What do you use to keep track of your miles, hours, and pay?

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  1. TawcoTruck

    TawcoTruck Light Load Member

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    What do you use to double check your pay to what the company comes out with? I've read stories about companies "accidentally" shorting drivers. How do you keep track to make sure everything adds up?
     
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  3. xsetra

    xsetra Road Train Member

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  4. Lazer

    Lazer Road Train Member

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    We use ‘Big Road’. Everything is on your smartphone. Then ‘Paycheck Flex’ to print off your pay stub. This employer has everybody hourly.
     
  5. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    I have my notebook that I use to record load information.
    All I do is look back over the week to add up the miles.

    As xsetra said... pen and paper.
    Not really rocket science.
     
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  6. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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  7. Eddiec

    Eddiec Road Train Member

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    Ding, effing ding!
     
  8. Kshaw0960

    Kshaw0960 Road Train Member

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    As an owner operator I do a spreadsheet. As a company driver I just had a folder. Right side is loads I’ve done, left side is loads that were paid.
     
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  9. rockeee

    rockeee Medium Load Member

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    When I was OTR, which was quite some time ago. I used a notebook which I wrote in almost every day. Miles for the load and paid miles, good or bad parking, food and motels. Messed up shippers and receivers. Everything
     
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  10. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    A spreadsheet or a notebook works well. Depending on your company's pay stub simply list your miles per trip plus expenses or detention/breakdown pay, etc. Or store your miles per week with trip numbers or however your company tracks each trip.
     
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