Question about detention time

Hey guys,

I have a general question. We are a small trucking company and I am in a situation that I have a question about.
We have a load and the customer messed up the appointment time, now we are one day delayed.

What is the common rate to charge for that extra day?

We had an appointment at 10pm on 9-21, they say they won't take us till 9-22?

Thanks

Alexander G.

PS: Load went to Harris Teeter (Jacksonville, FL --> Greensboro, NC)

 

Thanks for the reply. Wow, that number is really a lot higher than I thought. This would be also more than the line-haul for that load. I came up with a little less, and since all parties (at least on my end) are happy with it, I went for it. But thanks again for the quick reply.

I ended up asking for $400, pushing $/mile rate up by $.87.

Let's see what Harris Teeter has to say to this.

Comparing those numbers, let's see what HT thinks

I will let you guys know, and also have some ideas should this happen in the future.

Alex

 

Well, in our case, we have only one truck and are a small family owned MC. Also, office and residence of the driver/company is in High Point, NC, about 6 miles away. And we had already a load booked for Friday.

Bottom line: Driver dropped off truck at HT, went home, went fishing, is going back today at 22pm. In short, everyone was happy with the $400 I charged. The customer apologized and promised that it won't happen again

It is good to know though that $500-$700 is an acceptable pay for an unscheduled day layover.

Thanks guys

Alex