Layover
Layover is compensation paid when a driver is held overnight between loads or before a delayed appointment, typically at a flat daily rate agreed in advance.
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Like detention, layover should be stated on the rate confirmation to be collectable.
The cost is larger than the payment: a layover day is a day of fixed cost with no miles run, so a flat layover rate rarely covers what the day was worth.
For example, say a delivery gets pushed to the next morning and the rate con pays $250 for layover. On a normal day the truck would have earned $1,500. The layover pays $250 of that, so the delay still costs $1,500 − $250 = $1,250 in lost pay. If the truck's fixed costs run $300 a day, the $250 does not even cover those.
Ask for layover terms in writing before you book, and tell the broker as soon as you know the truck will be held. Keep the times, the appointment and any messages with the load, so the claim goes out with the invoice.