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Lumper Receipt Generator
Make a lumper receipt the broker will reimburse: who you paid, how much, how you paid, and for which load.
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Lumper paid
$285.00
Comchek · Sep 26, 2026
- Receipt #
- LR-26-0931
- Facility
- Sierra Grocers Distribution Center
- Load #
- PFB-558213
- Paid to
- Dockside Unloading Services
- Cost per pallet
- $12.95
- Cost per case
- $0.234
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Show the math
Cost per pallet
Amount paid ÷ pallets
$285.00 ÷ 22 = $12.95
Cost per case
Amount paid ÷ cases
$285.00 ÷ 1,216 = $0.234
Per-pallet and per-case costs don't go on the invoice. They help you spot a facility that charges far more than others for the same work, and back you up if a broker questions the amount.
How this calculator works
Most facilities give you a receipt. Use this one when they don't, when it's handwritten and hard to read, or when you paid a lumper crew cash.
A broker or shipper will usually want four things before they pay you back: the load number, the facility, the amount, and proof of payment, such as the Comchek express code, the EFS check number, or a card authorization. Get the lumper to sign it at the dock. A signed receipt with a payment number is hard to argue with.
Who pays for unloading. Federal law puts the cost on the shipper or receiver who requires the help. Under 49 U.S.C. 14103(a), when a shipper or receiver requires that a truck be loaded or unloaded with help, it must either provide that help or pay the owner or operator back for all the costs. Section 14103(b) makes it unlawful to coerce a driver into loading or unloading, or into paying someone to do it. In practice, the lumper is usually paid at the dock and reimbursed through the broker, so bill it as a line on your invoice with this receipt attached.
Put the lumper on the freight invoice as "Lumper reimbursement" and attach the receipt. If you're leased on, your lease has to say who is responsible for loading and unloading and what, if anything, you get paid for it (49 CFR 376.12(e)), so check it before you pay out of pocket.