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<p>[QUOTE="jlkklj777, post: 365692, member: 10886"]Rand McNally helped create the first issue of the household movers guide in 1936. It was created to provide uniformity in the charges trucking companies (specifically household movers) were quoting their customers based upon weights and distances. The guide used criteria such as the height, width, and lane width restrictions to formulate the shortest possible distance between the towns or cities.</p><p> </p><p>Many drivers state there is a 5 to 10% variance in the pay mileage and the actual mileage a trip actually pays. This is usually the result of a driver taking an alternate route rather than the shortest. Drivers have a tendency to stick with Interstate grade highways rather than utilizing the US highway system or even state or county routes. With some routes the Interstate highway system can actually save time even though it may be several miles longer due to the increased speed limits. The fact is in many cases the shortest possible route is not necessarily the fastest route. This is based upon terrain, small localities, and reduced speed limits.</p><p> </p><p>Fast forward to current times and you have other programs such as Pc Miler which actually piggybacked off of the household movers guide to set up their routing software. The difference is Pc Miler recognized the desire of truckers to avoid small towns and maximize their earning potential through higher average speeds. Pc Miler selected routes that best facilitate higher speeds and avoid smaller, secondary roads to facilitate the flow of commerce.</p><p> </p><p>Today there is basically 3 ways to compute mileages.</p><p>1. Actual mileage or "hub miles" is the actual miles a driver drives from pickup to delivery and is compensated for every mile he/she drove. This is the best option for a truck driver from a pay perspective.</p><p>2. Pc Miler has a couple of different programs available. They are "practical miles" and "shortest 53'." There are options that also account for hazmat routing and avoidance of toll roads which will alter the miles. The best option for Pc Miler is the "practical routing" option which routes drivers around major cities and utilizes the interstate highway system as much as possible.</p><p>3. Rand McNally miles are still used by many carriers today but they measure routes by the shortest possible option even if that means staying on state routes or US Highways through every small town and village on those roads.</p><p> </p><p>In the event you want to read my source material for the above info yourself you can find an informative article titled "Whats In A Mile?" by Deborah Whistler published In Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jlkklj777, post: 365692, member: 10886"]Rand McNally helped create the first issue of the household movers guide in 1936. It was created to provide uniformity in the charges trucking companies (specifically household movers) were quoting their customers based upon weights and distances. The guide used criteria such as the height, width, and lane width restrictions to formulate the shortest possible distance between the towns or cities. Many drivers state there is a 5 to 10% variance in the pay mileage and the actual mileage a trip actually pays. This is usually the result of a driver taking an alternate route rather than the shortest. Drivers have a tendency to stick with Interstate grade highways rather than utilizing the US highway system or even state or county routes. With some routes the Interstate highway system can actually save time even though it may be several miles longer due to the increased speed limits. The fact is in many cases the shortest possible route is not necessarily the fastest route. This is based upon terrain, small localities, and reduced speed limits. Fast forward to current times and you have other programs such as Pc Miler which actually piggybacked off of the household movers guide to set up their routing software. The difference is Pc Miler recognized the desire of truckers to avoid small towns and maximize their earning potential through higher average speeds. Pc Miler selected routes that best facilitate higher speeds and avoid smaller, secondary roads to facilitate the flow of commerce. Today there is basically 3 ways to compute mileages. 1. Actual mileage or "hub miles" is the actual miles a driver drives from pickup to delivery and is compensated for every mile he/she drove. This is the best option for a truck driver from a pay perspective. 2. Pc Miler has a couple of different programs available. They are "practical miles" and "shortest 53'." There are options that also account for hazmat routing and avoidance of toll roads which will alter the miles. The best option for Pc Miler is the "practical routing" option which routes drivers around major cities and utilizes the interstate highway system as much as possible. 3. Rand McNally miles are still used by many carriers today but they measure routes by the shortest possible option even if that means staying on state routes or US Highways through every small town and village on those roads. In the event you want to read my source material for the above info yourself you can find an informative article titled "Whats In A Mile?" by Deborah Whistler published In Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine.[/QUOTE]
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