What are Empty Miles?

For example, the Coach Charter Europe tour bus garage is located in Hamburg in northern Germany, while the charter bus tour starts in Munich in southern Germany.

In this case the charter bus driver has to travel empty from Hamburg to Munich without passengers so the journey can begin in Munich. For us here  at Coach Charter Europe as well as every other bus company in the bus rental industry, this means costs are being generated, for fuel, bus and driver wages, and no direct compensation can be achieved in return.

These empty miles or empty runs also have an effect on the maximum driving time allowance of the driver. Ideally, a charter bus tour should start and end as close as possible to the home location of the bus company garage, or alternatively there should be the option of connecting one trip with another one in order to reduce and minimize any empty miles.

Empty Miles are created when a bus tour begins or ends in a place that is far from the bus company garage. For example, the Coach Charter Europe tour bus garage is located in Hamburg in northern Germany, while the charter bus tour starts in Munich in southern Germany. In this case the charter bus driver has to travel empty from Hamburg to Munich without passengers so that the journey can begin in Munich. For Coach Charter Europe as well as every other bus company in the bus rental industry, this means costs are being generated, for fuel, bus and driver wages, and no direct compensation can be achieved. These empty miles or empty runs also have an effect on the maximum driving time allowance of the driver. Ideally, a charter bus tour should start and end as close as possible to the home location of the bus company garage, or alternatively there should be the option of combining one trip with another one in order to reduce and minimize any empty miles.