Akru vs. detention tracking apps
Pick Akru if you run Samsara or Motive: it auto-detects detention off your ELD with GPS-verified evidence, alerts you live while it’s still accruing, and builds the invoice — flat $39/mo, keep 100%, and cheaper than DockClaim.
Pick DockClaim or Detention Source if you don’t run an ELD (they use the driver’s phone GPS), or DetentionIQ if you’re a 50–500-truck fleet that wants fleet-wide analytics.
Why: These are all flat-fee, self-serve tools where you keep 100% and send the invoice yourself — Akru is the ELD-native option at $39/mo, cheaper than DockClaim ($49) and more automated than the phone-GPS apps, with live accruing-detention alerts.
Akru vs. the alternative, line by line
| Feature | Akru | Detention-tracking apps |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $39/mo (or $390/yr) | $9.99–$49/mo (DetentionIQ undisclosed) |
| You keep 100% of recovered dollars | Yes — no per-recovery cut | Yes — minus the flat fee |
| Detection method | ELD geofence (Samsara, Motive) | DetentionIQ via ELD; DockClaim & Detention Source via phone GPS |
| GPS-verified evidence on the invoice | Yes | Yes |
| Live "detention accruing now" alerts | Yes | DetentionIQ yes; DockClaim & Detention Source no |
| Reads detention terms off your rate con | Yes — AI parse | No |
| Generates a send-ready invoice | Yes | Yes |
| You send & collect (stay the creditor) | Yes — built-in payment link | Yes |
| Needs an ELD | Yes (Samsara/Motive) | DetentionIQ yes; DockClaim/Detention Source run on phone GPS |
| Free trial | 14 days | Varies |
What each one actually costs
Flat self-serve subscription — keep 100% of what you recover
- $39/month or $390/year, 14-day free trial
- No per-recovery cut — every dollar you collect is yours
- ELD-native detection, and cheaper than DockClaim’s $49/mo
Flat SaaS — keep 100%, you send and collect
- Detention Source Lite: $9.99/mo (after a 30-day trial), phone GPS
- DockClaim: $49/mo flat, no contract, free trial — phone GPS (publicly available, June 2026)
- DetentionIQ: pricing not public (quote-based; its /pricing page returns 404), ELD-based, for larger fleets
- All flat subscriptions; you keep 100% and do the sending yourself
All of these — including Akru — are flat subscriptions where you keep 100% of what you recover and stay the creditor. Akru is $39/mo and detects from your ELD; the phone-GPS apps run $9.99–$49/mo; DetentionIQ is quote-based for larger fleets. Prices from public materials (June 2026).
Who each one is honestly right for
You run Samsara or Motive
Akru detects detention off your ELD automatically with GPS evidence and live alerts, for $39/mo — cheaper than DockClaim and with nothing for the driver to open.
You don’t run an ELD
DockClaim and Detention Source use the driver’s phone GPS, so they work without any telematics.
Mid-size fleet (50–500 trucks) wanting in-house dashboards
DetentionIQ targets that segment with ELD-based detection and fleet-wide billed-vs-paid analytics.
You want the rock-bottom price for basic documentation
Detention Source Lite is $9.99/mo for phone-GPS dwell logging and an emailed summary.
Where detention-tracking apps genuinely wins
- DockClaim and Detention Source need no ELD — phone GPS works for a one-truck operation not on Samsara or Motive.
- Detention Source Lite is the cheapest here at $9.99/mo for basic dwell documentation.
- DetentionIQ offers fleet-wide billed-vs-paid dashboards and chronic-offender analytics at fleet scale.
- Each is a polished, established tool in its niche, and like Akru lets you keep 100% of recoveries.
- If you don’t run an ELD, the phone-GPS apps work where Akru’s sync can’t.
How hard is it to move?
These are all flat-fee tools that leave you as the creditor who keeps 100%. The differences are detection method and price: on an ELD, Akru auto-detects off Samsara/Motive (no phone app to open), warns you while detention is still accruing, and runs $39/mo — cheaper than DockClaim.
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Connect your ELD
Link Samsara or Motive read-only — no phone app for the driver to remember to open.
- 02
Akru auto-detects and builds the invoice
Detention is caught from ELD geofence timestamps and turned into an invoice with GPS-verified evidence attached.
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Send it and stay the creditor
Send the invoice with its built-in payment link; you keep 100% of what the shipper pays.
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Get paid
Funds reach your bank by ACH, typically 2–3 business days after the shipper pays. Akru takes no cut.
Common questions
Isn’t Akru just a detention app like DockClaim or DetentionIQ?
Akru is in the same category — a flat-fee, self-serve tool where you keep 100% and send the invoice yourself. What sets it apart: it detects from your ELD (not the driver’s phone like DockClaim or Detention Source), alerts you live while detention is accruing, parses your rate con, and is $39/mo — cheaper than DockClaim’s $49.
Do I keep 100% of what I recover?
Yes — with Akru and with the tracking apps. They’re all flat subscriptions with no per-recovery cut; you’re the creditor and keep every dollar the shipper pays. Akru is a flat $39/mo.
Does Akru use phone GPS like some apps?
No — Akru reads your ELD (Samsara or Motive) directly, so there’s no app for the driver to remember to open. DetentionIQ also uses ELD; DockClaim and Detention Source rely on the driver’s phone GPS.
Which is cheapest?
Detention Source Lite ($9.99/mo) is cheapest for basic phone-GPS documentation. Akru ($39/mo) is cheaper than DockClaim ($49/mo) and adds real ELD detection plus live alerts; DetentionIQ is quote-based and aimed at larger fleets. All let you keep 100% of recoveries.
What does DetentionIQ cost?
DetentionIQ does not publish pricing — it uses a quote-based model and its /pricing page returns 404. Ask DetentionIQ for a quote to compare against the $10–$49/mo tracking apps and Akru’s flat $39/mo.