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What does Reporting time mean in logistics?

Short answer

The time a vehicle reports at the loading or unloading gate and is ready to be loaded or unloaded. It starts the free-time clock for detention.

Indian shippers record reporting time in gate registers or through GPS geofences. Disputes often come from trucks waiting outside the gate unrecorded, so agree what evidence counts. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. How we count

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Also called
reporting
Category
Operations & tech
Related terms
Vehicle placement, Detention, Geofence, Indent

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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