COMPLIANCE AND FUEL SURCHARGE

Compliance:

The Compliance & Fuel Surcharge Base Cost has continued to increase over the past several years as handling, emission, employee training, permit & licensing standards have improved.
The base of the surcharge is made up these Compliance costs: Environmental, Vehicle, Property, & Training.

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"As a Local-Family Owned Company, we believe it is our responsibility to help make the communities we work and live in a cleaner, more sustainable, and safer than when we began service in 1940. For this reason, we strive to comply with and surpass environmental, vehicle, safety, and other training standards. 

Unfortunately, fuel and environmental regulatory costs are two items we have no control over. Therefore to maintain these standards and an appropriate operating margin we have implemented a compliance and fuel surcharge. 

The compliance charge is between 20%-30% of your total invoice, varying by month. This charge helps to cover corporate-wide expenses for all operating companies, which allow us to operate in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. The Compliance and Fuel Surcharge is used to cover various costs in the following areas:

•    Federal, State, Local Regulations
•    Increasing EPA Emissions Control Standards
•    The initial cost of the upgraded fuel systems to be EPA compliant
•    Cost to maintain the fuel systems per the state and federal guidelines.
•    Cradle to Grave Fuel system maintenance and mandatory upgrades
•    Increasing Fuel Storage & Handling Standards
•    Rainwater Runoff, Oil/Water Separation System Compliance (NPDES)
•    Tire, Battery, & Oil Disposal
•    Driver Safety Training
•    Daily Kick-off Safety Training
•    Quarterly Safety Training
•    Fire, First Responder Training
•    Insurance Costs
•    Daily maintenance including Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF), is a non-hazardous solution sprayed into the exhaust stream of diesel vehicles to break down dangerous NOx emissions into harmless nitrogen and water.

The fuel portion of the Compliance and Fuel Surcharge is variable and is based on the US Department of Energy Midwest Region diesel price index to figure our adjustment percentage. This portion of the surcharge is in place to account for volatility in our fuel costs as it is uncontrollable and unpredictable. 

You will find our Fuel/Compliance Surcharge to be well below the industry average.

We appreciate our customers' understanding and loyalty.

Please call our Customer Support team with any questions.

Click here to view: Fuel Surcharge Compliance Schedule

US Department of Energy Midwest Region Diesel Price Index. 

See:  https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/