FedEx Freight · FXF 100 Series
FedEx Freight detention (with power) fee
FedEx Freight charges $82.00 per pup for each 15 minutes or fraction of detention with power beyond free time, subject to a $97.00 minimum charge. Free time varies by shipment weight. The rate is published in Item 500 of the FXF 100 Series rules tariff, effective January 5, 2026.
$97 min
Per pup each 15 min after free time; $97.00 min; free time varies by weight
“$82.00 per pup for each 15 minutes or fraction thereof, subject to a minimum charge of $97.00.” (p. 20)
How much does FedEx Freight charge for detention with power?
The tariff sets the rate at $82.00 per pup for each 15 minutes or fraction thereof, subject to a minimum charge of $97.00. Because the minimum sits above a single increment, the shortest billable hold costs $97.00 rather than $82.00; from the second increment on, the per-increment rate governs.
Four increments — one hour held beyond free time — is $328.00 per pup. The charge is assessed per pup, so a shipment moving on two trailers held for the same hour is billed twice.
How much free time does FedEx Freight allow before detention starts?
The tariff states that free time varies by shipment weight, and detention accrues only after it is exhausted. This index publishes the detention rate and its minimum; it does not carry FedEx Freight's weight-banded free-time schedule, so the allowance for a given shipment has to be read off Item 500 itself.
That allowance is the single most important input to the charge. A shipment whose free time is understated by one band picks up billable increments that were never billable — which is why the free-time band, not the rate, is usually where a detention dispute is won or lost.
Is FedEx Freight's detention rate high compared with other LTL carriers?
It is the highest in this index. Seven carriers here publish detention with power as a flat per-15-minute rate, and FedEx Freight's $82.00 tops all of them against a median of $65.25. The lowest published rate in that group is Southeastern Freight Lines at $19.00 per vehicle per 15 minutes.
The gap compounds by the hour: $16.75 more per increment is $67.00 more per hour held than the median carrier. Comparing rates alone still understates the spread, because free-time allowances and minimum charges differ carrier by carrier and are set out separately in each tariff.
What is the difference between detention with power and detention without power?
Detention with power is billed while the driver and tractor stay with the trailer — the clock runs in 15-minute increments because a driver is idle. Detention without power applies to a trailer that has been spotted and left, so it is billed by the day instead.
FedEx Freight charges $273.00 per pup or vehicle for each 24-hour period or fraction without power, excluding non-business days. Both charges are published under the same tariff item, so an invoice can carry either — check which one the carrier assessed before disputing the rate.
What can be disputed on a FedEx Freight detention charge?
The charge is built from four inputs, and each one is checkable against your own records: the arrival time, the departure time, the free-time band the shipment's weight earns, and the number of pups held. The rate itself is not in dispute — it is published.
Detention is among the most contested accessorials precisely because the first two inputs come from the carrier's records rather than yours. If the gate log, appointment record, or signed delivery receipt disagrees with the times billed, dispute with that documentation attached rather than paying and reclaiming later.
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