Good advice above......I don't know about nowday's but back in the dark ages when I was in the field you could get around the small batch up-charge by getting a "clean-up"....which basically meant they'd put a little extra on a load headed your way but they wouldn't guarantee a time frame....best they'd say is "it'll be there sometime today"....it would save you some coin as long as you were gonna be on the job doing other chit anyway....
I don't know if they still do that today but it doesn't hurt to ask...
Luck
