Random But Need Some Help

[ss502gmc]

I may be taking a job to trailer a car from boston to indiana which is aprox 2000 miles round trip with my own truck and trailer and i figured out that it will cost me about $425 for fuel round trip and about 2 days of travel including cat naps along the way. Im just trying to give this guy a fair price without selling my self short, and i figured theres gotta be someone on here thats done this before so any help would be great!! thanx

[Bowtie2Sierra]

Figure up what those 2 days are worth do you. Could you be doing something else to make money in those 2 days or would you not be making any money if you didn't take this job for those 2 days? After you figure out what that is worth, add that to your fuel cost, add depriciation, and then add what you would like to make for profit. FWIW, I think it will be closer to a 2.5 - 3 day trip. If it were me, I would start at $800-$900 and go from there. Good luck!

[ss502gmc]

Figure up what those 2 days are worth do you. Could you be doing something else to make money in those 2 days or would you not be making any money if you didn't take this job for those 2 days? After you figure out what that is worth, add that to your fuel cost, add depriciation, and then add what you would like to make for profit. FWIW, I think it will be closer to a 2.5 - 3 day trip. If it were me, I would start at $800-$900 and go from there. Good luck!

Yeah thanx i was thinking around $1000 with fuel, wear & tear, food, maybe a motel room for a night ya know, i just got layed off so i guess i should take what i can get

[bigredmariner]

800 to 900 would be fair, he could ship it commercially for about that with insurance. But don't cut yourself short your time is worth something.

[ss502gmc]

yeah thats what i was unsure of, i figured id have to beat a commercial shipping price

[bigredmariner]

Good luck, I'm not a professional hauler or anything, but I've done a few favors and thought "Damn I could've been doing something else"