# Deadhead mileage

> Kilometers driven on a business trip without a paying passenger or cargo.

**URL:** https://quilometragem.com/glossary/deadhead-mileage

**Summary:** Kilometers driven on a business trip without a paying passenger or cargo.

- Deadhead mileage is the segment driven for repositioning — between fares, from the depot to the first stop, or from the last stop back to base.
- For rideshare drivers and couriers, deadhead represents 25% to 40% of the shift and is deductible business expense as long as it is logged as part of the working window.
- Kilometers driven on a business trip without a paying passenger or cargo.

Deadhead mileage is the segment driven for repositioning — between fares, from the depot to the first stop, or from the last stop back to base. For rideshare drivers and couriers, deadhead represents 25% to 40% of the shift and is deductible business expense as long as it is logged as part of the working window.