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# Total Miles column (Trips table)

> What the Total Miles column in Dispatch Planner v2 shows, how it relates to the loaded and empty dispatch mileage columns, and why it does not include deadhead.

Part of the [Dispatch Planner column reference](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns).

The **Total Miles** column shows each trip's loaded miles: the distance from the trip's first pickup to its last delivery, through every stop in between. Use it to compare trip lengths at a glance. Despite the name, it does not include empty miles, such as the drive to reach the first pickup.

## At a glance

| | |
| - | - |
| **Table** | Trips |
| **Shown by default** | Yes |
| **Sort** | Yes |
| **Filter** | Enter a number or range |
| **Who sees it** | Everyone who can open Dispatch Planner v2 |
| **Edit in the grid** | No. Change loaded miles on the load. |

## How is Total Miles worked out?

* If the trip's dispatch mileage source is **Automatic**, your mileage engine calculates the distance from the first pickup to the last delivery, and recalculates it when stops are added, removed, or reordered.
* If the source is **Manual**, the value is the loaded miles entered on the trip, and it does not recalculate.
* If you change the trip's loaded miles on the load, this column and **Loaded Dispatch Mileage** both take the new value.

Driving before the first pickup or after the last delivery, such as a leg to a waypoint, is empty mileage and is not part of **Total Miles**.

The cell shows a plain number of miles, for example **512**. The filter starts on **Less than or equal to**, so entering **500** keeps trips of 500 miles or less.

See [Mileage Sources and Types](/en/help/loads-trips/mileage-sources-and-types) for how mileage sources and engines work.

## How do the three mileage columns relate?

| Column | What it shows |
| - | - |
| **Total Miles** | Loaded miles, from the first pickup to the last delivery. |
| **Loaded Dispatch Mileage** | Loaded miles the driver is paid on. It starts out equal to **Total Miles** and can be changed separately. |
| **Empty Dispatch Mileage** | Empty miles, also called deadhead, the driver is paid on: mainly the drive from the trip's previous stop to its first stop. |

No column adds loaded and empty miles together. For a trip's full driven distance, add **Loaded Dispatch Mileage** and **Empty Dispatch Mileage**.

## Why is the column blank?

No loaded miles have been calculated or entered for the trip. Trips with a blank value stay at the bottom whichever way you sort.

## Related

* [Loaded Dispatch Mileage column](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/trips/loaded-dispatch-mileage)
* [Empty Dispatch Mileage column](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/trips/empty-dispatch-mileage)
* [Rate Per Mile column](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/trips/rate-per-mile)
* [Dispatch Planner](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner)
* [Mileage Sources and Types](/en/help/loads-trips/mileage-sources-and-types)