Fee comparison
Detention (without power) fees by carrier
Trailer spotted and held beyond free time (dropped-trailer demurrage).
Lowest per day
$50.90
Median per day
$150
Highest per day
$273
Carriers
10
Per day
1
AAA Cooper
24 hrs free; 1st-3rd period $50.90, 4th-6th $73.00, 7th+ $88.20 per 24-hr period
$50.90lowest
5
Dayton Freight
Spotted trailers allowed 12 free hours; flat $150.00 per day after free time expires.
$150
Estes
$110 first 24 hrs, $150 next 24 hrs, $225 per day 3rd day and beyond
$110.00/vehicle first 24 hrs; $150.00/vehicle next 24 hrs; $225.00/vehicle 3rd day and beyond/day
R+L Carriers
After 24 hrs free time; escalating per 24-hr period; strike interference $136.20/day
$152.40 (1st/2nd 24-hr), $229.50 (3rd/4th), $307.40 (5th+)
Saia
Vehicle dispatched but not used through no fault of carrier
$236.50 per day (within terminal area); $4.57/mile, $623.00 min (outside terminal); $101.50 for LTL no-freight
Per trailer
TForce Freight
Per trailer each 24-hour period after 24 hours free time (excl. non-Business Days).
$215
Amounts are each carrier's published tariff figure — negotiated contracts may override them. Carriers price this fee in different shapes (flat charge, per-cwt rate), so the table groups like with like — a low per-cwt rate is not a low fee once its minimum charge applies. Click a carrier for the citation, tariff language, and history.
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