-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | ISSUED: JAN 16, 2008 BOOK: 1 | | AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS UNIT | EFFECTIVE: JAN 18, 2008 SECTION: A | | P.O. BOX 961051 | PAGE: 1 | | FORT WORTH, TX 76161-0051 | REVISION: 0 | | BNSF 4026 | ORIGINAL ITEM: 11007 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | GENERAL RULES APPLYING TO ALL TARIFFS | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | SURCHARGES THAT APPLY TO RATES | | | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | RATES AND CHARGES IN THIS TARIFF SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FUEL SURCHARGE, IF | | APPLICABLE. | | | | A FUEL SURCHARGE WILL BE APPLIED TO THE RATES OR CHARGES IN THIS PRICE | | AUTHORITY FOR THE SHIPMENT, AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITEM 3375-SERIES OF BNSF | | RULES BOOK 6100 SERIES. THIS AMOUNT WILL BE ADDED TO THE FREIGHT BILL. | | | | WHEN THE U. S. AVERAGE PRICE OF RETAIL ON-HIGHWAY DIESEL FUEL(HDF) FOR THE | | MONTH (TIME PERIOD) EQUALS OR EXCEEDS $1.25 PER GALLON A SURCHARGE MAY BE | | APPLIED TO THE TOTAL FREIGHT CHARGES FOR EACH SHIPMENT WAYBILL DATED ON OR | | AFTER THE 1ST OF THE SECOND FOLLOWING MONTH. SUCH FUEL SURCHARGE SHALL BE | | INCLUDED ON THE BILL FOR FREIGHT CHARGES FOR EACH SHIPMENT. | | | | EXCLUSIONS FROM THE FUEL SURCHARGE ARE: | | | | 1) MISCELLANEOUS AND ACCESSORIAL CHARGES. | | | | FUEL SURCHARGE RATES (FSR) WILL BE ADJUSTED MONTHLY. THE FUEL SURCHARGE | | TABLE WILL BE SUBJECT TO PERIODIC REVIEW, FOR CHANGES IN THE 5 YEAR ROLLING | | AVERAGE PRICE OF HDF, AND BNSF'S FUEL INTENSITY, PER BNSF'S ANNUAL REPORT. | | | | | | FUEL SURCHARGE APPLIES ONLY WHEN THE FSR EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 0.5% | | | | THE SOURCE FOR THE PRICE OF HDF WILL BE THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S, | | EIA RETAIL ON-HIGHWAY DIESEL PRICE REPORT, WHOSE WEEKLY AVERAGE PRICE IS | | AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEB SITE AT: | | | | HTTP://TONTO.EIA.DOE.GOV/OOG/INFO/WOHDP/DIESEL.ASP | | | | CURRENT FUEL SURCHARGE INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE BNSF WEBSITE AT: | | HTTP://WWW.BNSF.COM/TOOLS/PRICES/FUEL_SURCHARGE_HDF.HTML | | | | FOR THE TABLE OF APPLICABLE FUEL SURCHARGES AND EXAMPLE USAGE SEE ITEM 3375- | | SERIES OF BNSF RULES BOOK 6100 SERIES. | | | | | | THIS RULE IS REPEATED HERE FOR CLARITY. THE APPLICABLE RULE IS INCLUDED | | IN EACH ITEM. | | | | | | | | | | | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |RVSN003 -010 | | END | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------