Fee comparison
Storage fees by carrier
Freight held at a service center beyond free time.
Lowest per cwt
$2.24
Median per cwt
$3.25
Highest per cwt
$3.50
Carriers
10
Per hundredweight (cwt)
1
AAA Cooper
Per 100 lbs per day at terminal; min $21.75/day, min total $43.40, max $146.50/day
$2.24lowest
2
TForce Freight
$3.25 per CWT per 24 hr, $60 min per 24 hr, $105 min per shipment; $70/day within Mexico.
$3.25
3
Southeastern Freight Lines
$3.50/CWT per 24 hrs, $40 min, $225 max; begins 7AM second business day
$3.50
4
TForce Freight
$4.75 per CWT per day, $50 min/day, $155 min/shipment, $155 max/day (stored in Carrier's possession).
$4.75highest
Roadrunner
Storage on Roadrunner dock or in public warehouse
$2.00/cwt/day on dock, $30 min/day, $50 min/shpt; $2.51/cwt/day public warehouse, $25 min/day, $310.70 max/shpt
FedEx Freight
When freight held by Carrier through no fault of Carrier
$6.03 per cwt. per 24 hours; LTL min $59.00 (not less than $210.00); max $419.00/$561.00/$842.00 by day
R+L Carriers
When carrier places freight in public warehouse; $10.40/cwt min $100.60 max $1,265.10
1040 cents per 100 lbs, $100.60 min, $1,265.10 max per shipment
Saia
Storage charges on freight held in Carrier's possession per 24-hour period
$3.57 per cwt per 24 hrs, $48.50 min per 24hr, $60.00 min per storage period, $209.00 max per 24hr
Estes
$3.00/cwt per 24 hrs (or fraction), $20.00 minimum each 24 hrs, $50.00 minimum per shipment
$3.00/100 lbs/24 hours or fraction; $20.00 min/each 24 hours; $50.00 min/shipment
Dayton Freight
Undeliverable freight not carrier's fault; commences 48 hours after arrival/on-hand notice.
$4.00 per 100 lbs per day, $75.00 min per day
Per day
XPO
$63/day first 3 days, $210.50/day thereafter; TDC storage $210.50/day after 6th business day
$63.00/day first three days, then $210.50/day
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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