what would you charge per mile?

[69oiler]

i have the opportunity to make a run to San Francisco from NE Ohio and back, with my 16' enclosed cargo trailer, to deliver some furniture and stuff for a client. i have looked up prices for Uhaul trucks for comparison, but i was wondering if some guys who tow professionally would suggest what a reasonable rate per mile would be.

i intend to add up the cost of fuel, tolls, hotels, and a reasonable profit margin and divide that by the 5000+ mile round trip. is this a wise way to approach this estimate?

thanks

 

[BamaSixGun]

First of all, do you or want you need MC-ICC authority to haul household goods? Since you are doing it for hire?

I would say at least 1.00 per mile if not alittle more, but I doubt they would pay that much.

It don't hurt to ask.

 

[powerboatr]

at current prices
i would go 95 cents a mile i know its high but a pickup and and a trailer 4750 buckaroos
or you could
figure 1200 bux just in fuel
add in 34 an hr for your self and 3days lodging and meals
76 hrs of driving at 65 mph 2500 in labor
3500 sounds like a good price

i admit 34 an hr might be high but it helps to offset wear and tear on the body and truck

i didnt want to undercut bama he posted while i was mathing the numbers

 

[BamaSixGun]

i didnt want to undercut bama he posted while i was mathing the numbers

It just shows that great minds think alike Robert

I try to quote auto transport moves to private individuals at or around
.75 to 1.00 per mile depending on the route, mileage, type of vehicle, etc.

 

[Crumm]

I was wondering if some guys who tow professionally would suggest what a reasonable rate per mile would be.

If the real professional would speak to you they would tell you a rate close to $2 a mile since they have all the proper authority and insurance. The Professional will probably not talk to you because what you are thinking about doing is illegal and basically cuts there throats. If you were doing it for a buddy that was paying for your expenses it would be one thing but to do it for a client(for hire)is wrong. I am probably being harsh but the trucking industry is in the shambles it is in due to cut-throat low ballers that run illegal. We have many of them up here.

 

[BamaSixGun]

If the real professional would speak to you they would tell you a rate close to $2 a mile since they have all the proper authority and insurance. The Professional will probably not talk to you because what you are thinking about doing is illegal and basically cuts there throats. If you were doing it for a buddy that was paying for your expenses it would be one thing but to do it for a client(for hire)is wrong. I am probably being harsh but the trucking industry is in the shambles it is in due to cut-throat low ballers that run illegal. We have many of them up here.

Exactly Crumm.

Thats why the first thing I said was if you even have the authority to do it.

If you don't, it ain't worth the fines or possible jail time to just make a buck.

 

[Maxtor]

I just saw $4.059 per gallon diesel fuel here, so if you get 12 mpg towing, fuel cost will be $1 for every three miles you travel. I don't see how trucking companies are making it. They will have to pass on the rising fuel costs to the customer, or go bankrupt. Trucks getting 4 mpg, are paying $1 per mile.

 

[69oiler]

wow, i guess i have to plead ignorance, didn't realize i was breaking any laws.

i did this once in a rental truck for a family member for the cost of expenses. this time it's for a high end customer, money is not the issue as much as trust.

didn't mean to ruffle any feathers. i do have a million bucks in business (contractor) liability insurance but i have not asked my agent how it would apply to a job like this.

thanks for enlightening me.

 

[69oiler]

also, i would be doing work at the customer's home in CA. i would be taking all my tools with me as well and whatever the customer wanted me to pack.

 

[BamaSixGun]

No feathers have been ruffled.

Its just like Crumm stated. Too many people out there are doing the transportation part illegally and they know it. If they have an accident or kill someone and they are not insured, have the right to haul for hire (no matter what the freight is), then the insurance rates go up, ICC regulations get harder and tougher and the penalties get steeper.

And its the legal trucking companies that have to take on the higher costs for all those that didn't care to do it right in the first place.


Looks like re-imbursement for expenses is the right way to do this.

And then you can charge him for the labor you do for him at his home.

Am I seeing that right Crumm?