Here’s a quick look at several ways that LTL carriers’ recent accessorial increases could be putting the sneeze – oops, we meant squeeze – on your 2024 transportation budget.
4.7%
Increase in excessive length (greater than 16 feet) accessorial charges between Q3:2023 and Q4:2023
$4,900
High end of what excessive length accessorial charges could now cost your company per shipment – a $4,400 increase since early 2023
3.3%
Increase in California compliance accessorial charges between Q3:2023 and Q4:2023
$30
Upper end of what your company could now be paying for California compliance accessorial charges per shipment – an $18.50 increase since early 2023
$85
Fuel surcharge increases that UPS announced during December 2023
1.9%
Increase in limited access accessorial charges from Q3:2023 to Q4:2023
$50
Per-shipment jump in limited access accessorial change since early 2023
