Accessorials endangered?

F ‘em.

Have the agent use LOD1, LOD2, beef the FSC, TARP,

They get enough out of the LH to feed themselves.

Toll receipts I thought was common place.

I’ve only had one instance where corporate bucked against accessorials on a load - they were told in short order what was required and why, and left it alone.

 

Yessir.

 

HAZ, Wide , ‘special equipment’ accessories are usually just feel good additions to present to a picky customer as to why a shipment cost more than usual. Most suffer the percentage drain and don’t benefit the driver.

I could see how a tenacious CFO could start putting the squeeze on anything diverting profits from corporate to the driver.

I always break loads down to ‘To the Truck”, and if I’m happy, then I’ll take it. This includes anticipating detention and delays, because asking for more on the back end is problematic, perhaps appearing as penny pinching to agents/customers.

 

If they put tolls on the freight bill, you need to turn in the toll receipts.

I just have them load toll money into loading and unloading.

And we've never once had anyone balk at loading or unloading, and it's gone to a $1K before. $300 to $500 is very common for both combined.

You're dealing with scumbags. Friends don't let friends deal with scumbag agents.

This business is a never ending minefield. You've found your way into a high density area.

 

HAZ doesn't get you 100% though. The others we don't deal with in the van world.

Competent.....let alone well qualified drivers are in very high demand at the moment.

It will be interesting to see what happens when their overall revenue starts going down because they don't have the trucks.

 

Securement is really just part of the job.

Load and unload however can and should be used.

I’ve heard different responses on FSC - some will tell you that it’s strictly national average, others will jam any old figure in there to help you out.

Regardless of what the code used is, end of the day it is $ out of the agency pocket and LS pocket.

Agents get (I think) 7% of 90% of LH. The employees of agents are usually told to minimize accesorials, unless they really need to move the freight - Agent owners themselves are usually more frivolous with 100% charges.

So, $1,000 LH nets the agent $63.
$10,000 LH gets them $630.

So it depends on their volume and agency operations. Do they have 6 employees and an office, handling $100k of freight a week?

Or is it a pajama agent at the kitchen table with a laptop just trying to pay the utility bill each week, running off 3PL load email blasts.

It took me a while to grasp the entire picture, but it helps your mindset out when you can understand what the agents business operation is - vs. just doing the “You guys are out to F### us and we do all the work and you get paid for doing almost nothing “

I sent an agent kid - employee - $250 after he made the truck $13,000 in 10 days. Young kid, good attitude, lives in an apartment and shared custody of a 6 year old daughter. Always answers the phone, almost 24/7. In my opinion he is worth more than he is paid, so I shared.

The freight that doesn’t hit the board - doesn’t hit it for a multiple of reasons.

Ok - I’m rambling now.