What is a fair rate?

[ChromeGorilla]

Say you have a potential buyer, but buyer is not local. What would be a fair rate per mile to ask to deliver the boat to the buyer? Just curious.....:biggrin.:

[RedDog]

aahhh ... I'm sorry. Did you ask something?

[ChromeGorilla]

Ahhhhh.......behold the jigglies. :hyper:

Yes the question wa about shipping rate per mile to deliver a boat.;)

[mrfixxall]

Towing it with a regular truck,$$1.00- 1.25 per mile.....On a flat deck with a semi pulling it $1.50 per mile..

[BUIZILLA]

what kinda mileage ya talkin' 'bout here??

is it a deal breaker ??

[ChromeGorilla]

Round about 800 miles.....

[BUIZILLA]

each way??

[ChromeGorilla]

Yup.... 1600 round trip....

[synack]

Ya gotta consider fuel cost plus time....

[pmreed]

Direct costs:
gas ~ $340
motel (2 nites) ~ 160
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Direct $500

Indirect Costs:
Depreciation, tire consumption, maintenance, etc $.30/mile X 1600 = $480
Total real cost = $500+ $480 = $980
This assumes no lost wages or other extraordinary expenses.
Make it $1000; that's a very reasonable $.60 / mile.
No profit in it for you.....except you close the deal:) .

You could just write off the indirect costs, but they are real and will catch up with you when you need to buy tires, pay for routine maintenance, etc. $.30 is just an estimate...you could figure your actual pretty close if you wanted to.

Phil

[RedDog]

FWIW the IRS allowable for biz expense is 0.445 per mile - of course that doesn't consider the actual of pulling a load

[npartin]

any rate between 1.25 and 2.00 per mile is a fair rate these days due to the high cost of fuel and the labor time for the truck and driver to do the drive, with a pickup that is a good hard 1 day drive each way, figure about 13 hrs one way at 60 mph.. The way i figure the cost per mile on long trips (over 8 hrs each way) is my basic wage I would normally make at work + 50-60 dollars per hour for the truck overand above direct costs of fuel and any lodging I may incure durring the trip.. any price between a grand and 3200 would be considered fair market pricing
I know several trucking firms that bill out over 2.25 a mile in my area personally I would bill it at 2400 and work your way down untill they are happy, that way you get 1.50 a mile round trip. just my thoughton the whole deal

[npartin]

Direct costs:
gas ~ $340
motel (2 nites) ~ 160
----------------
Direct $500
Indirect Costs:
Depreciation, tire consumption, maintenance, etc $.30/mile X 1600 = $480
Total real cost = $500+ $480 = $980
This assumes no lost wages or other extraordinary expenses.
Make it $1000; that's a very reasonable $.60 / mile.
No profit in it for you.....except you close the deal:) .
You could just write off the indirect costs, but they are real and will catch up with you when you need to buy tires, pay for routine maintenance, etc. $.30 is just an estimate...you could figure your actual pretty close if you wanted to.
Phil

so how do you figure the fuel is only gong to cost 340????? I dont know very many tow rigs that get 16 mpg towing??? and basically 340 only buys about 130 gallons of fuel at these current fuel prices

[pmreed]

npartin, I figured 13 mpg at 2.76/gal. I only pay in the 2.50s now.
If Chromey was going to haul freight for a business, my numbers won't work. It was a no profit - no labor cost, real cost recovery for a quicky, weekend trip to facilitate the sale of his boat. Hope it works for him.

Phil

[CHACHI]

FWIW the IRS allowable for biz expense is 0.445 per mile - of course that doesn't consider the actual of pulling a loadAAA claims .52/mile to drive a car. Ken

[LKSD]

Nice avatar :D :D .. With fuel prices & other expenses, I would think probably around 2.00 per mile.. Also what about your tow rig if something happens or breaks?? You know it will be you repairing it... A carrier would easily charge more than 2 anymore, unless you can tag it on a trailer with many other boats going the same way.. Jamie / Lakeside :)

[yeller]

Seems everyone has a different opinion...so here's mine.

$1.75~$2 per mile is in the price range of most shippers, where the buyer can get it off the road (not towed), fully insured with liability and damage coverage.

Towing it yourself I'd say $1...try for $1.25.

For what it's worth, I'm getting mine shipped from Chicago to Seattle (2050mi) with A-1 Boat Transport for $1900 + 12.5% fuel surcharge. Their email quote was $2100, but then they quoted me $1900 on the phone. I figure that's dirt cheap! I just received another (late) quote from Loadaboat at $2100 + surcharge. Previous quotes from Boston to Seattle (3000mi) was $4800+. What's with all the low-ball quotes??? Not complaining though :biggrin.:

[Lenny]

Yeller, I used A-1 as well. $1900 from Michigan (ol Red's) to Bellingham... (north of Seattle for those of you who do not know.)

No complaints

[yeller]

Yeller, I used A-1 as well. $1900 from Michigan (ol Red's) to Bellingham... (north of Seattle for those of you who do not know.)
No complaints

That was a couple years ago wasn't it. Good price back then...unheard of now. I couldn't believe it when I got the price.