Dray Insight
Pass through port fees
Some fees belong to the cargo, not to the truck. Know which ones, and never carry them in your rate.
Jonathan Sinton · Checked November 14, 2026
You need
- The port's current fee list
- Who the fee is charged to
- A receipt when you pay it for the customer
Steps
- Find the fees at your portEach port page in the reference lists them with the current amount.
- Check who has to payAt Los Angeles and Long Beach the cargo owner pays the Clean Truck Fund rate and the TMF, not the driver.
- Quote them as their own linesAt cost. If you pay on the customer's behalf, say so and add the receipt.
- Update when the rate changesThe TMF changes every August 1.
The numbers
| Clean Truck Fund, LA/LB | $10 per TEU |
| Clean Truck Fund, one 40 ft | $20 |
| PierPass TMF | $40.63 per TEU |
| PierPass TMF, one 40 ft | $81.26 |
TMF rate from August 1, 2026. Both apply to loaded containers. Empties are exempt from the TMF.
Watch out
The Clean Truck Fund rate may not be passed on to drivers.
A fee folded into the rate cannot be raised when the port raises it.