New Mileage-Based Pay and Deductions in Driver Settlements

Configure tiered pay and deductions once. Alvys runs the math on every trip.

What's new

Driver Settlements now supports four new mileage-based rate types. Two for driver pay. Two for deductions. Each one replaces a spreadsheet or manual calculation that used to live outside the system.

Configure rules directly in Alvys to help you pay drivers by mileage tiers, reward longer hauls with bracket pricing, and deduct based on miles driven or line haul.

Why it matters

Mileage-based pay structures used to mean external spreadsheets, copied formulas, and a dispatcher double-checking every settlement. Errors slipped through. Drivers disputed pay. Payroll cycles dragged.

These new rate types automate the math on every trip. Configure the rule once. Apply it to a driver. Alvys reads the trip mileage and applies the right rate or deduction. No reconciliation. No spreadsheets.

1. Flat Rates Based on Mileage Bands

Pay drivers a flat rate per tier of trip mileage.

Configure mileage bands like 0-50, 51-100, or 101-200 miles. Assign a flat rate to each tier. Apply the rate per trip or per load. Choose whether tiers calculate against Loaded Miles, Empty Miles, or Total Miles.

Example: A trip of 80 loaded miles falls in the 51-100 tier. The driver gets that tier's flat rate. No manual lookup. No formula sheet.

Use this when: You pay drivers a flat amount based on how far they drove, not a per-mile rate.

2. Bracket-Based Driver Pay

Pay one per-mile rate for the entire trip based on which bracket the total mileage falls into.

Configure brackets like 0-374, 375-449, or 450+ miles. Each bracket has its own per-mile rate. The system reads the total mileage and applies that bracket's rate to the whole trip.

Example: A 400-mile trip falls in the 375-449 bracket. The entire trip pays at that bracket's rate. No splitting across tiers.

Use this when: You reward longer hauls with a higher per-mile rate. Keep the math clean. One rate per trip, not blended.

3. Mileage-Based Deductions

Configure deductions in mileage tiers with automatic highest-tier selection.

Set deduction amounts that change based on trip mileage. Alvys selects the highest applicable tier and applies it to the trip. No manual entry. No surprise deductions.

Use this when: You charge drivers fees, escrow, or contributions that scale with mileage.

4. % of Line Haul Deduction

Calculate deductions as a percentage of the trip's line haul value.

Set a percentage. Alvys reads the trip's line haul revenue and applies the percentage as a deduction. The deduction adjusts automatically with the trip's revenue.

Use this when: You take a percentage cut of line haul for owner-operators, lease drivers, or revenue-share arrangements.

How to set it up

1. Open Driver Settlements.
2. Create or edit a pay or deduction rule.
3. Select the new rate type (Flat Rate by Mileage Band, Bracket-Based, Mileage-Based Deduction, or % of Line Haul).
4. Configure your tiers, brackets, or percentage.
5. Apply the rule to a driver.
6. Save.

A few notes

• Mileage tiers for pay can use Loaded Miles, Empty Miles, or Total Miles. Pick what matches your driver agreements.
• Bracket-Based pay calculates against total trip mileage only. No empty/loaded split.
• Highest-tier selection on deductions means: If a trip qualifies for multiple tiers, Alvys applies only the highest one. This prevents stacking.
• All four rate types respect existing driver assignments and pay rules. No data migration needed.