BAD Info on Average Per Diem Floating Around
I was informed that one of my drivers heard the rumor mill that the average per diem was $58. The new tables even only go from $39 to $64 per day. Unless you only travel from someplace like Sedona, AZ going to Washington DC and back you are going to over estimate and could get into a lot of trouble. After tracking 3 drivers for their every destination the average for 60 days was $46 calculated per diem as the Federal Government does by PRIMARY DESTINATION. They went to more $44 dollar and $39 dollar locations than the $59 or $64. Doing it the micro management way of every where you ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner the average was $41.60 per day this is the method some other members are using. Of course I've only tracked the last 60 days to get a sampling of the difference in methods. Just a little info.
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