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Post by abraham on Jan 30, 2005 16:08:32 GMT -5
I just talked with a recruiter and was told that millage is counted only from city limits to city limits. From the outside of the city limits where you pick up your load to the beginning of the city limits where you drop. They don't pay for inside city driving. Is this normal? Seems like this could add up to quite a bit of lost miles.
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Post by Fozzy on Jan 30, 2005 16:14:44 GMT -5
I just talked with a recruiter and was told that millage is counted only from city limits to city limits. From the outside of the city limits where you pick up your load to the beginning of the city limits where you drop. They don't pay for inside city driving. Is this normal? Seems like this could add up to quite a bit of lost miles. This is normal for the industry and not "company specific". You are paid zero miles within a city or zipcode. Some cities its not a big deal. Cities like El Paso will really screw you pretty good! El Paso is like 30 miles across. If you empty out on one end and have a pick up on the other side of town, your deadhead will be ZERO miles. On average you will lose 10+% on mileage per year. If you drive 120,000 miles a year, that means you lose out on about 1200 miles of paid miles. This means you'll lose about $400 or so per year. Fozzy
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Post by abraham on Jan 30, 2005 16:17:30 GMT -5
Fozzy, Thanks for the quick response. I guess since it is normal I will just have to accept it as a rule of the game. Thanks again
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Post by Fozzy on Jan 30, 2005 16:59:59 GMT -5
No problemo..
Fozzy
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Post by dhagood on Jan 30, 2005 20:48:43 GMT -5
the carrier i drive for, watkins and shepard, pays hub miles (well, actually, odometer miles). if the truck moves, you get paid for it. now, they pay a little less per mile perhaps, so it all may even out in the end.
for information purposes, i have a year's experience (as of tomorrow) and i will be getting 30 cents a mile. the company also plans a one cent per mile increase in march and another in may.
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