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Short, plain-language guides on billing detention, layover, TONU and lumper fees, and on disputing short-pays. Every number links to its source.

• 01How to bill detentionHow small fleets bill detention: free time, hourly rates, the proof brokers ask for, notice and billing windows, with a worked example.Updated October 1, 2026
• 02Detention vs. layover: what's the difference?Detention is billed by the hour at a stop; layover is a daily charge when a load slips to the next day. How each works, the proof, and an example with both.Updated October 1, 2026
• 03TONU: how to bill truck ordered, not usedWhat a TONU charge is, when a carrier can bill it, the proof to keep, and how to send the claim, with a worked example.Updated October 1, 2026
• 04How to get lumper fees reimbursedWho owes a lumper fee, what the receipt should show, and how carriers bill it back to the broker, with a worked example.Updated October 1, 2026
• 05What to do when a broker short-pays your invoiceHow to find a short-pay, dispute it in writing, which records to request, the federal time limits, and what changed for broker bonds in January 2026.Updated October 1, 2026