Cali Announces Updated Delivery Fee Structure

Encinitas, CA, September 29, 2026—Cali has updated its delivery fee structure due to higher fuel costs. 

The company is sending the following to its customers, 

“Throughout 2026, higher diesel prices, tighter trucking capacity, and increased carrier costs have continued to impact delivery expenses. The national average diesel price reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is up nearly 70% from a year ago.

“CALI has worked to help manage these increases by optimizing routes, renegotiating carrier contracts, and expanding pickup options at our distribution centers. As these costs have remained elevated, we are updating our delivery fee structure to better align with current fuel costs.

“Beginning with shipments on October 12, 2026, CALI will replace the current $10 fuel fee with a diesel-indexed fuel surcharge percentage (FSC). The FSC is your drop fee. Orders at or above our 10-box minimum continue to ship free, with the FSC as the only delivery charge added.

“We chose an index over a permanent rate increase so that when fuel costs ease, your costs ease with them.

“How the FSC works

• Set monthly from public data. During the last week of each month, we average that month’s weekly EIA national diesel prices and publish the FSC for the following month. September’s average of $6.26 sets the FSC at 2.5% for shipments from October 5. The current FSC will always be posted.

• Simple to read. The FSC is a percentage of the product total on orders CALI delivers and appears as its own line on your invoice.

• Moves both ways. If the monthly average falls below $4.00, the FSC goes to 0%.

“Will-call orders picked up at our Colton, Summerville or Fort Worth distribution centers carry no FSC.”

Doug Jackson, CEO of Cali, discusses the changes with FloorDaily.