The Freight Carrier Association of Canada (FCA) is a trade association that compiles fuel prices throughout Canada and publishes a composite Fuel Surcharge recommendation on a weekly basis. Shippers and carriers agree to use the weekly published FSC rate and apply this to shipments as a percentage of linehaul costs. An example of the weekly data published by the FCA is shown below.
The fuel surcharge tables in the system have been updated to accommodate the shipper entering the recommended FSC percentage as the new rates are released by the FCA. A new field called Fuel Source has been added where the user can select from the standard source, US Energy Information Administration (EIA) or the Freight Carrier Association of Canada (FCA).
If the FCA option is selected, moving to the Rate Table tab will allow the user to enter the FCA surcharge percentage. The last percentage added is displayed by default, and the user can select the edit icon in order to create a new entry.
Once edit is selected, the user can enter a Start Date, End Date and the fuel surcharge percentage. Note that there is only 1 active FSC percentage that will be applied to all shipments, regardless of ship dates. This is in line with the current US EIA application where future fuel prices are not known. These dates are for historical record keeping purposes.
Once the data is saved, this becomes the active FSC percentage that will be applied to shipments.
To view the historical FSC data, click on the History icon and the past fuel surcharge percentages will be displayed along with the Start Date, and updated by information.
The standard FSC applications apply regardless of Fuel Source, including Recalculating FSC on pickup or delivery if that option is selected.