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I keep hearing and reading from time to time and Im sure this is a common occurance where a driver dosent get paid for all the miles he or she runs. How does this happen and why does it occur?
I also keep hearing paid miles based on Rand McNally, HHG, etc. What exactly does this all mean? All I know is Rand McNally is an atlas and HHG for what I think stands for household goods.
Also are you told which routes to go to get from here to there or is that up to you? If its up to you, how do you record what you did? Do you have to send your plans over the phone or qualcomm and than get it verified by the dispatcher?
How many miles can you legally run on average in a good day?

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""How many miles can you legally run on average in a good day?""
I was told by Crst safety that DOT figures 60 mph average is the max times your hours. The 60 mph average takes into account for fuel, etc..

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You record your route (kind of) in your log book. By flagging your stops you are indicating your route. As far as get confirmation, it all depends on the company policy, some will route you, others just say get it there (legally).
When you plan your own routes you had better know how to read an atlas to find truck routes or use good trucking software. Be especially careful of low underpasses (Chicago is KNOWN for them).
Above all else be safe, and if unsure ASK !!!! Another driver or the company rep.
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You were told WRONG. I suggest that you actually read the FMCSA
Handbook before offering opinions. If you insist on Falsifying your
Log and averageing your speed,keep it at 5mph UNDER the limit of the State you're in. CRST safety appears to be more interested in Carrier Profits than
than what the Title implies. I would suggest Newbies reading it until you understand it,pay attention to the interpretations.......
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/fmcsrhome.htm
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frist this is a very good question now as far as being payed hhg is a mileage from city to city say you pick up a load in richmond VA going to chicago IL that is how you are payed you are not payed door to door the reason this is done is that is how the company is payed it is normally about 10 % off of what you drive . some times more but normally less
now as far as getting there it normally is up to the driver some companys will tell the driver to go by there directions but most say as long as you get it there on time they do not care because any extra mile are on the driver any way. i normally would get a load after i pick it up i would grab the map and plan the run were i was going to stop to goto bed what time i wanted to get there and what roades i would take
now as how far a driver can go is how far the log book will let you yes you do want to avg. about 5 mph under the speed for the road because to avg. 65 in a65 mph state you have run about 72 because will slow down in citys and go to the bathroom things like that will slow you down i hope that helped

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before the computer,they had a huge book to use and they looked up the mileage in the book and paid by the book miles,it was used to settle arguments of over billing,everyone was on the same page.
Bobs wigget factory could check the book against his bill from the carrier
Nobody really cared untill recently,because everyone made money.Now inflation has eroaded wages into the gutter and every last dollar counts.
The book miles are based on using roads you can't use with todays equipment.They never changed it to 80,000lbs 13'6" high and 75' long with a 53' long 102" wide trailer.
Some companies will give you the main routes to take,others don't care,just get the stuff there ontime.
El Paso TX to Kansas City MO is 200 more miles taking the interstate through dallas than running US54 and working your way on up from there.Either way is about the same amount of time with a 65mph truck.
Some short cuts will wear your butt out and others are a good deal,some are a wash.
One driver will say it's a good way to go and another don't like that way.Getting on the CB and asking,most likely will lead to 10 people arguing which way is best and they will have 15 different ways to go.
It will take you about a year to learn the nations truck highway system yourself.many roads are restricted for the larger trucks.Getting a good trainer will be a God send.Many of them have no idea how to teach you how to figuire it out yourself,they can tell you how to get anyplace,but can't teach you how to figuire it out on your own.
One poor guy on his first solo trip asked me to look at his log book to see if he was doing ok and than asked about routing to where he was going and I'm looking at his map and telling him,it's 200 miles from here to there and than another 100 miles over to there and he stops me and asks how the hell can I just rattle off the miles like that.he never picked up on the mile marker,exit number deal during training,must have been from a state that didn't number the exits the same as the mile markers.that shows his trainer just used him as a steering wheel holder while he got some sleep and never had the guy trip plan,route himself or nothing.
It ain't hard even with no training,I didn't go with anyone hauling freight,just drove around locally for a week and they turned me loose without a clue and I survived.
I maybe misreading the writting between the lines,but I'm guessing you have your calculator out and are trying to figuire out how much money you can make a day.forget it,you ain't going to get a full day of driving in everyday.The freight don't work like that.You pickup on friday and have 800 miles to go for monday morning.Monday they give you 400 miles for tuesday delivery,you just average 300 miles a day.other times you will aveage more miles a day.What I saw was 350 to 400 miles a day was average.some days 600 miles others none,good weeks,bad weeks,you get on rolls of good trips one right after another and than fall into the other side,just can't catch a break and get crap miles.
If you ain't a problem child,most companies will run you around 9000 to 10000 miles a month,don't mean nothing at this point.It depends on what company you go with and what dispatcher you get.
trucking is like playing darts blind folded,you can research where the dart will land to no end and still not have a clue where it will land.Take a shoot and hope for the best.I hope you can afford to survive if the worst happens.
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Uhhh....exactly what Zigzag said!!!!

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Phoneman.....It is not the DOT that figures up miles that way. It is your safety department. Most every company I have ever worked for uses what is sometimes called a "Magic Number". All this means is the max speed you can log with that company and not have to worry about getting an in house log violation or in shouse speeding ticket as some companies term it. This number typically is 5 mph less than what the truck is governed at, though sometimes it is 5 mph less than the carriers home state's speed limit for trucks.
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Very nice response ZIGGY

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I get payed hub miles I go to the same places every other month and run the same routes over and over. you're in the wrong lane!

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Now that I got that out of my system ( ).... figure about 400 miles a day as an overall average for every day of the week (including days off, unless you take a lot of them). Talking about 'good' days will only make you disappointed in your average paycheck.
Technically speaking, you could legally run 945 miles in one day.
I await the math and logbook wizards...

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That would be "theoreticly speaking" depending on factors involved
and how much you're willing to fabricate concerning truth.
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Nay, brave knight, no truth fabrication involved

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14 hours 67.5 mph
11 on duty driving
10 off
3 on duty driving
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