D&D Transportation refusing to pay detention time.

Yeah if you don't get the times noted and initialed on the bills they will use that for an excuse not to pay. Just chalk it up as a lesson learned.

 

Sometimes, they plainly refuse to mark the times on BOL. Them shippers/receivers may have sometimes their pride and ego and high enough "dignity" to even refuse to print their last name by their signature, which is something I always want to have and many times I got into some unnecessary squabbles over this. For drivers who are on paper logs to have these times on BOL may not be always that advantageous. A few times, when I knew that I deserved detention by the statute of the contract, and I could not get them to write it down or simply forgot, I did write down the times myself post factum and signed by those times as myself (a driver and witness) simply stating the fact of being there for such and such hours. Better that than nothing, it's not like I falsify anything. This way they would not refuse detention pay by saying it was supposed be on BOL.

 

Try to take it up with whoever the person you're dealing with's boss is. Most of the time management at freight brokerages aren't willing to fight about something this size. If that doesn't work write it off and don't haul for them again. If the RC is on your side you're probably in good shape with management though.

I know my companies RC's pretty much say 'we pay detention if we collect it from the customer' which we do. If we don't collect it we don't pay it. I tell everyone who hauls for me in advance "This is produce... these customers usually don't pay detention. That's a big part of why this load pays 3 bucks a mile". Sounds to me like this broker guaranteed you detention in writing, so it's very likely he's still trying to get the customer to approve it so that it doesn't come out of his pocket. Regardless you're in the right and he owes you.

 

3.5 hours to get loaded isn't too bad. If i want detention for waiting pass 2 hours, i might have to fight 75% of my loads. Thats why i quit doing Van and Reefer loads. Drop and hook would be ideal.

 

All drivers an contractors in USA are SLAVES. If you work for free, you are a SLAVE. Most stupid people in this country are drivers.