Chassis
Day-counted equipment rental. Same date evidence as detention.
This one runs on a clock
It accrues every day until something stops it, so the number of days matters as much as the rate. Two figures decide the total: when the clock started, and how many free days you had. Both should be on your arrival notice.
What it is calculated on
Per day, which is why the number of days matters as much as the rate.
What it appears as on real documents
Providers write the same charge many different ways. All of these mean this charge:
- chassis
- chassis usage
- chassis rental
- chassis fee
- chassis split
- chassis per diem
- trailer rental
- equipment usage
What settles it when you question it
The test is whether the amount matches what was quoted, on the same basis. If the basis changed, that is the thing to ask about rather than the total.
Ask for:
- Published daily rate schedule
- Gate-out record
- Line-by-line calculation breakdown
Before you book
This is often missing from a quotation entirely — not excluded, just not mentioned. A charge a quotation is silent about is the one that arrives as a surprise.
Ask: Ask for the daily chassis rate and whether a chassis split charge may apply.
Check a chassis on your own invoice
Free, and no account needed to start.
Upload your quotation and final invoice. ChargeBasis pairs every charge on its normalised type rather than its wording, reports which part of the difference your documents actually explain, and names the document that would settle the rest.
Charges that travel with this one
- Documentation feePer-document charge. A second documentation fee on one bill of lading is a common duplicate.
- Fuel surchargePercentage or per-unit surcharge. Check the percentage applied and the base it was applied to.
- Security surchargeSmall fixed surcharge. Usually valid, but should still appear in the quoted inclusion list.
- StorageDay-counted. Needs a start date, a free-time allowance, and an end date to be checkable.
Common questions
- What is a chassis on a freight invoice?
- Day-counted equipment rental. Same date evidence as detention.
- What is a chassis calculated on?
- Per day, which is why the number of days matters as much as the rate.
- What should I ask for if I question a chassis?
- Ask for published daily rate schedule, gate-out record, line-by-line calculation breakdown. The test is whether the amount matches what was quoted, on the same basis.