Picking my own freight baby! My journey to & of being on Schneider choice, the Adventure & Numbers!

You totally missed my point which has nothing to do with company drivers but everything to do with ICs ! As an IC, every mile put on our trucks impacts revenue and taxes. If IC hauls an MT/loaded TA w/o compensation, the IC did indeed run "non revenue miles." i.e., If the load pays 892 miles but actual miles 948 miles means 56 "non revenue miles." Any bobtail or deadhead miles are in fact non revenue miles. It does no take time for those miles to add up and over a year will equal big deduction. Record those miles as they can be used for tax deductions except for personal use miles.

 

If the load paid well, in SNI terms, was hook n drop at both ends with a good delivery from pickup window, was more than likely snagged and put on a company truck. I've confirmed this multiple times through the company.

 

Then the challenge is searching and picking through leftover crappy loads...

 

How about a scorecard on ICA/QCRs, Planners, CS et al ?!

 

I do plan my routes using an atlas, multiple apps and devices. NaviGo using SNI parameters routes shorter more so than faster plans. Personally, I think the Qualcomm Omnitracs and NaviGo are absolute junk!

 

Except an IC is not getting paid by the mile. They get paid by the load. So you and I are both looking at the same load. You're 50 miles from pickup, I'm 10 miles away. You will see a different rate per mile listed than I because the load still pays X dollars.

Schneider could just not give you a projected rate per mile and your objection would disapear instantly.

 

I'm not sure I'm following you on the tax deductions for non revenue miles. You already deduct all fuel as an expense. Even my personal miles. If it runs through the truck I deduct it. I'm also not a tax expert. Am I missing something?

 

You're not missing anything. He is. Opportunity cost isn't even accountable, much less deductible.

 

Some people hate the choice program so much. That their losing their mind. I only have one complaint. Bring the rates back.

 

Negative... I did it long enough to fully understand the IC board and SNI polluted IC program and system. I AM NOT a newby! Whether % pay or flat rate or however you want to term it, compensation breaks down to dollars per milage. The loaded rate will be the same from shipper to consignee regardless of distance an IC has to travel to get to the shipper. That distance impacts "estimated total revenue per mile," base rate and fuel surcharge remain the same.