Prefer longer runs or shorter runs...

Mileage pay is for chumps. Either pay me a percentage or by the hour.

As for WHY "short haul" pays more per mile than "long haul", it is due to the TIME factored into running the load...loading & unloading. When they bid the job, they factor that in. Paid percentage or hourly, you get paid for that time. Per mile? Bend over and grab your ankles, because they're making a killing off your decision to accept that per-mile pay. They're charging their customer for the TIME their truck and/or trailer is tied up on the load. The only ways to get a piece of that is to get paid other than by the distance the load gets moved.

 

Give me Jersey from LA by monday next. If your appt time is next friday, that gives me a chance to run regional freight while waiting for friday. Kaching!