Fee comparison
Overlength / excessive length fees by carrier
Per-shipment charge for articles exceeding a length threshold, often tiered by feet.
Lowest
$160
Median
$300
Highest
$375
Carriers
10
Per shipment
Estes
Time critical over dimension by length: 8-12ft $100, 12-16ft $200, 16-20ft $300, 20-28ft $500
$100 (8'-<12'); $200 (12'-<16'); $300 (16'-<20'); $500 (20'-<28')
Southeastern Freight Lines
Charge by longest dimension tier; longest article applies
$180 (8-12ft), $395 (12-16ft), $795 (16-20ft), $1,590 (20ft+)
Roadrunner
Charge based on freight length brackets from 8 ft to 27+ ft
$260 (8-12 ft) to $5,000 (27+ ft)
R+L Carriers
Based on length/width dimension; plus $40.00 inspection fee if fee added by carrier
$275.00 (96"-143"), $400.00 (144"-191"), $750.00 (192"-239"), $1,000.00 (240"-287"), $2,000.00 (288"+)
XPO
By longest handling unit length; not applicable to Exclusive Use, Lineal Foot, or TL shipments
$298 (8–11ft), $650 (11–16ft), $1,387 (16–20ft), $4,918 (20ft+)
Estes
By article length: 8-12ft $300, 12-16ft $600, 16-20ft $850, 20ft+ $1000
$300 (8'-<12'); $600 (12'-<16'); $850 (16'-<20'); $1000 (20'+)
Saia
Articles 8 ft but under 12 ft = $350; 12 ft or greater = $1,000
$350.00 for 8-<12 ft; $1,000.00 for 12 ft and greater
FedEx Freight
Handling unit 12 ft or greater; charge tiered by longest dimension
$775.00 (12–15 ft), $982.00 (15–18 ft), $1,234.00 (18–20 ft), $1,514.00 (20 ft or greater)
Dayton Freight
Shipping unit exceeding 21 ft inadvertently accepted; DAFG has no liability.
$1,000.00 up to 21 ft plus $125.00 per linear foot thereafter
Per mile
Roadrunner
Per lineal foot per mile rate varies by shipment mileage
$0.100/lin ft (<750 mi) to $0.060/lin ft (1800+ mi)
XPO
Per-lineal-foot per-mile rate (21¢ <750mi to 12¢ ≥1800mi); minimum $762.00; plus LTL fuel surcharge
21/19/15/12 cents per lineal foot per mile by distance; minimum $762.00
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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