Free Tool · Detention & Layover Pay Calculator
Enter your appointment, check-in, release time, free time, rate, and layover details to estimate possible detention and layover amounts.
This calculator is provided for planning and organization only. Results are estimates based on the numbers you enter. Detention, layover, accessorial pay, free time, billing increments, documentation rules, and payment eligibility can vary by carrier, broker, shipper, receiver, rate confirmation, contract, and company policy. Clear To Roll does not provide legal, financial, dispatch, accounting, carrier, broker, DOT, FMCSA, safety, or compliance advice. Always review your own rate confirmation, contract, company policy, and records before relying on any estimate.
Estimate wait time after free time at pickup or delivery.
Estimate layover pay when a delay extends into another day or required layover period.
Keep key records together, such as appointment details, arrival time, release time, messages, BOL/POD notes, and receipts.
Estimate possible detention and layover amounts and keep delay-related records together.
Optional, but helpful for your printed record.
The clock-start used is the later of the appointment time and your actual check-in time.
Some agreements may not allow detention and layover to be paid for the same time period. Review your rate confirmation, contract, carrier/broker policy, or company rules.
Check the records you have saved for this delay. This is for organization only.
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Enter your times and rates, then tap Calculate to see your estimated detention and layover amounts.
Use this checklist to help keep delay-related records organized. Requirements can vary, so always review your rate confirmation, carrier/broker policy, and company rules.
Clear To Roll does not determine whether detention or layover will be approved. This checklist is for organization only.
Clear To Roll helps truck drivers and owner-operators keep important documents, load records, expiration dates, saved letters, and shareable business packets in one place.
Your driver file, ready when opportunity calls.
This calculator and checklist are provided as free planning and recordkeeping tools. Detention pay, layover pay, free time, billing increments, accessorial charges, documentation rules, and payment eligibility can vary. Always use your own records and review the applicable rate confirmation, contract, carrier/broker policy, company rules, and professional guidance before relying on any estimate.
This summary is for organization and recordkeeping only. It is not a legal demand, invoice, or guarantee of payment.
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