Yard tip

Detention eats the check before you ever see home.

Free time at a dock feels free until you add up the week. Miles look fine. Pocket doesn’t. Unpaid waiting is a silent pay cut.

What to watch

How long you sat last week. Whether detention paid. After fuel, what actually hit your pocket. If brokers keep parking you unpaid, the lane isn’t worth the RPM on the rate con.

Next step

Do a Lane Check with Rob at CDL Agent — not hiring. Talk seat, miles, detention pain, and take-home. We put together what other guys in a seat like yours are making and shoot you the write-up.