a sign truckers reminding them stay off parkway.
mileage calculations vary carrier carrier. hub miles, or odometer miles ( hub refers hubometer, mechanical odometer mounted axle), pay driver every mile. calculations limited no more 3-5% above estimates of mileage carrier before red flags appear, depending on generosity of carrier or how rates mileage estimation capabilities of software used. 1 version of hub miles includes per carrier designated route, i.e., set number of miles. out of route miles of incentive provided driver carrier free.
many of largest long haul trucking companies in united states pay drivers according short miles. short miles absolute shortest distance between 2 or more zip codes, literally straight line drawn across map. these short miles reflect actual miles must driven in order pickup , deliver freight, used calculate driver earn.
short miles on average ten percent less actual miles in cases difference can large 50 percent. extreme (but not unheard of) example load picked in brownsville, texas, , delivered in miami, florida. journey require driver travel on 1600 miles. short routing believe distance 750, though truck drive across gulf of mexico. extreme example load picked in buffalo new york , delivered in green bay wisconsin, not giving consideration 3 of america s great lakes lie between load s origin , destination.
other obvious obstacles mountains , canyons. truck prohibited routes create same phenomenon, requiring driver drive several truck legal routes , approaching destination behind (essentially driving fish hook shaped route), because direct route cannot accommodate heavy truck traffic.
some trucking companies have tried alleviate of these discrepancies paying drivers according practical miles . dispatch gives them route follow , pay them those. done in effort of compensating drivers actual work done. these routes largely follow interstate highway system require driver use state , u.s. highways , toll roads. trucking companies practice method in order attract , retain veteran drivers. household goods (hhg) miles, household goods mileage guide (aka short miles ) first attempt @ standardizing motor carrier freight rates movers of household goods, @ behest of department of defense moving soldiers around country, long major source of steady , reliable revenue. rand mcnally, in conjunction precursor of national moving & storage association developed first guide published in 1936, @ point contained 300 point-to-point mileages.
today, 19th version of guide has grown contain distances between more 140,000 cities, zip codes, or highway junctions.
therein, if ask many drivers, lies inherent unfairness of hhg-based mileage pay; miles driven point-to-point, not city zip code or highway junction .
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