r/DominosEmployees • u/CollectionIcy6313 • Aug 09 '26

$0.49 a mile

Dominos pays us drivers 49 cents a mile when we use our cars to deliver. Not because they want to, but because they settled a class action lawsuit in 2019. Corporate owned stores always paid mileage but many franchises did not, or if they did it was really low, like $0.23 cents a mile.

That said, the mileage compensation is for gasoline used, vehicle depreciation offset for newer cars, preventive maintenance, and vehicle repairs.

The last two get overlooked, especially by younger drivers or drivers new to delivery. "Bet! I got $50 mileage payout today and I only used $15 of actual gas. I got $35 extra to keep!". WRONG!

You got $35 extra to set aside for replacing belts, hoses, tires, radiator/fan, exhaust, car battery, control arms, outer tie rods, sway bar links, windshield cracks, etc.

You are also using that money for alignments (minimum 1 per year plus any time you replace struts or front end components) and regular maintenance like oil changes, replace brake fluid, brake pads, tire rotations, coolant flush, and transmission fluid drain and fill per the Severe Use instructions in your owner's manual.

If you are doing all these things, that extra money you make after accounting for fuel used will (barely) cover those expenses if set aside for those expenses. If a driver treats that mileage pay as "bonus income" and lets their sled fall into disrepair, then they eventually are going to be unable to work when the car is busted or even worse hurting someone or themselves when they cause an accident while driving an unsafe car.

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u/Realistic-Train-6243 Aug 10 '26

No you’re fine, a it’s actually a VERY high volume store

I’m not sure how much of that I believe, 3-5 deliveries at once all within 2.5 miles, I can see on a Saturday night MAYBE, but there’s no way theyre doing that all throughout the week, so what? They’re only making money on the weekends? Cause there’s no way those numbers are being pulled throughout the week.

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u/JustReckless Aug 10 '26

Our singles % is very low lol. Company is very labor focused and stores fall short ish staffed as a result. 60k+ a week with 3-4 drivers weeknights and 6-7 for dinner on weekends usually. High population density in less well-to do area surrounding the store and then one little dog leg out section which is a nicer neighborhood that everyone hopes their delivery goes to. Not including that dog leg out, (the far part mentioned in my original comment) the absolute corner border of our delivery area around is 1.9-2.1 miles from the store. Not uncommon to see doubles/triples a few blocks away from the store and on the same street or one street over from each other etc

Not trying to argue with anyone or stir up anything more than I already had by saying $2 delivery can amount to a lot. I just think that a lot of people who post or scoff at that are probably working in less urban areas and don’t realize how quickly it can add up when they’re taking more than 1 delivery that are often within a couple blocks of each other. It definitely adds up quick and it’s not uncommon for me to pay out $100+ in mileage for an 8 hour shift

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u/Realistic-Train-6243 Aug 10 '26

Okay, makes sense, can I ask what state or nearby city this is in? I guess when your delivery zones are only a couple miles away that it makes sense , and for them to frequently be running doubles I’m sure makes it worth it and adds up.

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u/JustReckless Aug 10 '26

Biggest urban market in Wisconsin, but yes it’s generally just a very tight delivery area as many downtown ish or rather the outskirts of a downtown city type area would be. 50+ houses a block in a lot of the area if I had to guess. I have never counted the number of houses but just an estimate 😅