Accessorial fee guide
Definitions, rate confirmation checks, documentation notes, and example wording for common freight accessorials. Pair these pages with the documentation and approval checklists before billing.
Start with approval, then proof
An accessorial request is strongest when the carrier can connect the event to written terms, broker approval, facility records, receipts, POD, BOL, and invoice notes. These pages explain what to check before the cost or delay becomes a billing problem.
Prepare the request
Use a short written review before sending a detention, lumper, layover, or stop-off request.
TemplateConfirm approval in writing
Keep the load number, facts, approval request, attachments, and reply together.
GuideReduce unpaid accessorial risk
Clarify approval language and records before the load reaches billing.
Delay and cancellation charges
Use these when time, appointment changes, failed delivery, or canceled capacity drives the request.
Detention
Detention explained for carriers: when wait time may qualify, which clock matters, and what records support the request.
Delay / cancellationLayover
Layover explained for carriers: how overnight delays affect truck use, revised appointments, documentation, and billing.
Delay / cancellationTONU
TONU explained for carriers: what to document when a booked truck is canceled after capacity has been committed.
Delay / cancellationTruck ordered not used
Truck ordered not used explained for carriers: cancellation timing, dispatched capacity, location proof, and fee confirmation.
Delay / cancellationRedelivery
Redelivery explained for carriers: failed delivery attempts, revised instructions, added miles, waiting time, and documents.
Delay / cancellationStorage
Storage explained for carriers: holding freight or equipment, release instructions, daily charges, and billing records.
Labor, stops, and out-of-pocket costs
Use these when the load adds handling work, added stops, tarping, lumpers, or special delivery requirements.
Lumper
Lumper reimbursement explained for carriers: approval, receipts, payment codes, and the paperwork needed for billing.
Work / reimbursementDriver assist
Driver assist explained for carriers: extra labor, approval before work starts, task details, and billing support.
Work / reimbursementTarp pay
Tarp pay explained for carriers: open-deck tarping work, rate confirmation language, photos, and approval notes.
Work / reimbursementStop-off
Stop-off charges explained for carriers: added pickup or delivery work, stop sequence, written approval, and records.
Work / reimbursementExtra pickup
Extra pickup explained for carriers: added origin stops, appointment details, paperwork, and revised pay terms.
Work / reimbursementExtra delivery
Extra delivery explained for carriers: split deliveries, receiver records, revised instructions, and accessorial support.
All accessorial references
Full accessorial library with rate confirmation checks, documentation notes, and example wording.
Detention
Detention explained for carriers: when wait time may qualify, which clock matters, and what records support the request.
AccessorialLayover
Layover explained for carriers: how overnight delays affect truck use, revised appointments, documentation, and billing.
AccessorialTONU
TONU explained for carriers: what to document when a booked truck is canceled after capacity has been committed.
AccessorialLumper
Lumper reimbursement explained for carriers: approval, receipts, payment codes, and the paperwork needed for billing.
AccessorialStop-off
Stop-off charges explained for carriers: added pickup or delivery work, stop sequence, written approval, and records.
AccessorialDriver assist
Driver assist explained for carriers: extra labor, approval before work starts, task details, and billing support.
AccessorialTarp pay
Tarp pay explained for carriers: open-deck tarping work, rate confirmation language, photos, and approval notes.
AccessorialExtra pickup
Extra pickup explained for carriers: added origin stops, appointment details, paperwork, and revised pay terms.
AccessorialExtra delivery
Extra delivery explained for carriers: split deliveries, receiver records, revised instructions, and accessorial support.
AccessorialAfter-hours delivery
After-hours delivery explained for carriers: nonstandard receiving times, access rules, written approval, and delay risk.
AccessorialReefer fuel
Reefer fuel explained for carriers: temperature-control instructions, unit fuel exposure, receipts, and delay records.
AccessorialTruck ordered not used
Truck ordered not used explained for carriers: cancellation timing, dispatched capacity, location proof, and fee confirmation.
AccessorialRedelivery
Redelivery explained for carriers: failed delivery attempts, revised instructions, added miles, waiting time, and documents.
AccessorialStorage
Storage explained for carriers: holding freight or equipment, release instructions, daily charges, and billing records.