how much should I charge for lay over??

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  1. l&s

    l&s Bobtail Member

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    I have a truck that supposed to pick up a load today at 6 pm my driver got there at 5 pm and they told him the product isn't ready and that to lay over and check back tommorow between 9 am and 11 am to see if it's ready or not what should I do how much should I charge the broker ??
     
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  3. redoctober83

    redoctober83 Road Train Member

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    What are your daily operating costs for that truck and driver. I would look at how next the fixed costs are each day plus what the average daily amount the diver make and divide that by 14 (the total hours you can work in a day). Then once you get that number add 20% to it and that will give you an hourly change to change to the shipper for fellah.

    That's just a thought on how to look at it and come up with a price.

    Good luck
     
  4. thelushlarry

    thelushlarry Road Train Member

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    Day layover =$500
     
  5. rank

    rank Road Train Member

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    $500 is a reasonable number but.... was he out of hours when he arrived at shipper ? Is he was out of hrs it's not really a layover is it? In that case I might waive the layover but I'd be charging $75/hr for the next day's detention.
     
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  6. windsmith

    windsmith Road Train Member

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    That's a good formula for detention, but not for layover.

    You need to calculate your losses resulting from the overnight stay. Lots of variables there, depending on what you had or had not pre-planned for the next day.

    Layover is typically specified in spot market rate confirmations at $150-$300, depending on the broker. A different amount can be negotiated, but be sure to get a revised rate confirmation with the layover clearly listed on it before you get loaded.
     
  7. Bigray

    Bigray Road Train Member

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    I had a similar situation, I was asked to hang out till the load was ready. I had got the shipper to agree to 55 hr. / I figured all is good. then the broker got the invoice and called and to negotiate a smaller number, not having a rate confirmation for detention time from the broker I was not in a power position, so I settled. get all detention and layover in Signed writing / confirmation.
     
  8. 315wheelbase

    315wheelbase Heavy Load Member

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    Dry Van of flat min. $500/day, reefer $600/day RGN $750 and up.. I charged $1000 to $1200/day for a 6-7 axle RGN,, $140/hr
     
  9. l&s

    l&s Bobtail Member

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    ok thx but now the load isn't going to be ready until Monday 3/2/15 so they cancelled the load what should I do now??
     
  10. l&s

    l&s Bobtail Member

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    Thank god I was able to get another load for it right now the rate was way cheaper but what about the lay over can I still charge and the money I lost ??
     
  11. Powder Joints

    Powder Joints Subjective Prognosticator

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    You dont charge for layover, you charge for detention

    Here goes another formula.

    Your actual cost including your wages as if your paying somone else. This should come out to around 85 to 90 cpm. Simple business model to show a profit in any business is 3.5 times to cover maintenance and overhead. $ 3.00 bucks per mile. You can run legal here in CA about 600 miles per day, thats 600 * $3.00 is 1800.00 per day, divided by available drive hours of 12. 1800.00/12 is 150.00 now since you have no overhaed sitting I deduct that cost bring it down to about 80.00 per hour, now when your broker calls ( I know you will have because of the question) you have room to cut a little more and still make money sitting there, After all its about money not miles.

    75 to 80 per every part of , up to including a whole hour. This should already be included in your contract.
     
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