Freight Rates & Fuel
How Truckload Freight Rates Work: Spot, Contract and Rate per Mile
The parts of a truckload rate, why spot and contract prices move apart, where public rate data comes from, and how to work out what a load really pays per mile.
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Freight Rates & Fuel
How a Trucking Fuel Surcharge Is Calculated, With Worked Examples
The standard per-mile formula, a table of surcharges at this year's diesel prices, why the surcharge trails the pump, and the contract terms that decide what you are paid.