BNSF Mileage-Based Fuel Surcharge

All Other Carload

Applying on public regulated, non-contract, non-boxcar shipments for which rates have not been prescribed by the Surface Transportation Board (STB). Applying on Local Shipments (Routed BNSF Direct), Accounting Rule 11 and Junction Settlement Short Line shipments. BNSF will work with our interline partners on joint rates to extend mileage surcharges to those movements.

Shipments made pursuant to pricing documents referring hereto will be subject to a Mileage Based Fuel Surcharge (MBFS), when applicable. The MBFS will be calculated by multiplying the applicable fuel surcharge per mile times the number of miles per shipment.

The applicable fuel surcharge per mile, as shown in the Fuel Surcharge Table, will be determined by using the U. S. Average Price of Retail On-Highway Diesel Fuel (HDF). When the HDF monthly average equals or exceeds $1.25 per gallon, in the second calendar month prior to the month in which the MBFS applies, an MBFS will be applied to the total freight charges for each shipment waybill dated on or after the 1st day of the second following calendar month.

The MBFS will be adjusted monthly. The Fuel Surcharge Table will be subject to periodic review. The MBFS shall be included on the invoice for freight charges for each shipment. Miscellaneous and accessorial charges will not be subject to MBFS.

The source for the price of HDF will be the U. S. Department of Energy’s EIA Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices Report, whose U.S. weekly average price is available on their WebPages.

Customers can compute mileage between BNSF-served points using the mileage inquiry. The mileage calculation will apply between each shipment's billed origin and destination.

On interline shipments BNSF will apply a mileage-based fuel surcharge using PC*Miler Rail from ALK Technologies. For shipments billed prior to October 1, 2009, interline mileage will be the Fuel Surcharge router non-familized miles according to PC*Miler Version 15. Effective October 1, 2009 BNSF will upgrade to PC*Miler Version 16 and will use the PC*Miler Rail Fuel Surcharge router to calculate total miles for those interline moves.

All Other Carload Fuel Surcharge Rate

For the Month of:	Prior HDF Average:
Jan 2010 (available 12/01/09)	Nov 2009 (available 12/01/09)
Dec 2009 $0.36/mile	Oct 2009 $2.672
Nov 2009 $0.35/mile	Sep 2009 $2.626
Oct 2009 $0.35/mile	Aug 2009 $2.634
Sep 2009 $0.33/mile	July 2009 $2.540
Aug 2009 $0.32/mile	June 2009 $2.529
July 2009 $0.25/mile	May 2009 $2.227
June 2009 $0.25/mile	Apr 2009 $2.220
May 2009 $0.22/mile	Mar 2009 $2.092
Apr 2009 $0.24/mile	Feb 2009 $2.195
Mar 2009 $0.27/mile	Jan 2009 $2.292
Feb 2009 $0.30/mile	Dec 2008 $2.449
Jan 2009 $0.41/mile	Nov 2008 $2.876
Dec 2008 $0.59/mile	Oct 2008 $3.576
Nov 2008 $0.70/mile	Sep 2008 $4.024
Oct 2008 $0.77/mile	Aug 2008 $4.302
Sep 2008 $0.87/mile	July 2008 $4.703
Aug 2008 $0.86/mile	June 2008 $4.677
July 2008 $0.80/mile	May 2008 $4.425
June 2008 $0.71/mile	Apr 2008 $4.0835
May 2008 $0.66/mile	Mar 2008 $3.88
Apr 2008 $0.54/mile	Feb 2008 $3.377
Mar 2008 $0.52/mile	Jan 2008 $3.308
Feb 2008 $0.53/mile	Dec 2007 $3.341
Jan 2008 $0.54/mile	Nov 2007 $3.396
Dec 2007 $0.46/mile	Oct 2007 $3.075
Nov 2007 $0.43/mile	Sept 2007 $2.953
Oct 2007 $0.41/mile	Aug 2007 $2.869
Sep 2007 $0.41/mile	July 2007 $2.868
Aug 2007 $0.39/mile	June 2007 $2.808
July 2007 $0.39/mile	May 2007 $2.796
June 2007 $0.40/mile	Apr 2007 $2.834
May 2007 $0.36/mile	March 2007 $2.667
Apr 2007 $0.31/mile (effective 4/25/07)	Feb 2007 $2.488

Highway Diesel Fuel Price		Fuel Surcharge $ per Mile
At Least	Less Than or Equal To	Fuel Surcharge $ per Mile
	1.249	0.00
1.250	1.289	0.01
1.290	1.329	0.02
1.330	1.369	0.03
1.370	1.409	0.04
1.410	1.449	0.05
1.450	1.489	0.06
1.490	1.529	0.07
1.530	1.569	0.08
1.570	1.609	0.09
1.610	1.649	0.10
1.650	1.689	0.11
1.690	1.729	0.12
1.730	1.769	0.13
1.770	1.809	0.14
1.810	1.849	0.15
1.850	1.889	0.16
1.890	1.929	0.17
1.930	1.969	0.18
1.970	2.009	0.19
2.010	2.049	0.20
2.050	2.089	0.21
2.090	2.129	0.22
2.130	2.169	0.23
2.170	2.209	0.24
2.210	2.249	0.25
2.250	2.289	0.26
2.290	2.329	0.27
2.330	2.369	0.28
2.370	2.409	0.29
2.410	2.449	0.30
2.450	2.489	0.31
2.490	2.529	0.32
2.530	2.569	0.33
2.570	2.609	0.34
2.610	2.649	0.35
2.650	2.689	0.36
2.690	2.729	0.37
2.730	2.769	0.38
2.770	2.809	0.39
2.810	2.849	0.40
2.850	2.889	0.41
2.890	2.929	0.42
2.930	2.969	0.43
2.970	3.009	0.44
3.010	3.049	0.45

Each $0.04 per gallon increase thereafter, apply an additional $0.01 per mile.

Example: If February's average monthly price of HDF is $2.488 Per Gallon then the MBFS applied in April would be $0.31 per mile. Thus, for a shipment traveling 1,267 miles a Fuel Surcharge of $392.77 would apply.

Also See...

Load and Ride Solutions
Railway Industrial Clearance Association
Weight Restriction Maps
Commodity/STCC Lookup