Accessorials

Services as anything that goes beyond the basics of dock-to-dock transportation. Accessorials commonly include the need for special equipment and services such as liftgates, non-commercial destinations and inside pickup and/or delivery.

Freight accessorial fees will be added to the shipper’s invoice upfront. It is also common for accessorial fees to be added at the time of billing. 

• Administrative. These types of charges are typically due to an error with the BOL that’s been caught at the carrier terminal. Administrative charges are the most preventable, as they can be avoided with a double-check for accuracy. 

• In Transit. Delivery charges are very common and typically occur when a delivery window was missed. While there can be several reasons for missing a delivery window, having to redeliver the shipment or seek another route will tack on added fees depending on how long it delays the process.

• Equipment. Sometimes a shipment will require extra equipment, but it must be carefully detailed in the BOL. If the type of needed equipment is not specified, there will be an added fee for a) the time it takes to correct the issue and b) adding the equipment itself.

Most common ones are: Detention. Truck ordered and not used (TONU). Additional stop.  Lumper. Washout. Driver assistance. Layovers or redelivery.