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SO (Stop-off)

An extra delivery or pickup between the first pickup and the final drop on the same load.

Also called: Extra stop, Multi-stop.

Does it pay the driver? Yes — it adds a line to the driver’s pay.

Each in-between stop pays a flat amount; the final drop does not.

A load usually has one pickup and one drop. When it has more places in between, each one is a stop-off, and each is extra work: another dock, another wait, another set of paperwork.

Owner-operators typically pay a flat amount per stop-off, set per driver. The carrier is often paid a stop-off charge by the shipper too, though what the carrier pays the owner and what the owner pays the driver are separate things.

The final stop is the destination, not a stop-off, even when a carrier’s paperwork prints it with the same code. Only the stops in between count.

Read next

  • LL (Live load) — A pickup where the driver waits at the dock while the trailer is loaded.
  • Accessorial — Anything paid beyond the per-mile rate: live loads, stop-offs, detention.
  • SD (Split delivery) — One owner-operator hauls the first leg of a trip and a different one finishes it, each settled for their own leg.

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Questions

What does SO (Stop-off) mean?

An extra delivery or pickup between the first pickup and the final drop on the same load.

Does SO pay the driver?

Yes — it adds a line to the driver’s pay. Each in-between stop pays a flat amount; the final drop does not.