Calculator

Truck Detention Charges Calculator.

Enter arrival and release times, free time and your detention rate to see chargeable detention.

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How it is calculated

Chargeable waiting = total waiting − free time. Charged by day, any part day counts as a day; charged by hour, the daily rate is divided by 24. Use the method in your contract. Read detention charges: proving and claiming them.

Questions

How is truck detention calculated?

Waiting time beyond the contract’s free time, multiplied by the agreed detention rate per day or per hour.

What is free time in detention?

The waiting time the contract allows at loading or unloading before detention charges start.

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