detention

I am considering changing careers and have a few questions. If you do your reset or layover out of town, do you stay in a hotel and does the company pay for hotel? When you do your 10 off or 8 sleeper berth in a truck stop, does company pay the truck stop parking fee? On average, how much is...

We have a load that we picked up and was to be delivered tomorrow morning, as per the rate confirmation from the broker. We were told to contact the receiver contact person if we wanted better directions on our way there. When my husband called, he was told that someone screwed up, that the...

Have any been through this? Like broker or receiver trying not to pay? What solutions have any of came up with in order to combat this issue. I own a small fleet and dispatch a few owner operators and its always some sort of battle when trying to collect detention for my O/O, some tell me that...

Ok been running under my own Authority for two years and have had excellent luck. But now I got screwed at a receiver and will charge detention back to the customer. What's the average charge most you O/O are charging and how many hours are u giving free before the charges start?

MONDOVI, Wis.– Detention has been a problem in the trucking industry since the first trucks hit the road but Marten Transport is leading the way to hold customers accountable for delays by compensating drivers for their time with automatic detention pay. “There have been various attempts in the...

Effective July 1, drivers who arrive on time and are delayed by a shipper or receiver for more than two hours beyond the scheduled appointment time will automatically receive detention pay of $12 ($20 for independent contractors) per hour for every hour detained beyond the two hour limit, up to...

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 – U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-OR, filed a bill today aimed at holding shippers and receivers accountable for the time that truckers are unnecessarily detained at the docks. OOIDA leadership immediately issued a statement in support of the bill. DeFazio’s bill, HR756...