Transportation, Freight & Distribution worked example

Freight Accessorial Cost at 98% billable accessorial share: a worked example

This scenario runs the freight accessorial cost calculation on the strong side: 98% billable accessorial share, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it to review invoices, quote customer-specific service requirements, or target recurring liftgate, detention, appointment, and inside-delivery charges.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Accessorial charge count: 54 charges (unchanged)
  • Average accessorial rate: 72 $ / charge (unchanged)
  • Billable accessorial share: 98 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 85)
  • Dispute and admin cost: 300 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable freight accessorial cost = accessorial charge count × average accessorial rate × billable accessorial share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,110 $ for total freight accessorial cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 76.12 $ / unit for accessorial cost per charge.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,810 $ for variable freight accessorial cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 300 $ for fixed charges.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where billable accessorial share sits at 85% and the headline result is 3,605 $, this scenario comes in 14.02% above the baseline at 4,110 $.
  • Use it during freight budget planning, carrier contract negotiation, or a freight-audit ROI case where you need to size accessorial leakage. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Total freight accessorial cost: 4,110 $ (headline result)
  • Accessorial cost per charge: 76.12 $ / unit
  • Variable freight accessorial cost: 3,810 $
  • Fixed charges: 300 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Freight Accessorial Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.