ITEM 1036 EOM (End of Month Program) Application of Allowance, Commissions, Incentive Rebates and Volume Incentives

Except as otherwise provided, all individual allowances, commissions, incentive rebates, and volume incentives applied by Carrier are governed by this publication.

  1. Unless otherwise indicated in specific individual allowances, commissions, incentive rebates, and volume incentives will apply on paid bills only. Loading allowances will beapplicable on outbound shipments only, and unloading allowance will be applicable on inbound shipments only.

  2. Unless otherwise indicated in specific publications, payment for individual allowances, commissions, incentive rebates, and volume incentives is not applicable on fuel surcharge, minimum charge shipments, Saia Select shipments, interline shipments or volume shipments.

  3. Unless otherwise indicated in specific publications individual allowances, commissions, incentive rebates, and volume incentives can apply either when the EOM customer is the Payor of the freight bill or when its pricing applies to the bill, with the exception to loading/unloading allowances, which must be specified.

  4. Allowances, commissions, incentive rebates, and volume incentive programs determined by monthly revenue will be based on revenue when the EOM customer is paying the freight charges.

  5. Allowances, commissions, incentive rebates, and volume incentive programs will not be applicable on any freight bill where freight charges are paid after 12 months of freight bill date.

  6. Allowances, commissions, incentive rebates, and volume incentive programs are subject to minimum check payment amount requirements as follows:

    1. Should a participant in an allowance, discount or incentive program fail to tender or receive a sufficient volume of business to earn a payment from Saia of $50.00 or more in a period (month, quarter or year as defined in the program), no payment will be made.

    2. Each period will stand on its own for payment computation purposes. Revenues or payments will not be accrued from one period to the next in order to meet the minimum payment requirement.

    3. Should a participant fail to meet the $50.00 minimum payment requirement for three consecutive periods the allowance, discount or incentive program will be rendered inapplicable and will be cancelled.