Fee comparison
After-hours / weekend delivery fees by carrier
Delivery outside normal business hours, weekends, or holidays.
Lowest per hour
$119.25
Median per hour
$160
Highest per hour
$180
Carriers
10
Per shipment
AAA Cooper
Weekend/holiday pickup or delivery; min $305.50
$133.75 for 3 hrs or less per man; $305.50 each additional hour; min $305.50
Per hour
Estes
$112.00 per man/hour (or fraction), $400.00 minimum per man/day
$112.00/per man/hour or fraction thereof, $400.00 minimum charge/man/day
Dayton Freight
Mon-Fri after 6:00pm and before 7:00am, except holidays; per driver.
$125.00 per hour, $400.00 minimum
Saia
Pickup/delivery or spot/drop on Saturday, Sunday, or holiday
$135.00 per person per hour, $536.00 minimum per person per pup/trailer per day
Roadrunner
Saturday or non-business hours pickup/delivery
$100/person/hr, $200 min chg/person/day
R+L Carriers
Pickup/delivery after 5:00 PM or before 9:00 AM Mon-Fri; no discount applies
$215.00 per hour, $638.00 minimum
R+L Carriers
Weekend/holiday service; $229.00/man/hr min $1,084.00/man/day; empty trailer spot/pickup $1,084.00/day
$229.00 per man per hour, $1,084.00 minimum per man per day
FedEx Freight
When pickup/delivery requested during non-business hours/days
$298.00 per person per hour; $603.00 min non-business hours, $1,115.00 min non-business days
Roadrunner
Sunday or holiday pickup/delivery
$100/person/hr, $400 min chg/person/day
Per day
Dayton Freight
Placing/picking up empty trailer on Sat/Sun/Holiday, per man per day.
$400
Amounts are each carrier's published tariff figure — negotiated contracts may override them. Carriers price this fee in different shapes (flat charge, per-cwt rate), so the table groups like with like — a low per-cwt rate is not a low fee once its minimum charge applies. Click a carrier for the citation, tariff language, and history.
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