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Mileage tracking for DoorDash drivers: how to claim every mile
DoorDash gives you only a fraction of your real mileage on a 1099. Here's how to track all of it and unlock the deduction.
By MileTracker · April 12, 2026 · 7 min read
DoorDash will send you a 1099 with delivery mileage on it — but it does not include your driving to the restaurant, between dashes, or back home. Those miles are deductible if you track them.
What DoorDash reports
Only the active delivery miles from pickup to drop-off. That can easily be half your real driving.
What you can also deduct
- Miles from your house to the start of your shift area
- Miles between deliveries
- Miles waiting in the dasher zone (if it's a separate trip)
- Miles back home at the end of the shift
How MileTracker fits in
MileTracker logs every drive automatically. Open the Dasher app, drive, and at the end of the shift swipe through your stack and tap 'Business' on every delivery-related trip. Your end-of-year total will dwarf what DoorDash reports.
MileTracker detects every drive in the background, lets you classify business or personal in one tap, and exports an IRS-ready PDF and CSV at tax time. Download MileTracker free on the App Store.