Standard detainage rates for hopper bottoms
I was told by a broker that the standard in hopper bottom hauling is to expect two hour waits to load and unload. I just pulled a first load for a broker company, here is what I found to be the actual time it took.
Loading- 2 hours wait time
500 mile trip
Unloading- 4.75 hours to unload ( time I entered gate to time I left)
Reloading- 2.5 hours ( actual time entered/exit)
400 mile trip
Unloading- no delay
Dead Head back to reload 200 miles(4 hours)
That means I had 13.25 hrs of non productive time out of the 33 possible hours I could work in 3 days.
Is this the industry standard for bulk hauling?