Thing is a contractor/vet/mechanic is on the job the moment they start loading, doing pre trips ECT. Part of the job is moving from one site to another. A worker isn't on the clock until they punch in.
So they have to charge one of 3 ways. 1. Charge enough an hour to cover the move cost. 2. A move charge. 3. From place of business to the site and back as part of the hourly charge.
And even if they use option #1 you are still paying for that move in a higher hourly rate. And it depends on the area what's the accepted practice. But it doesn't matter, you are paying for it one way or another.
We have a couple of locals with smaller older equipment that less per hour than the bigger guys. You still pay about the same or more because it takes them longer and as a one man show they have more interruptions because they have to field calls too. For some reason they don't knock that 15 minute call off the charged time.
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