Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Economics
Publication Date
Spring 2008
Abstract
The objective of this study was to discover how less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers develop and utilize fuel surcharge policies to recover their fuel expenses. Thirty-nine top LTL carriers were contacted to explain their perspectives and methodologies with regard to fuel surcharge policies. Part-to-whole qualitative analysis was conducted to summarize responses from a standardized interview protocol. In addition, twenty-five published fuel surcharge policies were analyzed. Findings show that, while carriers were reluctant to discuss their fuel surcharge development, in practice there were two primary methodologies that left all carriers with very similar fuel surcharge policies.
Recommended Citation
Kent, J.L., Smith, C.D. & Grant, K.B. (2008). Investigation of methodologies used by less-than-truckload (LTL) motor carriers to determine fuel surcharges. Journal of Transportation Management 19(1), 40-53.
Journal
Journal of Transportation Management
Comments
This article was originally published in Journal of Transportation Management.