Fee comparison
Driver assist (load/unload) fees by carrier
Driver physically loading or unloading freight.
Lowest per hour
$65
Median per hour
$145
Highest per hour
$153
Carriers
10
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
3
TForce Freight
$140 per labor hour, $550 minimum per person per day; not applicable weekends/holidays.
$140
5
XPO
Per person per hour or fraction, Mon–Fri during business hours; minimum $429.00 per person
$153highest
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
TForce Freight
$10 per CWT, $175 minimum, $500 maximum; not applicable at a Residence.
$10
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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