ABF Freight Accessorial Codes

28 accessorial codes for ABF Freight, each mapped to the service it represents and labelled with where the value came from.

Acc_GRD_PU doc

Liftgate-Ground Pickup

Acc_GRD_PU

Typically needed when the site has no dock and a piece exceeds 200 lb or 8 ft.

Acc_GRD_DEL doc

Liftgate-Ground Delivery

Acc_GRD_DEL

Inside Pickup

Acc_IPU

Inside Delivery

Acc_IDEL

Residential Pickup

Acc_RPU

Residential Delivery

Acc_RDEL

Limited Access Pickup

Acc_LAP

LAPType is then required: C=church, M=military, S=school, U=mini-storage, O=other.

Limited Access Delivery

Acc_LAD

LADType is then required: C=church, M=military, S=school, U=mini-storage, O=other.

Acc_TRDSHWO doc

Trade Show Pickup

Acc_TRDSHWO

Acc_TRDSHWD doc

Trade Show Delivery

Acc_TRDSHWD

TRDSHWDType is then required: AW=advance warehouse, DTS=direct to show.

Construction Site Delivery

Acc_CSD

Sort and Segregate

Acc_SEG

SegPieces is then required.

Freeze Protection

Acc_FRE

Hazardous Shipment

Acc_HAZ

Customs Or In-Bond Freight

Acc_BOND

Single Shipment

Acc_SS

Over Dimension

Acc_OD

For pieces 8 ft or longer; ODLongestSide is then required.

Do Not Stack

Acc_NFOT

Requires FrtLng, FrtWdth and FrtHght.

Excess Liability Coverage

Acc_ELC

DeclaredValue and DeclaredType (N=new, O=not new) are then required.

Capacity Load

Acc_CAP

Acc_FLATBD doc

Flatbed Delivery

Acc_FLATBD

Shipper Load

Acc_SL

Consignee Unload

Acc_CUL

Acc_DOCKDEL doc

Origin Terminal Delivery

Acc_DOCKDEL

Customer delivers to the ArcBest origin terminal.

Acc_DOCKPU doc

Destination Terminal Pickup

Acc_DOCKPU

Customer collects from the ArcBest destination terminal.

Arrival Notification

Acc_ARR

Acc_TRPACK doc

TruckPack

Acc_TRPACK

TPBoxes is then required.

Acc_PALLET doc

Palletized Shipment

Acc_PALLET

Every code above comes from a formal code table in the carrier’s own documentation.

Limits

Several accessorials require a companion value field in the same request: Acc_ELC needs DeclaredValue and DeclaredType, Acc_SEG needs SegPieces, Acc_OD needs ODLongestSide, Acc_TRPACK needs TPBoxes, and Acc_NFOT needs the three dimension fields.

How codes are sent

Accessorials are sent as individually named parameters set to "Y", not as a list of codes.

Common questions

How many accessorial codes does ABF Freight have?

ABF Freight publishes 28 accessorial codes across pickup, delivery and shipment-level services. Each one is listed with the service it maps to and the source the value was read from.

What is the ABF Freight liftgate code?

ABF Freight uses Acc_GRD_DEL for liftgate delivery, sent in the Acc_GRD_DEL field. Other carriers spell the same service differently, so the code is only valid for ABF Freight.

What is the ABF Freight residential delivery code?

ABF Freight uses Acc_RDEL for residential delivery. Residential surcharges apply to any address the carrier classifies as non-commercial, which can include home businesses.

Are there limits on ABF Freight accessorial codes?

Several accessorials require a companion value field in the same request: Acc_ELC needs DeclaredValue and DeclaredType, Acc_SEG needs SegPieces, Acc_OD needs ODLongestSide, Acc_TRPACK needs TPBoxes, and Acc_NFOT needs the three dimension fields.

How are accessorial codes sent to ABF Freight?

Accessorials are sent as individually named parameters set to "Y", not as a list of codes.

Is the ABF Freight accessorial code list free to use?

Yes. The lookup is free with no signup, and the same data is available from the /api/accessorials REST endpoint on every plan including the free tier.

Need this programmatically? /api/accessorials/carrier/abf returns the same data as JSON on every plan.