What is a fuel surcharge?
A fuel surcharge is a percentage added to a shredding invoice to cover changes in fuel costs, shown as its own line so clients can see it.
How it's usually calculated
Compare this week's diesel price with the price when your rates were set, and multiply the change by fuel's share of your route costs. When diesel falls back to your base price, the surcharge goes to zero.
Keeping it fair
Use a public price (such as the EIA weekly diesel average), update on a set schedule and apply it the same way to every client.
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