Understanding Accessorial Charges

Accessorial charges are additional rates to an existing rate. They can be rates (or charges) for additional equipment that is needed in the transportation of an item, options that are required for the shipment, or charges that are added to a rate for special handling of an item. You can set up accessorial charges like any other rate. For example, they can be flat rates or lookup rates. When the system evaluates rates, it calculates a charge only if the corresponding options or equipment apply to the shipment or load.

You set up accessorial charges by specifying the name of the options and equipment in the rate definition.