Plain-spoken guides on getting paid.
Detention. Broker audits. Accessorials. The paperwork that decides who collects and who doesn't. Written for small brokers and small carriers — no fluff, no jargon.
- Detention
Detention pay rules for 2026: what carriers should know
Free time norms, documentation standards, and the practical reality of getting detention paid in 2026 — plus the simple habits that move your collection rate up.
8 min read - Accessorials
Accessorial charges, explained: detention, lumper, layover, TONU, reconsignment
A plain-language glossary of the accessorials you'll see on rate cons and invoices — what each one means, typical ranges, and who pays whom.
10 min read - Broker audit
Freight invoice audit: how small brokers stop overpaying carriers
A practical checklist for catching the four invoice errors that quietly eat 3–8% of a small broker's monthly payout — without slowing down the dispatch desk.
9 min read - Accessorials
What is TONU — and when you're owed it
Truck Order Not Used: what it is, when it applies, how to bill it, and how to make sure it actually gets paid.
6 min read - Detention
Broker won't pay your detention? Here's what to do.
A practical, non-confrontational escalation ladder for getting detention paid — from the first short-pay through the point where it's time to walk.
7 min read - Detention
How to bill detention (and actually get paid)
Detention is the most-owed, least-paid line in trucking. Here's the documentation, the deadlines, and the demand language that gets you paid.
8 min read