# Hub-and-spoke model

> Logistics pattern where deliveries converge at a distribution center before fanning out to destinations.

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**Summary:** Logistics pattern where deliveries converge at a distribution center before fanning out to destinations.

- Hub-and-spoke is the logistics pattern where loads converge at a distribution center (hub) before going to final destinations (spokes).
- Used by postal services, freight carriers, and e-commerce.
- For mileage reimbursement, hub-to-spoke driving is reimbursable; hub-to-hub typically follows a freight tariff instead of mileage rate.

Hub-and-spoke is the logistics pattern where loads converge at a distribution center (hub) before going to final destinations (spokes). Used by postal services, freight carriers, and e-commerce. For mileage reimbursement, hub-to-spoke driving is reimbursable; hub-to-hub typically follows a freight tariff instead of mileage rate.