One of the line items on your bill is a Fuel Surcharge. This amount fluctuates and tracks changes (up and down) to the price of diesel and similar hydrocarbon-based fuels and related products used to operate our fleet of vehicles. The surcharge allows us to control such fuel costs so that we are able to maintain a reasonable operating margin for our business.

In Canada, the Fuel Surcharge is tied to the “Canadian Average Retail Price for Diesel” (on a per litre basis) as listed on the Natural Resources Canada website using the peak weekly price per litre from the calendar month of the date of your invoice, unless your invoice is issued on the 15th of the month, in which case the peak weekly price per litre from the preceding calendar month is used (the “Canadian Retail Price”). This index is widely used in the trucking and transportation sector as a basis for fuel related pass through costs. 

The Canadian Retail Price (as determined by the above index) is then referenced to the Canadian Fuel Surcharge Table to determine the percentage amount applied to your invoice charges, before tax. 

Because the charge fluctuates with external prices, the charge will increase as the cost of fuel increases and will decrease when external fuel prices decrease. 

The fuel surcharge remains constant when the Canadian Retail Price is equal to or falls below $0.90 per litre, which is our baseline fuel rate in Canada.

You should be aware that the amount charged on your invoice is not directly associated with the cost of servicing your specific account; rather, it is based on the overall costs of fuel and petrochemical related products incurred on a regional companywide basis and designed for us as a company to achieve an acceptable operating margin.

Recycling Recovery Surcharge

The Recycling Recovery & Environmental Regulatory Surcharge is applicable to document destruction services, and the destruction of digital storage and electronic devices This surcharge allows Interior Vault to maintain acceptable operating margins in the face of recycling cost increases and environmental compliance costs associated with the high quality operation of all collection, material recovery of shredded product / components and wast processed, recyclable decreases and varies based on commodity prices in the market, as well as fuel costs to haul it.

Recycling Recovery Surcharge Calculation Methodology

The surcharge is based on a percentage of invoiced destruction services and is applied to your invoice subtotal before taxes. The percentage varies based on a national average of recovered paper commodity prices and adjusts monthly per published rates from Fastmarket RISI’s Pulp & Paper Index. This surcharge appears on the invoice as a separate line item.    

Current Recycling Recovery Surcharge is 15%.

Fuel Surcharge Table -  Canadian Average Retail Price for Diesel - Litre