Released January 24, 2024

What does it do?

What Are Fuel Surcharges? Fuel surcharges (FSC) are extra fees added to the cost of transportation services. These fees help transportation companies deal with changing fuel prices, ensuring they can keep running smoothly and profitably.

New Feature in Alvys: Customizable Fuel Surcharges Alvys has introduced a feature allowing users to set fuel surcharge rates specific to each load, based on active contracts linked to a customer. This makes managing fuel costs more flexible and precise.

Types of FSC Contracts in Alvys:

• Flat Rate: A straightforward, fixed fee added per load.
• Distance: Charges calculated per mile. This uses the mileage (from Load details) and a rate determined by the current average fuel price imported from EIA APIs.
• Percentage: This calculates the rate as a percentage of the Linehaul Amount in the Load, again based on the average fuel price period from EIA APIs.

These options offer Alvys users tailored ways to handle the unpredictability of fuel prices in their billing and operations.

FSC Contracts

To create a FSC Contract under Company profile, the admin must specify a Contract name that will be easy for the user to select from the list of active FSC Contracts at the load level.

Flat

The FSC type applied to a contract to specify a fixed FSC rate per load.

Image 1: Company profile - list of FSC Contracts