Actual miles versus what the broker quoted.

[Shreck]

Just curious how far off the mileages are nowadays.

 

[mndriver]

Pcmiler I've seen 10-25% error.

HHG is even worse

 

[Mike]

Pcmiler I've seen 10-25% error.

HHG is even worse

Sounds about right.

This is something I pay zero attention to, unless I am in a situation where I need to ask the broker. Occasionally, I will ask them how far from a specific city, as I try to already have rates calculated for those.

 

[Shreck]

Sounds about right.

This is something I pay zero attention to, unless I am in a situation where I need to ask the broker. Occasionally, I will ask them how far from a specific city, as I try to already have rates calculated for those.

Thanks, I guess it hasn’t changed much. I thought maybe with today’s technology it would be more accurate.

 

[mndriver]

Google maps gets me almost spot on.

Address to address vs zip code to zip code.


That's really where the major differences come in to play.

 

[Shreck]

Google maps gets me almost spot on.

Address to address vs zip code to zip code.


That's really where the major differences come in to play.

That’s what I thought.Then why can’t the brokers use the same tools?

 

[Electric Chicken]

That’s what I thought.Then why can’t the brokers use the same tools?

Why would they do anything that pays you more and them less?

 

[mndriver]

That’s what I thought.Then why can’t the brokers use the same tools?

Too many are invested heavily in a software like pcmiler or other fuel / mileage system.

 

[ironpony]

The biggest part of this little conundrum are people who enter the world of business trucking still thinking (and whining) like company drivers.

You get paid what you get paid running spot market freight.

 

[Shreck]

The biggest part of this little conundrum are people who enter the world of business trucking still thinking (and whining) like company drivers.

You get paid what you get paid running spot market freight.

I had my own trucks for a lot of years,long before I became a company driver. Just was wondering if things had gotten any more accurate?

 

[Ontario Outlaw]

I had my own trucks for a lot of years,long before I became a company driver. Just was wondering if things had gotten any more accurate?

Nope

 

[ironpony]

I had my own trucks for a lot of years,long before I became a company driver. Just was wondering if things had gotten any more accurate?

Cents per mile is how we pay employees. Ergo the quibbling over "miles." It's all dependent on the route you take, and Google Maps (while a very handy tool that I use) is not specific to commercial trucks.

You don't pay your rent or fuel bill in cents per mile. It's whole dollars that count... added up over weeks, months. Determining if your income is adequate is beast measured in dollars per day. Don't get me wrong, CPM is a useful yardstick, but we tend to over emphasize it's importance because of the connection we learn as driver employees.

Household Movers Guide miles are still used as a standard of rating trip length simply because of the multiple routings possible. It's a standard, nothing more. Leave the quibbling over "miles" to the seatmeat.

 

[Shreck]

Cents per mile is how we pay employees. Ergo the quibbling over "miles." It's all dependent on the route you take, and Google Maps (while a very handy tool that I use) is not specific to commercial trucks.

You don't pay your rent or fuel bill in cents per mile. It's whole dollars that count... added up over weeks, months. Determining if your income is adequate is beast measured in dollars per day. Don't get me wrong, CPM is a useful yardstick, but we tend to over emphasize it's importance because of the connection we learn as driver employees.

Household Movers Guide miles are still used as a standard of rating trip length simply because of the multiple routings possible. It's a standard, nothing more. Leave the quibbling over "miles" to the seatmeat.

And all I asked was how does actual miles compare to what the broker quotes nowadays.Talk about quibbling.

 

[ironpony]

And all I asked was how does actual miles compare to what the broker quotes nowadays.Talk about quibbling.

Why does it effin' matter? With all the route planning apps you should have, you can have your own estimate instantly.

 

[Ontario Outlaw]

You’d think by now someone would’ve invented a route planning app for truckers

 

[mndriver]

You’d think by now someone would’ve invented a route planning app for truckers

Rand McNally | Navigation and routing for commercial trucking

Our truck GPS devices are built for professional drivers and help streamline the daily drive with features like customized truck routing, truck tools, and more.

www.randmcnally.com

 

[ironpony]

ALS CoPilot, transfer Google Maps routing to a GPS to vette it for non-trucking routes, and, of course, crack an RMCA to do it the old skool way.

 

[Ontario Outlaw]

Rand McNally | Navigation and routing for commercial trucking

Our truck GPS devices are built for professional drivers and help streamline the daily drive with features like customized truck routing, truck tools, and more.

www.randmcnally.com

That’s a GPS

 

[ironpony]

That’s a GPS

So what?

 

[_levi_]

You’d think by now someone would’ve invented a route planning app for truckers

Check out truckrouter.com it might be exactly what you're looking for, and it's free to use (at least for now)