Need advice on refused load

Hey fellows, I need advice on a situation that I've never experienced before. I picked up a load on Fri 8/31 in Wilson, NC for delivery on Sun. 9/2 @ 23:59 at C&S in York, PA. I arrived at receiver at 21:30, Checked in at guard shack and proceeded to receiving. I was told by the receiving guy that my PO number was not in the system, and he had no way to verify my load with what they had ordered. he told me to hang around to after midnight to see if it would hit the system after the new day rolled over. At 00:30 he calls me to come back to receiving. He said that the PO didn't show and he could not receive the load. He further told me that due to labor day, it would be Tue @ 0700 before anyone would be in customer service to straighten it out. I got a hold of the broker at 0100 and explained the situation. He said he would see what could be done He calls me back at 0130 to tell me he could not get a hold of anyone at the shipper, and due to the holiday it would be Tue before it could be worked out.

This morning at 0800, I called C&S customer service. The lady I spoke to said the the PO# was good and she doesn't understand why they turned me away, and the next earliest appointment would be Wed 9/5 @ 0700. By now I'm hotter than a three ball goat. I called the broker who said the he had talked to the shipper and was working on it. He said the sitting on the load another day was not acceptable, and would let the shipper know and call me back. I've been waiting for about 2 hours and haven't heard anything yet. I think everyone is passing the buck and no one wants to pay for my truck waiting.

I have satisfied the orignal agreement; I was at the receiver on time and the load was refused due to no fault on mine. What are my options? What would be a fair compensation for waiting one or maybe two days? At this point, I'm ready the drag this sucker back to Wilson and let the shipper have it back. Suggestions please!!! Thanks

 

Broker just called. C&S admitted it was their mistake. Person who scheduled the delivery did not enter PO#. They are working on $50/hr from appointment time to end of delivery, minus 10 hrs. They want me back on the premises ASAP. i'm only 5 minutes away. I'll post how it goes. Thanks. Still keep the suggestions coming, I need some Idea how to bargain on this