Fee comparison
Reconsignment / diversion fees by carrier
Changing the consignee or destination after tender, plus any re-rate.
Lowest
$48
Median
$61.50
Highest
$70
Carriers
10
Per shipment
1
TForce Freight
Name change $48; change of delivery place $72 (prior) or $10.75/CWT ($110 min, $1,130 max after tender); destination change at published rates.
$48–$1,130lowest
2
Saia
When pickup/delivery made with equipment other than normal linehaul and lading must be transferred
$61.50
3
Southeastern Freight Lines
$70 per shipment; outside destination adds tariff rates to/from reconsignment point
$70
5
TForce Freight
$115 per shipment when Mexico cross-border shipment is diverted to another carrier.
$115highest
R+L Carriers
Outside original delivery terminal; original LTL plus new LTL plus $62.00 reconsignment fee
$62.00 reconsignment fee
FedEx Freight
Charge varies by reconsignment type and timing plus linehaul
$72.00 per shipment at origin; $21.05 per cwt. ($213.00 min, $2,203.00 max) for relinquishment prior to delivery
Roadrunner
$75/shpt before delivery tender; $12/cwt ($150 min, $600 max) after
$75/shpt prior to tender; $12.00/cwt, $150 min, $600 max after tender
XPO
Change in documentation $114.00 plus CNWY 599 transportation to new destination
$114.00 plus transportation to new destination
Per hour
XPO
$112/hr per person (min $208) for unload/reload; plus $24.45/cwt (min $208) delivery service
$112
TForce Freight
$125/person/hr ($150 min) normal hours; $155/person/hr ($155 min) after 8 hrs or weekends/holidays; plus reconsignment charges.
$125
Estes
Diversion motor to air: labor $44.80/man/hr ($65.95 min) plus $10.75/cwt to air terminal ($65.95 min)
$44.80 per man per hour, $65.95 min; $10.75/100 lbs for delivery to air terminal, $65.95 min
Estes
Diversion to another carrier: $65.00/man/hr ($125.00 min) to transfer point; $15.00/cwt to motor carrier dock
$65.00 per man per hour to point of xfer, $125.00 min; $15.00/100 lbs to motor carrier dock
Per hundredweight (cwt)
AAA Cooper
Change in place of delivery within original terminal area after offer of delivery; min $93.70, max $992.25 (name-only change $33.60/shipment)
$9.60
Saia
Request before shipment left origin terminal for return/relinquishment
$5.18 per 100 lbs, $46.50 minimum, $481.00 maximum
Dayton Freight
Return/relinquishment at origin or pickup at terminal; per shipment or per vehicle.
$5.00/cwt, $50.00 min, $400.00 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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