The terms Detention and Demurrage may be used somewhat synonymously. When the terms Demurrage/Detention are used, they are referring to the holding of equipment, usually during the loading or unloading of it; from constructive or actual placement to release of equipment. Private Railcar Storage is sometimes used to describe when private railcars are constructively placed and are sitting on railroad-owned tracks (that are not leased by the shipper/consignee) waiting to be actually placed. Most railroads dump all of this into one term, Demurrage.
There are two types of Demurrage/Detention in RMS: 1) Proprietary and 2) Railroad.
Proprietary Demurrage/Detention
Typically used by a railcar owner/lessee who ships loads to customers and wants to measure and manage the time that those railcar assets are held for unloading.
Reports to use: Management Reports | Detention History by Station and Detention History by Responsible Party
Datasets to use for Custom Reports: DetentionHistory
Railroad Demurrage/Detention
Typically used by anyone who wishes to measure and manage their exposure to railroad assessed accessorial charges for the holding of railroad-owned railcars and/or the storage of private railcars on railroad-owned tracks.
Reports to use:
Datasets to use for Custom Reports: Cycles