Roadrunner Transportation Services

Fuel Surcharge

Fuel surcharge will be shown as a separate entry on our freight bill and will be applied to net line-haul charges, after applicable discounts and to all charges for other services that consume fuel.

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FUEL INDEX AMOUNT	FUEL INDEX EFFECTIVE	LTL LESS THAN 20,000 LBS	LTL 20,000# or More	EFFECTIVE
2.291	01/05/09	13.80	27.60	01/07/09
2.327	12/29/08	14.10	28.20	12/31/08
2.366	12/22/08	14.50	29.00	12/24/08
2.422	12/15/08	15.10	30.20	12/17/08
2.515	12/08/08	16.00	32.00	12/10/08
2.615	12/01/08	17.00	34.00	12/03/08
2.664	11/24/08	17.50	35.00	11/26/08
2.809	11/17/08	18.90	37.80	11/19/08
2.944	11/10/08	20.30	40.60	11/12/08
3.088	11/03/08	21.70	43.40	11/05/08
3.288	10/27/08	23.70	47.40	10/29/08
3.482	10/20/08	25.70	51.40	10/22/08
3.659	10/13/08	27.40	54.80	10/15/08
3.875	10/06/08	29.60	59.20	10/08/08
3.959	09/29/08	30.40	60.80	10/01/08
3.958	09/22/08	30.40	60.80	09/24/08
4.023	09/15/08	31.10	62.20	09/17/08
4.059	09/08/08	31.40	62.80	09/10/08
4.121	09/01/08	32.10	64.20	09/03/08
4.145	08/25/08	32.30	64.60	08/27/08
4.207	08/18/08	32.90	65.80	08/20/08
4.353	08/11/08	34.40	68.80	08/13/08
4.502	08/04/08	35.90	71.80	08/06/08
4.603	07/28/08	36.90	73.80	07/30/08
4.718	07/21/08	38.00	76.00	07/23/08
4.764	07/14/08	38.50	77.00	07/16/08
4.727	07/07/08	38.10	76.20	07/09/08
4.645	06/30/08	37.30	74.60	07/02/08
4.648	06/23/08	37.30	74.60	06/25/08
4.692	06/16/08	37.80	75.60	06/18/08
4.692	06/09/08	37.80	75.60	06/11/08
4.707	06/02/08	37.90	75.80	06/04/08
4.723	05/26/08	38.10	76.20	05/28/08
4.497	05/19/08	35.80	71.60	05/21/08
4.331	05/12/08	34.20	68.40	05/14/08
4.149	05/05/08	32.30	64.60	05/07/08
4.177	04/28/08	32.60	65.20	04/30/08
4.143	04/21/08	32.30	64.60	04/23/08
4.059	04/14/08	31.40	62.80	04/16/08
3.955	04/07/08	30.40	60.80	04/09/08
3.964	03/31/08	30.50	61.00	04/02/08
3.989	03/24/08	30.70	61.40	03/26/08
3.974	03/17/08	30.60	61.20	03/19/08
3.819	03/10/08	29.00	58.00	03/12/08
3.658	03/03/08	27.40	54.80	03/05/08
3.552	02/25/08	26.40	52.80	02/27/08
3.396	02/18/08	24.80	49.60	02/20/08
3.280	02/11/08	23.70	47.40	02/13/08
3.280	02/04/08	23.70	47.40	02/06/08
3.259	01/28/08	23.40	46.80	01/30/08
3.270	01/21/08	23.60	47.20	01/23/08
3.326	01/14/08	24.10	48.20	01/16/08
3.376	01/07/08	24.60	49.20	01/09/08

All rates and charges published in any participating tariff, Contracts or Pricing Agreements, or Computer Rating Systems applying single line or jointly with a concurring carrier are hereby or will on their effective dates be increased as provided above for the period this Fuel Surcharge Notice is in effect, unless otherwise specifically stated to the contrary.

In applying the surIn applying the surcharge provided herein, first determine the applicable net freight charges, (the term "net freight charges" referred to herein applies to all charges including accessorial charges for services that consume fuel) including all applicable increases or discounts, if any. The net freight charge so determined will be the charge to which the surcharge provided herein will apply.

The Fuel Surcharge will be adjusted on Wednesday of each week based on the U.S. National Average Fuel Index of the prior Monday. Increases or decreases will take effect on each Wednesday based on the above formula table. ormation Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy, is available by telephone at 202-586-6966 or on the department's internet site:http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/wohdp/diesel.asp

Revenue resulting from application of the fuel surcharge is passed along to the individuals or entities actually bearing the burden of the increased fuel cost.