Important Resources:

Rumpke Fuel Surcharge Table
Fuel Surcharge FAQ
U.S. Department of Energy
American Trucking Association
American Petroleum Institute
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Rumpke Consolidated Companies, Inc. believes in providing the highest quality waste hauling and disposal services to its customers. Our costs are constantly monitored to provide you with the best possible value at the most reasonable rates. The recent increases in fuel prices, however, have made it much more difficult to manage these costs. They have not only impacted ongoing waste hauling and disposal services, but also significantly increased costs for many of the petroleum-based products we use in our daily operations (tires, waste receptacles, recycling bins, truck parts, etc.). To counter the effects of these increased fuel prices, we have implemented a more standardized fuel surcharge, which is identified as a single line item on your invoice. 

Calculation of the Fuel Surcharge

The fuel surcharge is related directly to the national diesel fuel prices as reported by the Energy Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy (“EIA/DOE”) in its Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices Index for the Midwest Region. This index is available to the public and is widely recognized in trucking and transportation industries. Please click on the link below for additional information about the index.

EIA/DOE Weekly Diesel Prices

Rumpke will update its fuel surcharge monthly, and will base the surcharge amount on the corresponding diesel fuel price per gallon the last week of the preceding month according to EIA/DOE prices. For example, if the diesel fuel price per gallon was $2.75 the last week of the preceding month, then the fuel component of the charge would be 8.75 percent of your total invoice amount, excluding taxes. The corresponding fuel surcharge amounts relating to specific diesel fuel prices are listed in the Rumpke Fuel Surcharge Table. Click here to view the Rumpke Fuel Surcharge Table.

The fuel surcharge includes both direct and indirect costs associated with the collection, transfer, landfill operations and material recovery facilities. The fuel surcharge amount on your invoice is not a tax or surcharge imposed by or remitted to any governmental or regulatory agency.