I've heard of guys at my company getting detention pay. It's pretty rare that we sit, most of our customers are either drop and hook or very fast. They tend to avoid the slow shippers/receivers. However..
A few months ago I had a load for a "major retail chain" with 2 drops. First drop unload was wed morning, second thurs morning at 10 am. First drop went great, tight as all hell(most guys have to get a daycab to get the trailer in) but it was ok, fast unloading. Second drop, I get there RIGHT at 10 am, on the load offer it says "DO NOT DEVIATE FROM APPOINTMENT TIMES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES" etc.. Perfect, send in my macro, and I'm happy. Knock on the door. Knock again. Dude comes out of a different door, says "yeah they know you're here, just wait a bit". An hour goes buy, another hour. Finally I get pissed, and go for lunch. I go in the "front doors" and talk to some people. They page the person that's supposed to unload me. Wait close to an hour. Finally they get back, apparently I was supposed to be there yesterday. Uh no, I was 500 miles away, and that's not what any of THEIR paperwork says. They say go to the back and they'll break the seal and back me in.
I get back there and what do I find? They're loading a different truck that just got there! Idiot me, I should've blocked the dock. I talk to the lady(we'll call her Mrs. Bitch) and she informs me that I was supposed to be there yesterday, I say no, today, says right here on the paperwork. She was completely jarred. I explained to her that it was probably because of the holiday. The load was loaded a day late, therefore it's going to get there a day late. Not even a double team could get it there at their regular day.
Finally, 3:30 and I'm done unloading. Send in macro that I'm unloaded along with "I refuse to go to this place again". Add it to my list!
I didn't get any detention pay, pretty typical, but it's rare that I'm detained that long. Another time I was at USF holland and sat there for 8 hours! I didn't care, because I just slept in their yard a little bit in the way of everyone. Boy were they pissed! Add them to my list....
There's NOTHING in my contract that states I must go where dispatch tells me. I drive my truck, not them.