how many of driver are payed for deadhead miles?

I don't improvise if I can't get the Rate I set I don't move it PERIOD!
As far as me Being A Business man,I'm smart enough to Know that 1 every load you pull shorten the lifespan of equipment.2 Business is about who you know. 3 .Leverage

 

That's great. Sounds like you are in a position to negotiate your rate per load. Not all O/O's are in that position and leave a lot of bacon on the plate.

 

I get hourly so I get paid no matter what. Works out to about $1/mi.

 

Swift like many companies pay HHG miles which shorts the drivers 5-10% on both load and deadhead miles. Although, It is more apparent in the deadhead miles since they are likely to be short miles anyway.

You don't get sliding scale on the deadhead miles anyway.

The other mile shorting scam at Swift and others is not paying fuel routed miles. They may route you 60-80 miles out of the shortest route to save on fuel, all of that time will be be unpaid by Swift. It may not seem like a big deal but do it several times a week and it really adds up. Mind you I am not picking on only Swift, other companies run this unpaid miles scam.

Generally that is true, however I knew one female driver that was routed 90+ miles to home and another 90+ miles back every weekend with Swift. All paid short miles by Swift. You make the eeoc requirements doors can open for you at some of these companies.

 

Good observation about the fuel routes. After a while working at Swift I learned that fuel routes aren't written in stone. Once you have built a level of trust with the DM team you can run the most efficient route, be it running longer miles to avoid small towns and stay in the interstate or making a major reroute to avoid bad weather. The goal is to maximize income from your 70.

 

I don't get all this "I have to get paid for all miles or it's unfair" argument.

If I get paid nothing per mile, except I get $100 for every 100th mile I drove -- I'd be good with that.

If I got nothing for the first 5,000 miles, but $3,000 for driving home 100 miles at the end of the route, I'd be good with that.

If I got nothing per mile, and $5,000 per month, I'd probably show up for work again the next month, too.

As long as the bottom line works, the rest of it is just crap the accountants talk about to look like they are earning their paychecks.

 

Sometimes attitude gets in the way of success.

 

My decision to deadhead paid off. I got an overnight run to Odessa paying $1500 to the truck. Better than the crap loads I would have waited to get out of Wyoming or Colorado. About double the revenue for the same time frame.