Truck driver detention time: what do you do when the dock kills your clock?

Detention time is the part of trucking that looks small on paper and wrecks the whole day in real life. You show up on time, check in, then sit behind three other trucks while the ELD keeps moving and the next appointment gets tighter. I try to get check-in and check-out times in writing, send dispatch a note before it turns into a crisis, and take photos when the guard shack or dock paperwork…