Freight · sourced & verified
Driver assist (load/unload) fees by carrier
Per shipment
AAA Cooper
Extra labor to load/unload/transfer, per extra man
$305.55 for 3 hours or less per extra man; $127.30 each additional hour per man
Per hour
TForce Freight
$65 per hour or fraction for additional labor requested (Mexico).
$65
Dayton Freight
Sat/Sun/holidays & 5:01pm-6:59am; per man/hour, $400.00 minimum per man.
$100
TForce Freight
$140 per labor hour, $550 minimum per person per day; not applicable weekends/holidays.
$140
Southeastern Freight Lines
Per hour or fraction, M-F normal business hours, per location
$145
XPO
Per person per hour or fraction, Mon–Fri during business hours; minimum $429.00 per person
$153
Estes
$300 per man first 3 hrs, $80/hr/man 3-8 hrs, $90/hr/man each hour after
$300.00/man/first 3 hours or less; $80.00/hour/man between 3 and 8 hrs; $90.00/hour/man each hour thereafter
Roadrunner
Extra labor: $75/person/hr business hours, $100/person/hr after hours/weekends
$75/person/hr ($150 min/day) Mon-Fri; $100/person/hr ($400 min/day) Sat/Sun/Holidays
R+L Carriers
When requested; $152.40/man/hr, min $614.70/man/day; Sundays/Holidays use Item 756
$152.40 per man per hour, $614.70 minimum per man per day
FedEx Freight
When extra labor requested for loading/unloading/bracing during business hours
$183.00 per person per hour, $721.00 minimum
Saia
Per laborer when extra labor furnished for loading/unloading
$252.00 first 3 hours; $64.00/hr over 3 up to 8 hours; $88.00/hr over 8 hours
Per hundredweight (cwt)
Southeastern Freight Lines
$2.00 CWT, $30 minimum charge
$2
Data:
The Good Index
— from each carrier's published rules tariff, verified July 2026. CC BY 4.0.
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