An accessorial charge is a fee applied for any service performed beyond normal dock-to-dock pick-up and delivery expectations. If you need special freight handling, select the proper accessorials for both pick-up and delivery when booking, and additional fees may be applied.
Additional charges may also occur if additional labor and time is needed to deliver the shipment and will be sent as rebills.
These fees include but are not limited to the below, and all listed pricing reflects direct shipment fees unless otherwise noted:
Standard Accessorials
Liftgate Free for direct shipments
Trade show $30 flat fee and first 20 minutes free, then $7 per 10 mins
CFS $30 flat fee and first 20 minutes free, then $7 per 10 mins
Inside Service Not available for direct shipments. Fee varies for integrated shipments depending on the LTL partner carrier.
Residential Service Free for direct shipments. Please note that Mothership does not accommodate residential pick-ups.
Hazmat Free for direct shipments
Alcohol Free for direct shipments
Limited Access Free for direct shipments
Drayage Accessorials
Chassis $29 per day
Split Chassis $159 flat fee
Pre-Pull $109 flat fee
Stop Off $129/stop
Drop/Bobtail Fee Varies by location
Overweight Fee $20 flat fee plus any pallet over 900 lbs is billed as an additional pallet pro-rated $10 for each 450 lbs
Tri-Axle Fee 2 days included, $159 after 2 days
Container Storage $49/day
Other Fees
Pickup/Delivery Address Change $49 flat fee if the carrier is near the pickup location or en route to delivery
Tolls $20 for Northern California and $48 for New York/New Jersey
Wait time (Dedicated) 45 minutes free, then $7 per 10 minutes
Wait time (Full Truckload) 2 hours free, then $59 per hour
Wait time (Local) 20 minutes free, then $7 per 10 minutes
Driver Assistance $10 per 10 minutes, no inside delivery, hand load / unload
Delivery Labor $30 for 20 minutes of removing a shipment from the truck
Pickup Attempt $49 per attempt
Delivery Attempt $49 per attempt
Pallet Storage/Overnight storage: $30 and up for 24 hours direct shipments, varies for integrated.
Valley Zone Fee $10 flat fee for any shipment going in or out of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles
Additional Pallets $20/per pallet
Return to Sender equal to the quoted base shipment of delivery.
Cancellation Fee $49 minimum to cancel direct shipments. Fees for integrated LTL shipments vary by carrier and start at $199
Integrated Accessorial Charges
For many of the above accessorials, you may be charged differently based on which carrier is handling your freight. Get an instant quote to see how much you'll be charged when you add accessorials to your shipment.