A mile is not really a mile?

I'm sure you or the other drivers NEVER went the "long way"! Lol

 

Poly-Trucking out of Dallas/Grand Prairie pay hub miles, used to be a good company for dryvan

 

Do your research before starting, I have never been paid by the mile,

 

Sounds like back when I hauled logs with my truck. They always payed the shortest route even if that was a low weight road that a truck wasn’t even legal on. And of course if you had 4 miles of bulldozed trail into the woods you didn’t get any money for those miles either that beat your truck to pieces.

 

Which wheel do you put it on?

 

Company truck and trailer/drivers side.

 

The company I work for is one of those that generally pays less miles than it is possible to drive in a truck. Especially if the run is through somewhere like in Central PA to central NY. There is one where they pay about 230 but the shortest possible route is almost 300.

They also expect us to get our trucks washed at a blue beacon 2x a month. Also, they expect us to be under 10% out of route to get a bonus. Once or twice these three expectations had me arguing with them about why a truck wash wasn't in my plans because I'd have to drive about 100 miles out of route for the miles I was getting paid to get a wash and since I wasn't getting paid to drive those miles or to even get the truck washed I wasn't about to waste 3+ hours for the truck to be clean for about 5 minutes..

 

Always figured at least 10% of miles listed were not paid miles by company. Even as a lease op it was the same, they use the shortest, what I called cowtrail roads, to get from A to B.

Company drivers have their feet held to the coal more than lease drivers, they are expected to stay in the assigned route given and don't expect for toll charges to be added.

 

in my earlier years, i was paid hub miles, less 10%. that was for getting lost, missing an exit, or the place to pick up or deliver to, having a different location other than what was on the bills.

back then, we could not take a picture of the hubometer and send it via internet, to the office. the company went by our word of honor, which when you're a trucker, your word is worth less than dog poop.

today, many companies can track you down to the inches, via built in GPS tracking.

did i worry about being cheated out of miles?

at first yeah, but then again, back in my day, we actually read/followed maps, and go there. unlike the past decade or so, where newer drivers depend on GPS, and hope and pray, they do not end up, in the ocean.

learn to read a map. plan your route(s) using THE MAP, then use GPS as a back up.

also, many times, you can call the customer for directions, WHEN YOU GET NEAR the drop off/pick up point.

DO NOT call them from (say) Compton, CA , and tell them you need directions to thier building in Manassas, VA.