Accessorial Charges

The following charges may be assessed in order to complete the pickup or delivery of a shipment. No prior approval is required.
A-D | E-L | M-R | S-Z
Airport Drop $3.00 cwt., $15.00 minimum, for freight dropped at our dock that we deliver to an airport stop or picked up at an airport stop and brought back to our dock.
Airport Transfer $3.00 cwt., $15.00 minimum, for freight that is picked up from a forwarder or airline and taken to another forwarder or airline on the same airport field without coming into one of our terminals.
Attempted Pick-up/Delivery $27.00
Border Security $30.00
Chain of Custody Shipment Security Document Fee $8.50
Church Pick-up/Delivery $25.00. A surcharge to pick-up/deliver to a church. An inside pick-up/delivery charge may also apply if the pick-up/delivery is past a threshold or dock.
COD Fee Minimum charge of $25.00 or 1% of the COD amount, up to a maximum fee of $100.00
Construction Site Delivery Surcharge $25.00 plus detention
Convention Fee $55.00 plus detention; $65.00 for McCormick Place, Navy Pier, and Rosemont
Cross Dock $2.00 cwt. with a minimum charge of $20.00 and a maximum charge of $200.00. This fee is for freight taken off one truck, at our dock, and loaded onto another at the same dock.
Detention - Vehicles with Power Units Free for first half hour then $60.00 for the first hour of portion thereof; $15.00 for each succeeding fifteen (15) minute period or portion thereof.
Dimensional Weight Transportation charges for a shipment will be assessed on the gross weight of a shipment based on the greater of (1) the actual weight; or (2) the cubic dimension weight, based on one pound for each 250 cubic inches or fraction thereof. When a shipment consists of more than one piece or package, the cubic inches of each piece or package shall be determined for calculating transportation charges.
Document Prep Fee $10.00 per document