Who it's for · Broker ops fighting detention and layover bills
Detention check from POD timestamps
Detention disputes are won or lost on timestamps. Jorora Detention Check reads the POD, computes wait hours against free time, and drafts the packet you send back when the accessorial was not earned.
Why
Why start from the POD
The invoice line is not evidence
A detention charge on the carrier PDF is a claim. In/out times on the POD are the facts.
Free time lives on the rate con
Billable hours only start after the free time you actually agreed — not after the carrier’s default.
Disputes need a draft, not a vibe
The tool returns wait hours, dollars, and language you can send. That is the job.
Same credit model as audit
1 credit = 1 completed detention check. Failed extraction does not consume the credit.
How to
How to check detention from a POD
POD in. Hours, dollars, and a dispute path out.
Step 1
Grab the POD (and rate con if you have it)
Clear in/out stamps beat a cropped phone photo. Pair with the rate con so free time is the contracted number.
Step 2
Run Detention Check
Upload in the Freight desk. The tool is built for this job — not a generic “read this PDF” prompt.
Step 3
Review wait hours and billable $
See whether the accessorial is earned, partial, or not supported by the timestamps.
Step 4
Send the dispute or clear the line
Use the draft when you short-pay. If the math holds, the detention line can ride with the rest of the approved bill.
Workflow
Use it with Freight Audit, not instead of the desk
Detention Check is the focused tool when the fight is wait time. Freight Audit still owns the full invoice ↔ rate con decision. Many desks run audit on the packet, then Detention Check when the accessorial is the exception that would have eaten the afternoon.
Pains
What stays painful without timestamps
- Paying detention because the invoice said so
- Rebuilding in/out math in a spreadsheet for every claim
- Disputes that stall because nobody attached the POD
- Layover and detention language mixed with no clock
Jobs
What Detention Check returns
- Wait hours from POD timestamps
- Billable detention $ against free time
- A dispute draft when the charge is not earned
- A trail you can show the carrier and AP
Evidence
Why this job converts
- Detention is one of the loudest FTL accessorial leaks
- Timestamps beat narrative arguments
- One-credit tool — no render farm, no TMS project
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Yes for this tool. Detention math without timestamps is guessing. If you only have the invoice, start with Freight Audit instead.
No. It tells you whether the detention line is supported so you can short-pay or approve with evidence.
Lumper is a different evidence job (receipt). Detention Check is the clock. Freight Audit holds both when the full packet is present.
Yes — same intake pattern as other Freight tools when your organization address is set up.
Related
Use cases, guides, and landings
Guides
Check detention on a real POD.
Two free credits. Upload or forward a real FTL packet.
