What is the difference between Short Miles and Practical Miles in determining freight rates and why can there be differences between the two mileages when going to the same location?
Short Miles and Practical Miles Defined: Short miles represent the shortest distance between the origin and destination that a commercial truck can travel. Practical miles represent the fastest distance between the origin and destination and may be longer than the short miles. Since truck lime freight rates are based upon the shipment (product weight times freight rate), and not trip time, short miles represent the lowest overall freight cost for the customer. Historically: The lime freight rates were based upon Rand McNally short miles. In recent years a number of the truck companies have gone to an alternative mileage source; PC-Miler. In comparing short miles for the two mileage sources you will find them nearly identical since, assuming the road information is up-to-date, the shortest commercial truck distance between the origin and destination is simply a matter of adding the distance of each segment of the trip; which is a fundamentally simple algorithm to compute. Conversion to
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