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Setting up Pay Rates:
Extensions
The Logger's Edge is extremely flexible in the payment terms and methods it supports. This section discusses four additional extensions relating to load-based payment. These extensions include:
- Payment Based on the Distance Traveled to Deliver the Load
- Payment Based on Bone-Dry Tonnes
- Payment Based on Distance and Weight Jointly
- Payment Involving a Base Minimum (Useful for Light Loads, or Short Trips)
Extension 1. Pay based on Distance. Suppose you want to pay your truckers based on the distance traveled. In The Logger's Edge you would select 'DIST' as the basis for the pay contract rate (see below).
Row 1 says to pay $2.10 per "unit of distance." Row 2 shows a rate of $2.25 per "unit of distance" for the route 'OFF' (off-highway loads). What is a 'unit of distance'? In The Logger's Edge, a unit of distance is whatever you want it to be -- it could be miles, kilometers, etc. The distance amount is entered on each load (see below).
In this case, the rate $2.25 applies to the 78 units of distance -- KMs in this case. Total trucking pay would be $175.50 (= 78 x $2.25).
Note: You must contact us at Caribou in order to enable the 'DIST' pay basis and to enable the "DIST" field on the load slip.
Extension 2. Pay based on Bone Dry Tonnes (BDTs). Suppose you want to pay your truckers based on the BDTs delivered. In The Logger's Edge, we would rename the 'DIST' pay basis outlined in Extension 1 to read "BDT," and then you simply select 'BDT' as the basis for you pay contract rate (see below).
You would enter the BDTs on each load (see below).
In this case, the rate $2.25 per BDT for off-highway loads applies to the 43.25 BDTs. Total trucking pay would be $97.3125 (= 43.25 x $2.25).
Note: You must contact us at Caribou in order to enable the 'DIST' pay basis and rename it to BDT, and to enable the additional field on the load slip.
This extension shows the flexibility of The Logger's Edge. Conceivably, you could pay a load on virtually ANY basis you want!
Extension 3. Pay based on Distance*Weight. Suppose you want to pay your truckers based on the distance traveled multiplied by their net weight -- for example $0.20 per ton mile. In The Logger's Edge you simply select 'DSTWT' as the basis for you pay contract rate (see below). Then specify the unit of measure in which weight will be measured, e.g. tons, tonnes, etc.
For example, in row 1, we have specified that we want to pay $0.20 per unit of distance multiplied by weight (as measured in tons). In row 2, the rate is $0.15 per unit of distance multiplied by tons for the route 'OFF' (for off-highway loads). What is a 'unit of distance'? In The Logger's Edge, a unit of distance is whatever you want it to be -- it could be miles, kilometers, etc. In this example, we have decided it will be miles. The distance (in miles) amount is then entered on each load (see below).
In this case, the rate $0.15 applies to the 78 units of distance (miles) multiplied by weight (18 tons). Total trucking pay would be $210.60 (= 78 x $0.15 x 18).
Note: You must contact us at Caribou in order to enable the 'DSTWT' pay basis.
Extension 4. Pay Base Minimum. Suppose you want to pay your truckers based on the distance traveled, but for short trips you want to pay them at least some minimum, say $50.00 In The Logger's Edge, select 'DIST' as the basis for the pay contract rate (see below), just as you would in extension 1 above. Then enter an amount in the far right column 'Pay Minimum.' In the screen below, we have scrolled to the right and entered $50.00 for my minimum base payment.
In row 1, I have specified a rate of $2.10 per unit of distance (e.g., $2.10 per mile). But what happens with a short trip of, say, 20 miles? The calculated pay would be $42.00 (20 x $2.10). Because the minimum payment is set to $50.00, the trucker would be paid the minimum of $50.00. Conversely, for a trip of 30 miles, the payment would be calculated as $63.00 -- an amount in excess of the minimum of $50.00. The minimum in this latter case has no effect; the trucking payment would be $63.00.
The 'pay minimum amount' is not limited to trucking nor payment by distance. The minimum can be used for any load-based (weight, volume, etc.) contract. For example, you might want to pay a minimum amount for deliveries of light loads (e.g. clean up loads).
Note: You must contact us at Caribou in order to enable the pay minimum entry on the payment contract.
