Mileage - Paid vs Actual?

Zip to zip on mileage pay

 

On average you drive 5-10% more than you get paid, some carriers pay practical miles do you only lose 3-5%, a few carriers actually pay on the hub.

 

Depends on the company you go with. Hub miles Vs paid miles can be anywhere from 2-8% difference depending on the system they use. My company - I'm usually around 4% more on hub then paid, but sometimes I'll get paid more then I actually drive.

I'd say at the typical starter company today you can figure hub'g about 5% more then you're paid for on average. Very few still use the old "HHG" system which raped drivers every trip.

 

Stop worrying about mileage, and focus on the money. When you evaluate a potential employer, call them on the carpet and make them tell you what you can expect to earn in your first and second years with them. Tell them that should you accept an offer of employment and you make yourself available for your full 70/8 HOS availability, if the first year figure they quoted you doesn't match what you actually earn, then they can expect to not be utilizing your valuable services for the second year.

 

FWIW, my first job was 1099, and paid me 25% of gross paid to the truck. Plus, I kept 100% of the lumper fees if I was able to unload the truck myself. Worked out to around $.60/mile on average.

After 1.5 years at that job, I moved on to a local / regional position with a company that pays a base rate per mile. Each route pays on miles slightly less than hub miles, but with all accessorial pay considered, ends up paying somewhere in the neighborhood of $1/mile. Don't focus on rate per mile, or hub/practical/HHG. Get the big picture.

Oh, and did I mention that I drive a day cab, and am home nights and weekends unless I choose not to be?

 

That's a good attitude. However you realize most companies don't care. If they can fill that seat for a year, their happy.

 

No company comes up with a way to pay you the most. They all pay as little as possible. I am betting that because of GPS someone is going to file a class action suit against the industry and some lawyer is going to make a lot of money out of it. Basically we do not get paid to drive in the city. When we work hardest we are paid the least.

They use GPS to dispatch you but pay based on the lease possible miles.