Time records
Organize the timestamps available from your records and facility documents.
Free truck detention pay calculator
Truck Detention Pay Calculator
Calculate your estimated truck detention pay using your arrival time, departure time, free-time allowance, and detention rate. The result is transparent, free, and does not require an account.
Enter your times and billing terms.
This calculator provides an estimate based on the information and billing terms you enter. It does not determine whether detention is contractually owed or guarantee payment.
Calculated the detention amount? Review the detention claim documentation checklist to organize the records that may support the request.
How the estimate works
A transparent calculation from your selected inputs.
The calculator subtracts the free-time allowance from total wait, then applies the billing increment, rounding method, and hourly rate you select. It does not decide whether detention is owed.
Need a worked explanation of rates, free time, timestamps, and rounding? Read the truck detention pay guide.
- 1Enter arrival and departure, or use a known total wait.
- 2Subtract the selected free-time allowance.
- 3Apply the chosen billing increment and rounding.
- 4Multiply billable time by the selected hourly rate.
Before submitting a claim
Review the source of every input.
Appointment, arrival, check-in, release, and departure can serve different purposes. Use the times and billing terms that apply to your agreement and review the result before sending it.
Billing terms
Confirm free time, rate, increment, and rounding from the terms you use.
Supporting records
Attach supported PDFs and images to a signed-in claim, and track what is available, missing, requested, or not applicable.
Prefer a step-by-step starting point? Read how to file a truck detention claim. You can also view the sample claim packet or review packet and subscription pricing.