Roadrunner · RDFS 100-K
Roadrunner excessive / declared value fee
Roadrunner charges $1.00 to $10 per $100 value depending on class for excessive / declared value. Charge per value based on freight class. The figure comes from RDFS 100-K Item 780, effective Sep 22, 2025.
$1.00 to $10 per $100 value depending on class
Charge per value based on freight class
“Value $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $4.00 $5.00 $7.00 $8.00 $9.00 $10 $10” (p. 4)
Source: RDFS 100-K Item 780 · effective Sep 22, 2025 · verified July 2026
What other carriers charge for excessive / declared value
AAA Cooper
Full Value Coverage between US points / US-Canada-PR; min $45.00
$0.80 per $100.00 of coverage; minimum $45.00 per shipment
Dayton Freight
Optional coverage requested in writing on BOL; covers 110% of invoice value plus freight, max $250,000.
$0.85 per $100 on 110% of invoice value plus freight, $50.00 minimum
Estes
$0.75 per $100 of value, $65.00 minimum
$.75 per $100, $65.00 minimum charge
FedEx Freight
When excess liability coverage requested for new articles over $25/lb
3% of requested excess liability coverage, $147.00 minimum
R+L Carriers
Additional charge of 3% of amount exceeding carrier's max liability; minimum $100.00 per shipment; not applicable on used products
3% by which the agreed or declared value exceeds the carrier's maximum liability, $100.00 minimum per shipment
Saia
When full value coverage properly requested; $79 minimum per shipment for US/Canada/Mexico shipments
$1.00 per $100 of invoice value, $79.00 minimum charge per shipment
TForce Freight
3% of excess liability amount requested, $57.50 minimum (Mexico shipments).
3%
XPO
3% of declared value exceeding initial maximum liability; minimum $97.00
3% of declared value in excess of maximum liability, $97.00 minimum
Each figure is that carrier's published tariff amount. Carriers price this fee in different shapes (flat charge, per-cwt rate, hourly), so these are listed as published rather than ranked. Click a carrier for its citation, tariff language, and history.
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