Ok...As an independent contractor you still can claim your mileage as a vehicle expense on Schedule C if you use the Standard Mileage method instead of the Actual Expenses method for your vehicle.
If you have a designated place of work then the travel from your home to the work location and return is commuting mileage and is not deductible. Mileage to customer locations after arrival at your work location is deductible as an expense.
