Florida → Alabama · Interstate 95 / Interstate 10
Before turning the key for Birmingham, Alabama, on the homeward run from Jacksonville, Florida, do a quick inventory sweep of onboard equipment: proposal binder, undelivered promotional items, and visitor badge should each go into a separate compartment so nothing slides into the footwell during a sharp brake. Interstate 95 / Interstate 10 accepts the 710 km (441 miles) of the return in roughly 6h 46m. Pulling out of Jacksonville (the largest US city by area in the contiguous states and a major Atlantic naval port), the road eventually puts the driver back in front of the urban skyline of Birmingham (the largest city in Alabama and former steel-industry capital of the Deep South). Refueling sits near $59.34 for the same 64.5 liters (17.0 gallons) at the EIA national average benchmark. Return reimbursement, calculated against $0.43/km, returns $305.30 into the driver's wallet. Snap the closing odometer with the phone camera and attach it directly to the Clara receipt — internal controls accept photographic evidence without a supplementary spreadsheet. For the Canadian professional driving the 710 km between Jacksonville and Birmingham, reimbursement of $305.30 stays excluded from T4 employment income provided the per-kilometre rate matches the CRA's reasonable allowance benchmark for the province. Canadian employers typically reimburse at the CRA reasonable per-kilometre rate (61¢ for the first 5,000 km in 2024) so the payment is excluded from T4 employment income. Keep the GST/HST-compliant fuel receipt from any NRCan-tracked retail network station used during the trip — Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) auditors regularly verify fuel-receipt GST/HST when reviewing T2200 declarations of conditions of employment. The Jacksonville→Birmingham mileage must be logged with date, business purpose, opening and closing odometer readings inside the corporate expense system before month-end close to remain deductible.