"Running out of route miles?"
 

Anyone know what this refers to in reference to company hiring requirements...?

"...or history of running out of route miles" :?

Re: "Running out of route miles?"
 

For clarification, this is what deBoer has posted on their site under requirements for drivers...

"No record of failing to return company equipment, or history of running out of route miles."

I'm wondering what the second part refers to? :? :? :?

What they are talking about are drivers who, without permission, would run from Chicago to St Louis by going through Indianapolis (as an example)

Probably talking about Consistently driving out of Route.

In other words, they want drivers that can read a map.

I personally about OOR miles. I figure if the company is going to cheat you out of about 10% of the actual miles you will run the screw-em. If I feel like stopping through the house and it's 50 miles OOR I'll do it anyway. I am tired of getting screwed out of $$$. Just once I would like to do this....You are dispatched on a run with 500 paid miles. You drive 500 miles and are still 50 miles from you destination. Tell the company you have driven what you are being paid for and tell the consignee to come and get it. :lol: Oh well! It sounds like it would get my point across. :wink:

I think most carriers pay drivers on the same basis they are paid by the shipper. If a carrier is paid on practical miles, then they will probably pay the driver practical miles. If the company is paid household goods miles, then that is the way the will likely compensate their drivers. It doesn't make good business sense to pay a driver for more miles than they are being paid.

I agree with driving for free about 10% of the time, with some carriers. I would prefer seeing hub miles being paid. I think one reason this isn't the case is that there would be too much abuse by drivers. If they start going out of route, it will skew the pay rate.

company drivers or o/o should get a % of the load,or on salary!

Many already get paid that way.

My motto is: if I don't get paid, then I don't do the job. It's just as simple as that. Thus, I can really care less if the carrier ain't getting paid for excess HHG/Practical routing miles. That's their problem, not mine. If they can't raise rates enough to pay me top-dollar for my efforts, then...

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I can go to Mapquest right now and get address-to-address routing for any trip in the continental US. And that's exactly how a OTR driver should be paid. If he has to go OOR for any business-related reason that he can prove (construction, accident, scale a load, traffic, weather, etc) then he should be able to appeal through his dispatcher and get paid for those miles.

But as long as drivers are willing to play the fool, then nothing will ever change. And you can take that one to the bank.