Effective - 06/01/26
A. APPLICATION shall be applied to all movements.
B. Shipments shall be accorded split pickup, diversion, split delivery and stop in transit. Said service shall be assessed a $100.00 charge for each pickup, delivery, or stop beyond one, or for each diversion. The total loaded miles through all applicable points shall be used to determine the rate for said movement. The minimum weight or total net weight for the entire shipment, whichever is greater, shall apply. There shall be a one‑hour allowance for loading and unloading of each component part of the shipment. For charges beyond the free time allowance, see item "C" herein.
C. There shall be a one‑hour allowance for loading. There shall be a one‑hour allowance for unloading net weights less than 30 tons. There shall be a two-hour allowance for unloading net weights greater than 30 tons. Time in excess of the time allowance shall be subject to an additional charge of $25.00 per quarter hour, or fraction thereof. A maximum of 10 hours in any 24-hour period shall be assessed standby. Thereafter item “K” herein applies.
D. Rates herein do not apply to shipments requiring dedicated equipment.
E. Google miles shall be used to determine distance between points.
F. Shipments returned to point of origin shall be done at one‑half the total outbound freight charges.
G. Shipments requiring redelivery shall be redelivered at $3.00 per mile plus applicable fuel surcharge for all associated miles. A minimum charge of $300 will be applied to all redeliveries.
H. When the carrier is required to use a detour in circumstances outside of the carrier’s control, detour/out of route miles will be charged at $3.00 per loaded mile plus the applicable fuel surcharge. The shipper shall also pay $3.00 plus the applicable fuel surcharge per empty mile for repositioning of equipment.
I. Rate quotes do not apply to a nominal consignee.
J. C.O.D. shipments shall be accepted. A $100.00 charge will be assessed for C.O.D. shipments.
K. If the carrier, through no fault of his own, is unable to effect delivery of any shipment within ten (10) hours from the scheduled delivery time, applicable standby charges shall stop, and a $300 weekday (Monday to Friday)/$400 weekend (Saturday, Sunday) layover charge shall be assessed. The maximum layover time shall be 10 hours. Should delivery continue to not be available 10 hours of standby charges followed by the layover charge shall continue until delivery can be completed.
L. All private property services, other than standby time, shall be assessed at $160.00 per hour, or any fraction thereof
M. All services that take the carrier upon public highways on behalf of the shipper, but do not apply to mileage or tonnage rates, shall be assessed at $45.00 per quarter hour, or any fraction thereof plus fuel surcharge.
N. Whenever a carrier is requested by the shipper, consignee, or debtor to obtain a certified weight from a public scale, or when a carrier must obtain a certified weight for billing purposes or for other legal requirements, and a charge is assessed by the public weigh master for this service, the carrier shall assess a charge equal to the amount paid to the public weigh master plus a 20% processing fee.
O. On shipments requiring an unloading pump, said service shall be performed at no additional charge.
P. When Shipper requires a commercial washout and the commercial wash station assesses a charge, the Carrier shall assess a charge of $325 for a standard washout and $425 for a Kosher washout.
Q. If the shipper requires carrier to secure a special permit for the movement of an oversized load upon the highway the charge shall be $100.00 per permit for each state that the movement is routed in.
R. If the movement of an oversized load requires pilot cars or police escort said service shall be provided at the cost for the service plus a 20% processing fee.
S. Preloading of trailers at shipper’s request shall be assessed a $250.00 charge.
T, Trailers that are loaded and stored on behalf of the customer shall be charged $175.00 per day.
U. Vehicle/Truck Ordered and Not Used (TONU) – when the carriers truck/vehicle is ordered and the shipper then cancels that load withing 6 hours of the scheduled pick up time and/or the carrier is within 6 hours of arrival at the pick up location the following TONU charges shall apply, $300 per load per occurrence plus $3.00/per mile plus the applicable fuel surcharge if the out of route miles exceed 50 miles.
V. Unless at carriers’ convenience or otherwise negotiated, a charge of $150.00 per load will apply to any load requiring delivery on a Saturday, Sunday or Holiday. Holidays include New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
W. Bridge and road tolls shall be assessed at cost plus a 20% processing fee.
X. When there is no quoted rate in place, charges shall be $7.00 per mile with a $800.00 minimum plus fuel surcharge per shipment.
Y. Apex assumes no liability beyond the value of the freight and the value of the product.
*Subject to change without notification.
