Hi do car transporters charge.per mile for traction or is it per car eg 8 cars at say 1.20 per mile each any info would be appreciated thanks
I had ago years ago only as a driver back then they charged per mile plus drops (not cars) sometimes it would be 4 to one garage sometimes 9 different drops, also an extra charge if it were larger vehicles ie vans as couldn’t get so many on and they are wider more difficult to load unload
Flippin heck I’d check with your insurance before you take on a job
Muckspreader:
I had ago years ago only as a driver back then they charged per mile plus drops (not cars) sometimes it would be 4 to one garage sometimes 9 different drops, also an extra charge if it were larger vehicles ie vans as couldn’t get so many on and they are wider more difficult to load unloadFlippin heck I’d check with your insurance before you take on a job
Thanks for reply any idea average charge for each drop was thanks
For some reason £50 rings a bell but that’s how much I got paid so the boss must have got a bit more.
Various, some go in RDC style area bandings, so much per car within the radius, more as vehicle sizes increase.
Some are priced per car anywhere in the country, great for one hit 50/100 mile jobs, not so good when its 6 drops spread over 400 miles.
Mileage is swings and roundabouts, good for long distance, not much good for 20 mile trips but it takes 4 hours to get the cars and have to wait for 4 hours at Tilbury to tip 'em.
All you can do is price according to your costs, but this is not the type of work to get by undercutting.
The costs of running a transporter are high, wages for one, then maintenance, breakdowns (especially hydraulics, the more complicated the more pipes to burst), forget normal fuel consumption a full sized transporter weighs 21/22.5 tons empty, even a standard simple 9 car carrier tares around 17/19 tons, expect 6mpg with 7 mpg at the very best, plus you might spend 4 hours a day @ 800rpm with the PTO running.
The worse cost though, new cars especially, is damage, wreck an alloy wheel and tyre will cost around £1000 if the car isn’t something exotic, ■■■■ a roof or welded panel (easier than you think, tree strike, even an errant piece of road debris can do this) and its £3000 upward as the vehicle can no longer be sold as a new car.
Much to be said for shifting used cars.
i now a guy who has a two car transporter and he charges per car