Detention Dispute Evidence Log
Catalogue time-stamped evidence per disputed container — appointment screenshots, EIRs, turn-aways — before it expires.
The index lives in your browser; store the actual files in your own drive using the file-reference paths so the dispute pack assembles in minutes.
Sources & references
- FMC charge complaint process — evidence standards
- Docket 19-05 interpretive rule — incentive principle grounds
Demurrage, detention and storage tariffs are set by each carrier, terminal and contract and change frequently. The preloaded figures are editable industry-typical examples, not quotes — always verify against the current published tariff or your service contract before paying or disputing an invoice.
D&D disputes are won with evidence that existed at the time and lost with evidence reconstructed afterwards. An appointment grid showing no slots before your LFD can only be captured while it's empty; a depot turn-away exists only if the driver's note or gate record was kept that day. This log is the discipline: every item gets an entry — date, type, file reference, and one line on what it proves.
About Detention Dispute Evidence Log
The evidence types mirror the dispute grounds that actually succeed: appointment unavailability (the FMC incentive-principle classic), empty-return refusals, terminal closures, customs holds, EIRs that fix the clock's true start and stop, and carrier advisories granting extensions that billing systems forget. The summary strip shows your coverage per container before you draft the dispute. Workflow that wins: log evidence the day it occurs (dispatch and drivers feed it in), reference the file's location in your own storage, and when the invoice arrives, filter by container — the dispute pack is already built. Pair it with the dispute-letter generator; a letter citing six dated, referenced exhibits reads like a claim, while a letter citing memories reads like a complaint.
How to use Detention Dispute Evidence Log
- 1Fill in the form and add your first record — everything persists locally in your browser.
- 2Watch the summary strip recompute totals and averages as records accumulate.
- 3Sort out stale entries with one-click delete; the data survives page reloads.
- 4Export the CSV any time for reporting or to move the log into a spreadsheet.
Why use Detention Dispute Evidence Log?
- ✓Purpose-built fields for this exact workflow — no spreadsheet setup
- ✓Live summary statistics computed from your records
- ✓One-click CSV export for reporting
- ✓Everything stays on your device — nothing is uploaded
Frequently asked questions
What evidence wins detention and demurrage disputes?+
Time-stamped unavailability: appointment systems with no slots before the LFD (screenshot the grid with the date visible), depot refusals of empty returns (turn-away records, gate photos), customs holds (the hold and release notices), and closures (terminal advisories). Each maps to the principle that charges must be capable of incentivising movement — these prove movement was impossible.
When should evidence be captured?+
The moment it exists, because most of it is unrecoverable later: portals don't archive yesterday's empty appointment grid, and a driver's turn-away recollection without a same-day note is testimony, not evidence. The log's discipline — entry on the day, file reference attached — is the entire difference between a dispute pack and a grievance.
How should drivers document a depot turn-away?+
Minimum: time-stamped photo at the depot (queue or refusal signage), the gate's refusal slip if issued, and a one-line message to dispatch with container number and reason given. Five minutes at the gate creates the exhibit; ask the depot for written confirmation when practical. Log it here the same day with the photo's file path.
Does this log itself prove anything?+
It's the index, not the exhibit — but a contemporaneous, dated index has its own weight: it shows systematic record-keeping rather than after-the-fact assembly. Disputes (and, in US trades, FMC charge complaints) are evaluated on documentation quality; an organised evidence file signals you're the side with the records.
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