Routing Zip Code to Zipcode

Swift does Zip to Zip, but I have to follow their fuel route.
Only O/O and L/O drivers can make their own route, because they are paying for the fuel.

There are exceptions.
If I don't think it is the best route I can talk with my DM and request my own route, and it is usually approved.

And while no driver, company or otherwise, can be 'forced' to take a specific route - if you are a company driver you may face the music if you don't.

 

"Most companies still use the pay system Rand McNally household movers guide miles. It's zip code to zip code. And no its not illegal. Cause I can almost bet that somewhere in the orientation Paperwork ,Whether Or Not It Was Gone over, it said how you were going to get paid. I know with Werner it stated what they use. If you go exactly by the companies routing you will drive roughly 10% more miles than you are actually being paid for. That is how it always has been.

It's been talked about for years about the government stepping in and making everyone change to practical miles but the one thing that has stopped them was companies threatened to start charging drivers for ALL out of route miles PLUS all the fuel being used during those out of route miles.

Now with all that being said you can't just look at the drivers side of things. You have to look at both sides. It's fine and great to be paid for every single mile you turn but what about the drivers that would take advantage of this and run extra miles to make more money?

2 years ago when I-40 was shut down due to a landslide in Tennessee and the work around was 70 miles long out of route for most drivers what do you think would happen if the drivers got charge for the out of route miles they had to drive Plus the fuel used during that bypass? Drivers would be ready to take up arms if that happened.

So basically it's a catch 22 type of thing. No solution is perfect but it would be even less unfair if you had to take another route beyond your control and get charged for it."

... found this, also ... seems like it sux no matter how you cut it. sorry.

 

That made my day !

 

HHG miles came about from the department of defense. So thank uncle sam yet again.

 

My previous company would give us a 'route suggestion' but then tie our mandated fuel stops to that route suggestion in such a way that you were pretty well stuck with it. They were hhg miles and averaged 14% less paid miles than we actually drove.

Where I am now we don't get routing, mandated fuel stops or any of that crap. We're free to figure our own routes, fuel anywhere we want within our fuel network and get practical mile pay. The variance is less than 1% paid vs actual and a lot of trips I can figure a route where I drive less than what I'm paid or right at it to the mile.

It just depends on the company and whether you work for a good one, or one that wants to screw you every chance they get

 

I agree. LOL!!
I tell my buddy the extra miles pay the rent for the luxurious digs, gourmet eats and vistas out your bedroom window am and or pm for those of you who don't have solid gold shower heads and maid service, it's an idle tax.

 

It all depends on what kind of crappy company you work for. I worked for companies that paid Hub miles and I worked for companies that paid zip code to zip code and cheated you out of miles.
It all depends on whether you want to work for a company that treat you like a child and a slave or if you want to work for a company that treats you like a mature adult capable of making strategic decisions necessary to get the freight there on time regardless of what detours you might have to take.