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Re: How much to charge for mileage

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thejdman01

04-27-2006 12:36:24




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Dont want to sound mean or arrogant but you need to sit down and figure out YOUR expenses. I have had people tell me "xyz charges" thats fine call them. I try to explain to them i have insurance, mans time, fuel, license, tires, oil changes, buying new truck every so often. I often have guys tell me how outrageous my prices are at 69.00 an hour. IF I am making so much money and you can do it so much cheaper go build yourself a 100000 shop, put a man on , pay for workmans comp insurance buy a 75,000 service truck and then only charge 1 dollar a mile. IF im so expensive then do it cheaper and youll have all the business around. One guy recently gave me some flack about my prices and charging 2.50 a mile i said go hire a semi driveer and lowboy to pick it up and bring it to my shop if 2.50 a mile on a service call is too high. And most of the time I am pretty good about going to look at it and even if I have to go back to the shop to get a tool or parts etc I dont charge them for the second trip out. Again if I have to go to the shop or come back in a few weeks after he gets parts, I usually dont charge for the second trip out. You have to figrure out your costs, tires if say 250 bucks for a tire x 6 tires,/ milage expectations out of the tire. Figure out about how many miles you drive per year/ your insurance premiums. Oil changes, new truck ever so many years/miles, it doesnt matter waht somone else charges or what the customer thinks it should be you got to make money or you wont be in business too long. Every man is entitled to hsi share keep that in mind when your buying things and remind customers, price gouging is wrong but you have to make a living.

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