Mileage Tracking for Roadie Drivers
Many Roadie drivers drive 6,000 to 30,000 business miles a year. At the 2026 IRS standard rate of 72.5 cents per mile, that is a deduction range of $4,350 to $21,750 for the workers who can claim it.
Who can deduct
Roadie drivers are independent contractors delivering parcels and freight on the Roadie platform (acquired by UPS in 2021). You file Schedule C and deduct mileage at 72.5 cents per mile in 2026.
How Roadie drivers actually drive
Roadie's mileage range varies more than other gig platforms because the platform handles both short-haul local deliveries and long-haul interstate parcel runs. Local Roadie drivers may log 6,000 to 12,000 business miles a year. Drivers who take on long-haul gigs (especially Walmart-partnered furniture and large-parcel runs) can clear 25,000+.
Typical deductible trips
The trips below are the ones Roadie drivers most commonly forget to log, plus the obvious ones. Auto-tracking catches all of them, including the small ones that add up.
- Driving from a pickup location (retail store, warehouse) to a delivery address
- Long-haul interstate gigs (driver paid per mile or per trip)
- Driving back from a delivery to a metro area to find more gigs
- Driving for a scheduled multi-stop route on Roadie's enterprise gigs
How TruMile helps
TruMile auto-detects every drive using motion plus location, so the trips above get logged whether you remember them or not. Smart classification learns your repeat routes (between regular client homes, between job sites, to your supply store) and starts tagging them automatically after a few trips.
At year-end, one tap turns your trip log into an IRS-compliant CSV or PDF you can hand to your accountant or paste into Schedule C. The math is already done.
Free for 40 auto trips a month, every month. If you are anywhere near the high end of the typical mileage range, the unlimited Pro tier at $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year usually pays for itself in the first week of tax season.
FAQ for Roadie drivers
How is Roadie different from DoorDash for taxes?
Tax treatment is identical (1099, Schedule C, mileage deduction at 72.5 cents). The driving pattern is different (Roadie is parcels and freight, often longer hauls; DoorDash is food, mostly short hauls). The longer hauls produce a larger annual deduction for full-time Roadie drivers.
Are long-haul gigs different from regular gigs?
Federal tax treatment is the same. For trips that take you away from your tax home overnight, you can also deduct lodging, 50 percent of meals, and other travel expenses on Schedule C separately from mileage.
What about miles driven empty between gigs?
Deductible business miles, same as DoorDash deadhead. Driving back to a metro area to pick up the next gig is a business drive.
Walmart-partnered Roadie gigs - same as regular Roadie?
Yes. Roadie drivers receive a 1099 from Roadie regardless of whether the underlying customer was Walmart, a small business, or another Roadie partner. All income flows through one Schedule C.
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