This is something that I have been thinking about myself, and recently came to light, which has left me in somewhat of a quandry. I do not, at the moment, have the room for a staging area. I do, however, have a truck and trailer(trucking company) and (live) very close to Ft. Sam Houston (San Antonio, TX). I know what my standard transportation rates are, my local rates, and what I used to charge when I drove a wrecker!
Now that I have said that, here is my quandry..
First, is there anyone in the San Antonio area with room for storage? ( I think I have found a place, but havent work out rates with them yet...)
Second, What would you all consider reasonable rates for pickup at base and delivery to a local storage lot? Obviously I would have an apx 14 day window, but this could potentially take a considerable amount of time... as a wrecker driver I charged a base rate plus mileage, and hourly depending on the situation. Now, over distance, every thing is basically based on mileage, however I have a "Minimum rate" that applies even if you just need me to move something across the street, and I have an hourly "demurge" fee if I am held up to get loaded or unloaded over a certain amount of time... this is all part of the industry that I am in, and as you all have mentioned, the "high" cost of transportation. Transportation being my business, I have to charge for my services, but want to provide my service at a reasonable rate without going upside down, of course.
Thoughts?
Laterz,
Gator
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