Navajo Charged $66,000 for Dock Delays on First Day of New Rules

Jan. 12, 2004
On the first day of the new hours of service rules, Navajo Shippers Inc. in Commerce City, Colorado, which claims to be the largest refrigerated trucking company in the state, charged customers a $100-an hour penalty for trucks waiting at the loading dock for more than one hour, according to a story in The Denver Business Journal. Under this plan, the company assessed penalties of $66,000 according
On the first day of the new hours of service rules, Navajo Shippers Inc. in Commerce City, Colorado, which claims to be the largest refrigerated trucking company in the state, charged customers a $100-an hour penalty for trucks waiting at the loading dock for more than one hour, according to a story in The Denver Business Journal.

Under this plan, the company assessed penalties of $66,000 according to Vice President Don Digby Jr., who said there is a cap of $600 in a 24-hour period.

Digby did not discuss shippers’ response to the penalties.

"The only thing I see out of this is prices are going to go up," he said. "We're going to bill for everything that we do. Every time our drivers and trucks are sitting there, someone's going to pay," Digby was quoted.

He added that he’s expecting a 17 percent decrease in utilization and a 25 percent decrease in the supply of trucks because of the new rules and a growing economy.

The company operates in the lower 48 states but mainly Colorado and the West Coast. Navajo had revenues of $166 million last year.

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