how does pay by the mile work with most companies?

Flat rate miles by the book for the most part...It usually way shorter than you really drive.

They don't! Except to nail you for "out of route miles".

Some do, Some don't.

No pay for "off time"...You're off duty! Vacation? Most guys never last that long at these companies so...

NO!

YES!

According to what I read about most of these companies, It's goes something like this...


0-1 year-.22 cpm
1-2 years- .22 cpm
2-3 years- .22 1/2 cpm
3-4+ years- Fired 'cause you're getting too expensive for the company to afford.

These answers were a little bit of a joke but they are way too close to the truth to be funny.

 

In my case....flatbed with 1 year experience.

Not paid for unloading/loading, sitting around waiting for loads, stuck in road closures, or breakdowns.

Paid per mile with miles calculated from zip code to zip code (slightly less than actual miles driven)

44 cents/mile Cdn (roughly 41 cents/mile US as of friday), averaging 11-13000 miles/month. Additional perks are 100 dollars extra for every time I haul something overlength (with usual distance of legs driven it works out to around an 8 cent/mile bonus or so). 50 dollars for every extra pickup and dropoff. I also get a fuel mileage bonus where I get 50 bucks at the end of the month for every 0.1mpg I am over 7mpg. I am usually in the 7.1 to 7.5 range so I get 50-250 dollars extra at the end of the month for that too. I would've been at 48 cents/mile Cdn but I got it cut back from the recession.

Basically, if you are looking at jobs paid per mile, also take note of all the little perks/bonuses that will put additional money in your pocket too.

 

Thats pretty much it in a nut shell!!!!

 

Hope this helps, My words are bold and underlined

 

These answers are based on the company I work for; others have given you the more general answers:
1. They calculate miles based on zip code to zip code, but pay actual miles driven, within reason. If you go out of route, all you have to do is tell them why.
2. We turn in the odometer reading starting and ending the trip.
3. My company does.
4. After one year, we get a week of paid vacation. I'm not sure after that. Home time does not count as vacation time. It's more like your weekend off from a regular job.
5. The 34 hour reset doesn't count as a day of home time, but it is of course a day off. Home time does count for a 34 hour reset if it's over 34 hours.

 

I do not count a restart on the road as a "day off/hometime"

And you are lucky if you only lose 5% of the miles, I'm running close to 10% and most of that is shortest route possible.

I really think the ATA companies really twist the screws with that. Oddly enough, with the on board recorders and all that new jazz, they should pay real miles.

 

more often than not all miles are paid loaded and empty .34-.40 (VAN) depending on experience. Some companies pay practical miles which are going to be much closer to your actual drive miles than companies that pay by house hold mover miles which is basically the shortest possible route