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What does Detention mean in logistics?
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Time a vehicle is held at a loading or unloading point, or elsewhere at the shipper’s instance, beyond the free time agreed in the contract.
Detention at factories and consignee warehouses is one of the largest hidden costs in Indian road freight. It is measured from reporting time, needs trustworthy in and out timestamps (gate records or GPS geofences) and is billed as detention charges. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.
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- Operations & tech
- Related terms
- Detention charges, Reporting time, Dwell time, Geofence
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