Setting up minimum charges and quantities
When the charge type for a primary or accessorial rate schedule is based on a quantity of miles, weight, volume, count, or percent of revenue, you can set up the following:
Minimum charge
To ensure that the billed amount for a primary or accessorial rate never falls below a particular dollar value, you can specify a flat minimum charge on the rate. When the calculated charge is less than the minimum, the system creates an invoice detail with the flat rate minimum.
Minimum quantity
To ensure that the billed quantity for a primary or accessorial rate never falls below a particular number, you can specify a minimum quantity on the rate. When the calculated charge is based on a quantity that is less than the minimum, the system creates an invoice detail that consists of the minimum quantity multiplied by the rate.
You can record minimums for: