Rate Con Checker

Pay for waiting at a shipper or receiver past the free time (usually 2 hours). If the rate con has no detention rate, you may wait for free. Ask for a written hourly rate, when the clock starts, and how arrival is proven.

A flat fee when a broker cancels after you're dispatched or at the dock. "At broker discretion" means you may never see it. Ask for a fixed dollar amount.

Fees paid to unloaders at the dock. Make sure the rate con says the broker reimburses them with a receipt, and how fast.

Penalties for late check calls, tracking gaps, missing paperwork or late delivery are often buried in the fine print and taken out of your pay. Know every dollar amount before you sign.

Lets a broker take money owed on one load from your pay on another, including disputed claims. It's a common way carriers lose pay they already earned.

Net 30 means you're paid 30 days after paperwork is received. Net 45 or longer squeezes cash flow, and quick-pay fees eat into the rate.

Check the MC/DOT number on FMCSA's public record before you haul. A broker emailing from a free address (Gmail, Yahoo) is a common fraud warning sign.

No. The checker reads the text in your browser, and nothing you paste leaves your device. With Pro, a dropped PDF is also read in your browser.

Three a day in this browser. Pro costs $9 a month or $79 a year and gives unlimited checks, every flag explained, the fix-request message, PDF drop, your own minimums and saved history.

Use "Manage subscription" in the tool at any time. You keep Pro until the end of the period you paid for.

No. The grade is a checklist of common costly clauses, not legal advice. Read the whole contract, and ask the broker in writing to fix anything you don't accept before you sign.