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Gemstone · 06-14-2011, 05:54 AM

"a 130 mile journey"....remember, it's a minimum 260 miles for the hauler...more if he has to travel from his/her home base to pick up your rig.

Don't like the price, negotiate. Offer to pay for fuel, a reasonable surcharge and a labor rate of XYZ for his/her time, portal to portal. It's a bare minimum of 5 hours, round trip, not figuring time to hook up, un-hook, level the rig etc...so count on 6 hours. 6x$75/hour (driver and truck) =$450, plus fuel and surcharge....getting close to the quote you received.

At 7 mpg and $4.00 gallon, it's gonna cost your friend $150 just for fuel., then there is the wiring issue, brake controller, etc. ...might be free for you, but not for him. According to (ATRI) American Transportation Research Institute the average operating cost per mile for a class 8 truck in 2008 was $1.73 per mile and $83.68 per hour.
Estimates are the operating ratio is 95.2. This means for every dollar in revenue the trucking company has a cost of 95.2 cents. Leaving them with a profit of 4.8 cents of every dollar. (should be less for an owner operator, less overhead).

Just some points to consider...

Good Luck
Gemstone

06-14-2011, 05:54 AM	#9
Gemstone Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boydton, VA Posts: 443	"a 130 mile journey"....remember, it's a minimum 260 miles for the hauler...more if he has to travel from his/her home base to pick up your rig. Don't like the price, negotiate. Offer to pay for fuel, a reasonable surcharge and a labor rate of XYZ for his/her time, portal to portal. It's a bare minimum of 5 hours, round trip, not figuring time to hook up, un-hook, level the rig etc...so count on 6 hours. 6x$75/hour (driver and truck) =$450, plus fuel and surcharge....getting close to the quote you received. At 7 mpg and $4.00 gallon, it's gonna cost your friend $150 just for fuel., then there is the wiring issue, brake controller, etc. ...might be free for you, but not for him. According to (ATRI) American Transportation Research Institute the average operating cost per mile for a class 8 truck in 2008 was $1.73 per mile and $83.68 per hour. Estimates are the operating ratio is 95.2. This means for every dollar in revenue the trucking company has a cost of 95.2 cents. Leaving them with a profit of 4.8 cents of every dollar. (should be less for an owner operator, less overhead). Just some points to consider... Good Luck Gemstone __________________ No longer on the road.