Intermodal Accessorial Fees Decoded: How to Avoid Ramp Storage, Chassis Split, and Detention Charges

Intermodal transportation offers genuine cost savings over truckload on long-haul lanes. The savings are real — and so are the accessorial charges that can quietly erase them. Accessorials are charges beyond the base rate that cover exceptions in the shipping process — per diem when containers sit too long, detention for driver wait time, redelivery […]