21.3%

42.6%

305

306

21.4%

42.8%

306

307

21.5%

43.0%

307

308

21.6%

43.2%

308

309

21.7%

43.4%

309

310

21.8%

43.6%

310

311

21.9%

43.8%

311

312

22.0%

44.0%

312

313

22.1%

44.2%

313

314

22.2%

44.4%

314

315

22.3%

44.6%

315

316

22.4%

44.8%

316

317

22.5%

45.0%

317

318

22.6%

45.2%

318

319

22.7%

45.4%

319

320

22.8%

45.6%

320

321

22.9%

45.8%

321

322

23.0%

46.0%

322

323

23.1%

46.2%

323

324

23.2%

46.4%

324

325

23.3%

46.6%

325

326

23.4%

46.8%

326

327

23.5%

47.0%

327

328

23.6%

47.2%

328

329

23.7%

47.4%

329

330

23.8%

47.6%

330

331

23.9%

47.8%

331

332

24.0%

48.0%

332

333

24.1%

48.2%

333

334

24.2%

48.4%

334

335

24.3%

48.6%

335

336

24.4%

48.8%

336

337

24.5%

49.0%

337

338

24.6%

49.2%

338

339

24.7%

49.4%

339

340

24.8%

49.6%

340

341

24.9%

49.8%

341

342

25.0%

50.0%

342

343

25.1%

50.2%

343

344

25.2%

50.4%

344

345

25.3%

50.6%

345

346

25.4%

50.8%

346

347

25.5%

51.0%

347

348

25.6%

51.2%

348

349

25.7%

51.4%

349

350

25.8%

51.6%

350

351

25.9%

51.8%

351

352

26.0%

52.0%

352

353

26.1%

52.2%

353

354

26.2%

52.4%

354

355

26.3%

52.6%

355

356

26.4%

52.8%

356

357

26.5%

53.0%

357

358

26.6%

53.2%

358

359

26.7%

53.4%

359

360

26.8%

53.6%

360

*

 

 

*Note:
When diesel fuel prices equal or exceed $3.60 per gallon, the LTL fuel surcharge continues to increase 0.1% with every one-cent increment. For example, when the index is at least 360 but less than 361, the LTL surcharge will be 26.9% and when the index is at least 361 but less than 362, the LTL surcharge will be 27.0%.

When diesel fuel prices equal or exceed $3.60 per gallon, the TL fuel surcharge continues to increase 0.2% with every one-cent increment. For example, when the index is at least 360 but less than 361, the TL surcharge will be 53.8% and when the index is at least 361 but less than 362, the TL surcharge will be 54.0%.

   
Application:
  

1. 

The fuel surcharge level will be adjusted on Wednesday of each week based on the U.S. National Average Fuel Index of the prior Monday. The National Average Fuel Index is published by the Energy Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy and is available by telephone at 1-202-586-6966 or on the Internet at www.eia.doe.gov.

 

2. 

For the purposes of this item, 'TL' shall be defined as any shipment:

A.   effectively occupying more than 28 linear feet of line-haul
      equipment space; or
B.   having actual weight of 20,000 lbs or more (Note 1); or
C.   moving as a Capacity Load (Items 390 and 390-1) (Note 2).

Note 1 – Not applicable for shipments moving under a Volume Price Quote.

Note 2 – Only applicable when the shipment exceeds 28 linear feet of line-haul equipment space or has an actual weight of 20,000 lbs. or more.  Both the portion of the shipment subject to the capacity load minimum charge and the portion designated as overflow, as defined in Items 390 and 390-1 (Capacity Loads - Minimum Charge) will be subject to the TL fuel surcharge.

 

3. 

In applying the surcharge, first determine the freight charges that would otherwise be applicable without the effect of the surcharge, including the effect of the alternation process and any applicable discount or reduction. Once determined, the charge will then be subject to increase by the amount of the surcharge. The surcharge will be shown as a separate line entry on the freight bill.

 

4.  Freight charges for line haul transportation shall include line haul, ocean, pickup and delivery charges such as, but not limited to, minimum charges, charges calculated from class or exception rates, density minimum charges, absolute minimum charges, minimum truckload charges, exclusive use minimum charges, capacity load minimum charges, per vehicle charges and per pup charges. Except as otherwise provided the increase will not apply to charges for special services. Where a through rate is constructed by combining two or more factors, the surcharge shall be applied to the resulting total charges.

Current Fuel Surcharge

 
ABF 111-AB, Item 161

Freight, All Kinds (FAK) and Exception Ratings - Application (Item 565)
Governing Law (Item 125)
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