i drive a truck for a living and my company pays by the mile, it is never accurate.they use a carriers guide?

Question

if i could find out what they are using, i could figure out how they determine how much they pay. mapquest is good but not what most trucking co.'s use to determine miles paid, thanks for any help

Answer 1

Typically this guide is used as a means for the company to get a general idea of the distance of one location to the other. That way if you drive between D.C. and New York and record 350 miles and the guide suggests that the distance is 318 miles then your recording is reasonably plausable and accurate. And as the owner of the company I should be willing to believe that you drove 350 miles and I should be willing to pay you accordingly.

On the other hand if your actual agreement is that your pay will based on what the book says, then your employer is well within compliance of fair pay. So you need to discuss this with your employer to determine if you are getting paid per mile recorded or if you are getting paid per job based on the distance determined by the guide.

Both methods are perfectly legal and used in many different circumstances. Just make sure that you are clear on which method your employer chooses to use. There are pros and cons for both methods... like if your employer pays according to the guide the guide determines that a particular trip is 500 miles but you find a shortcut that takes 70 miles and a couple of hours off of the trip, you still should get paid for all 500 miles.

All in all a trucking company has to remain profitable and they would not like to pay you for extra milage if you choose to take a detour on your route.

Answer 2

I am retired and have a 94 F150 that I bought new. It has 100734 miles that's about 8400 miles a year My son lives 35 miles from town and drives it 6 days a week, so he drives over 25000 a year.It's hard to pin down . I would guess it all depends on the distance you live from work. I also would say it's almost 4000 miles from ocean to ocean so if you travel from coast to coast it can add up in a hurry.

Answer 3

The easiest solution would be to speak with some one in payroll and ask them what mileage program they use. That question came up at one of our company meetings, and they told us the specific program they used. They also acknowledged that the program was based on the shortest possible distance, and not on the best route. They also stated that they knew that some of the mileages were inaccurate, and that they were working with the program supplier to correct those errors. Unfortunately until the errors were corrected, that is what they had to use.

Until you can get this problem resolved, try to keep your unpaid miles to a minimum. You're out there trying to feed your family, not operate a charity, so don't do work that you're not going to be compensated for.

Answer 4

The majority of trucking companies in the US use zip code to zip code miles.

If you leave from the way west edge of one zip code and drive east, then all the way to the far end of the other zip code, you only get paid for the post office to post offoce run.

Answer 5

It may be the Household Goods Carriers Guide, which I cannot find for you online.

Answer 6

All trucking companies I've had anything to do with use the hub meter on the trailer you're towing.

Answer 7

Install a system like in Taxis

Answer 8

i think they use the furniture haulers guide. per millage..