Fee comparison
Marking / tagging fees by carrier
Marking, tagging, or labeling pieces at the customer's request.
Lowest per piece
$2.20
Median per piece
$6.25
Highest per piece
$9.64
Carriers
10
Per piece
Estes
$2.30 per label or tag, $30.65 minimum per shipment
$2.30/label or tag, $30.65 minimum charge/shipment
R+L Carriers
When carrier marks/tags/labels freight; $9.80 per label/piece, min $93.20
$9.80 per label/tag or package/piece, $93.20 minimum per shipment
Roadrunner
Re-labeling of freight
$5.00/piece, $40 min chg
Saia
Per package/piece on which marking or tag changed/altered
$6.51 per package/piece, $109.00 minimum per shipment
Per hundredweight (cwt)
Dayton Freight
Per package/piece where marking or tag is changed or altered.
$4.00/cwt, $40.00 min, $250.00 max
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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