I have been watching a bunch of OTR related videos on my off time as I plan to start CDL training in June and one complaint I am hearing over and over is getting shorted on the miles you drive. Everything from mileage calculated by zip code, post office to post office, practical, Shortest GPS route, etc.
How big of a factor is this in your decision as to who to drive with and how in this day and age with satellites is it even possible for this to be an issue. With the exception of possibly delivering to Area 51 I think it would be pretty easy to document how far a truck had to actually go from point a to point b to complete a run.
A mile is not really a mile?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Jumpman, May 17, 2021.
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As a beginner driver, your choices on employer will be a bit more limited. Companies charge their customers one way and pay their drivers the same way. It wasn't a huge factor in my choice of carrier. I had my priorities. Otr, benefits, team trucks, good equipment, and ppl I enjoy working with. Some companies pay detention, layover, breakdown pay, and other bonuses. Some have minimum pay. It really depends on what kind of trucking you're interested in.
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To me it was never a factor, but, all companies I worked for paid hub miles.
Hub miles are the actual miles the truck moves.
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Cents-per-mile is only one factor in pay. Accessorial pays are more important.
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How is it possible that we get paid on post office to post office based on non-trucking capable routes instead of actual miles? Simply put, its just easier to quote the first than it is to get real miles for each individual trip. Customer a transporting product to receiver also has no need or interest in paying you to go from receiver a to customer b to do your pickup to deliver at receiver b. Its simply not their problem, therrfore its your job (if you are quoting/bidding the load to make sure it works for you or not both monetarily and hourswise. You are after all the professional driver/transportation company, they arent in the logistics buisness, not their problemRideandrepair Thanks this. -
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