ABF Freight System, Inc. - Special Service Options

Shipping Guide - Service Options & Pricing Provisions

The following list is included as a quick reference to the special service options most frequently requested by our customers. The charges shown are contained in the ABF 111 Rules & Special Services Tariff and are subject to change.

Time Definite Delivery Services, Item 486
25.05 Between dates
32.05 By date
41.25 On date

Arrival Notification and Special Handling, Item 485-1
39.00 per shipment* - Includes appointment**

Arrival Notification and Appointment Delivery "ARRNOT" Service, Item 485-2
39.00 per appointment**

Appointment deliveries and arrival notification involve more than just a phone call. These services require ABF to handle the freight one or more additional times. This can create congestion on our dock, increase chances for loss and damage, and prohibit delivery in the normal route sequence, thus reducing efficiencies and increasing costs.

Change in Bill of Lading, Collection Status, or Payor of Freight Charges, Item 362
22.00 per correction.

Administrative costs of "correcting" a freight bill includes issuing the correction request, correcting and re-rating the freight bill, and issuing and mailing the corrected freight bill to the new payor.

COD Fee, Item 430
6% of COD amount - Includes appointment**
78.05 minimum charge

COD Change or Cancellation Fee, Item 430
54.20 per occurrence

ABF assumes significant responsibility and risk for collecting C.O.D.'s. Deliveries are more difficult because we cannot deliver the freight without collecting the C.O.D. amount, meaning a delivery may be delayed until it can be coordinated with the consignee's ability to pay in the required form of currency. Changes in amount of C.O.D., form of payment, or paying party create additional administrative expense.

Construction Site and Other Limited Access Delivery, Item 440
6.80 per cwt.
84.80 minimum per shipment - Includes initial notification and appointment**
225.00 maximum per shipment

Often, there will be scheduling difficulties, no dock, and other circumstances that require additional time and associated costs. This charge applies per shipment, per trailer to all limited access sites, including construction sites and to sites where additional security measures cause delays.

Correction of Description of Articles or Shipment Weight, Item 992
22.00 per shipment - If freight charges change by 15.00 or more

Correcting a freight bill when the freight has been misdescribed also requires the time and expense of an inspection. ABF will only apply this charge when the correct description causes a fifteen dollar or more change in freight charges.

Customs or In Bond Freight, Item 480
2.95 per cwt.
119.65 minimum per shipment*
291.00 maximum per shipment*
For Boroughs of Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, charges are 6.85; 210.50; 804.75 respectively

U.S. Customs requires all carriers to purchase a bond for each shipment*. Inbond shipments require special handling, must be segregated from non-inbond freight, and require special notification upon arrival at destination. Additional training of employees is necessary as mishandling of inbond freight subjects carrier to heavy fines.

Flatbed Service, Item 959
7.05 per cwt.
218.35 minimum per piece of special equipment
572.45 maximum per piece of special equipment

These pickups or deliveries are usually associated with unusual freight and difficult locations. They require special equipment and substantially more time than standard dock-to-dock pickups and deliveries.

Hazardous Materials Transportation, Item 973
25.95 per shipment*

Hazardous materials require ABF to take extreme care and preparation in the transportation of those shipments. Extensive employee training; verification of compliance with all regulations, including billing and shipment documentation; and additional handling considerations are required to ensure loading compatibility with other shipments.

Inside Delivery or Pickup, Item 566
7.35 per cwt.
71.55 minimum per shipment*
795.50 maximum per shipment*
For Borough of Manhattan, charges are 19.20; 98.00; 890.00 respectively

Inside pickups and deliveries often result in lengthy pickup or delivery times, increasing our expenses, most notably labor. They also involve difficult locations, such as shopping malls and high-rise office buildings.

Liability - Excess Coverage, Item 780-1
3% of the excess liability coverage requested, 48.40 minimum

ABF's general policies providing liability limits are further explained under ABF General Policies.

Liftgate Service, Item 758
5.10 per cwt.
136.20 minimum per shipment*
287.85 maximum per shipment*

These pickups or deliveries require substantially more time than standard dock-to-dock pickups and deliveries. In addition, they are usually associated with more difficult locations (i.e. construction sites). Also, they require liftgate equipment causing additional expense including extra handling, extra labor, and possibly liftgate rental.

Marking or Tagging, Item 580
3.45 per package
50.85 minimum charge per shipment*

Relabeling a shipment is a very labor intensive task - produce the labels, locate the freight, remove old labels and properly affix new ones.

Over-Dimension Freight, Item 670
85.40 per shipment*

ABF has always exercised great care in handling and transporting oversized commodities, but the corresponding freight charges have not been compensatory for the additional costs we experience. Since this charge will only apply for shipments that include an individual piece 14 feet or longer, most shipments will be unaffected by this charge.

Redelivery, Item 830
7.30 per cwt.
60.85 minimum per occurrence*
785.00 maximum per occurrence*
125.50 minimum on order notify

ABF makes multiple trips to complete the delivery. This also creates inefficiencies as the driver has to load and unload around the undelivered freight. There are also additional costs associated with unloading and reloading the shipment at ABF's dock.

Residential Pickup or Delivery, Item 751
6.80 per cwt.
84.80 per shipment - Includes initial notification and appointment**
136.55 for zips 70001-70499
225.00 maximum per shipment

ABF must notify shipper or consignee of arrival and arrange a time for delivery or pickup, so all costs associated with Arrival Notify and Appointment Deliveries apply. Often, there will be no dock, thus requiring a liftgate, with its associated costs, for a ground delivery or pickup.

Single Shipment, Item 885
33.65 per shipment rated at minimum charge (MCHG) or less than 500 lbs (L5C)

ABF's base rates assume multiple shipments per pickup. A single small shipment does not produce enough revenue to bear the entire pickup cost at that customer's facility.

Sorting, Segregating and Special Handling Deliveries, Item 750
0.95 per package
65.00 minimum charge per shipment*

Very labor intensive. It requires ABF's driver to put commodities, often involving hundreds of boxes, in order by lots according to size, brand, flavor, etc., often moving the freight between pallets. In addition to the time required to sort and segregate the freight or provide other special handling, ABF may experience delays during these deliveries due to excess waiting times.

Stop Offs, Item 900
266.35 per each stop

Volume rates are normally based on the associated costs from initial origin to final destination. Multiple pickups and/or deliveries generate additional administrative and handling costs.

Storage Charges, Item 910
2.50 per cwt.
16.10 minimum per day
61.55 minimum per shipment
162.25 maximum per day per vehicle

If a shipment is stored on the dock, it creates congestion and decreases productivity. If it is stored on a trailer, it ties up equipment that could otherwise be in use. There are also the costs associated with extra physical handling of freight and the administrative costs of monitoring the shipment.

* When one shipment requires multiple trailers, application of fees are per shipment per trailer.
** Appointment charge (on or after due date, but not at a specific time) is included in special service charge.