Fuel surcharge cargo vans

Mike99 · Jan 20, 2015

How much FS carriers pays now ,when a gallon of gas is $2?I know before was approximative 20 cents per mile.

xiggi · Jan 20, 2015

Fsc doesn't is not figured on the price of gas

Mike99 · Jan 20, 2015

Interesting.... please explain.

LDB · Jan 20, 2015

FSC is based on the price of diesel fuel, not gasoline. It is based on whatever formula the specific carrier uses for their calculations.

Mike99 · Jan 20, 2015

My question was simple. The $2 gas price did affect in any way the FS or not? When you run a fleet based mainly on gas units why would you consider the diesel price? And the diesel did not went down?

mjmsprt40 · Jan 20, 2015

Diesel has come down some, but not nearly like gasoline has. It's still well over $3.00 a gallon just about anywhere in the US. So--- if the FSC is pegged to the price of diesel, it hasn't dropped anywhere near as sharply as it would if pegged to the price of gasoline.

The FSC I'm getting now has dropped 4 cents a mile from what it was just weeks ago. If it was based on gasoline, it would be much bigger drop.

Mike99 · Jan 20, 2015

mjmsprt40 said:
Diesel has come down some, but not nearly like gasoline has. It's still well over $3.00 a gallon just about anywhere in the US. So--- if the FSC is pegged to the price of diesel, it hasn't dropped anywhere near as sharply as it would if pegged to the price of gasoline.

The FSC I'm getting now has dropped 4 cents a mile from what it was just weeks ago. If it was based on gasoline, it would be much bigger drop.

4 cents drop. Thanks

rollincoal · Jan 21, 2015

That's interesting I had no idea.

GrassHopperr · Jan 21, 2015

What's fsc? LOL

xiggi · Jan 21, 2015

Mike99 said:
4 cents drop. Thanks

Fsc paid to vans is going to vary from fleet to fleet. Some companies pay none, some only a part of it and two that I can think of that pass it all on. So keep in mind the drop will be different depending on who you drive for.

mjmsprt40 · Jan 21, 2015

GrassHopperr said:
What's fsc? LOL

FSC= Fuel SurCharge. It's something paid to you over and above your base rate. 90 cents a mile might be base (as an example) and a 13 cent FSC brings your total per mile pay to 1.03.

Moot · Jan 21, 2015

The current f.s.c. at Panther for cargo vans is .16/mile. For most of 2014 it was .24/mile. In August it dropped to .23/mi. and continued to drop about a penny a month.

Running a gasser the f.s.c. pays for all my loaded mile fuel costs and puts an extra 4 to 6 cents/mile in my pocket.

OntarioVanMan · Jan 21, 2015

Moot said:
The current f.s.c. at Panther for cargo vans is .16/mile. For most of 2014 it was .24/mile. In August it dropped to .23/mi. and continued to drop about a penny a month.

Running a gasser the f.s.c. pays for all my loaded mile fuel costs and puts an extra 4 to 6 cents/mile in my pocket.

Running an 05 sprinter the f.s.c. pays for all my loaded mile fuel costs and puts an extra 2 to .4 cents/mile in my pocket. ...

Treadmill · Jan 21, 2015

OntarioVanMan said:
Running an 05 sprinter the f.s.c. pays for all my loaded mile fuel costs and puts an extra 2 to .4 cents/mile in my pocket. ...

What fsc? I had heard it was all in at your current carrier.

OntarioVanMan · Jan 21, 2015

Treadmill said:
What fsc? I had heard it was all in at your current carrier.

yep...it is now....

and since we are competitive with everyone else on the block, one could extend that IF there were a break out price on the FSC it would be the same, there and abouts....

as long as the per mile rate is where I need it to be.....they could call it the "bowling fund" for all I care....

Moot · Jan 21, 2015

OntarioVanMan said:
yep...it is now.... and since we are competitive with everyone else on the block, one could extend that IF there were a break out price on the FSC it would be the same, there and abouts....

So are you seeing a reduction in your rates as the price of fuel drops? I should be directing this question to Bill or Murray. Bill Murray?

OntarioVanMan · Jan 21, 2015

Moot said:
So are you seeing a reduction in your rates as the price of fuel drops? I should be directing this question to Bill or Murray. Bill Murray?

are You?.....

Moot · Jan 21, 2015

Not in my base rate. As I stated my f.s.c. has dropped. I want to know if overall rates are declining as the price of fuel drops. Bill Murray?

OntarioVanMan · Jan 21, 2015

Moot said:
Not in my base rate. As I stated my f.s.c. has dropped. I want to know if overall rates are declining as the price of fuel drops. Bill Murray?

logically everyone's rates should drop as the fuel price declines....either All in carriers and or FSC break out carriers....I remember when it was like in the mid .20's cents at one time over at E1....

OntarioVanMan · Jan 21, 2015

Moot said:
Not in my base rate. As I stated my f.s.c. has dropped. I want to know if overall rates are declining as the price of fuel drops. Bill Murray?

your senority you must be at least an .85 cent contract?.....