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I've dealt directly with this issue, and I would say that $100 is nowhere near enough. Daily costs might look like this for the operation I was involved in (Ca
by dghlsakjg 6y ago
I've dealt directly with this issue, and I would say that $100 is nowhere near enough.
Daily costs might look like this for the operation I was involved in (Cap. hill Seattle).
Rent a truck for a day (if available. every other business is trying to do the same thing): $20
Insurance for rented truck: $20
Parking for rented truck: $25
Loading, driving, and unloading truck 2x people for 1.5 hours at holiday rates $20/hr (if you can spare the labor, hiring someone you can trust to drive a truck/van is harder than it sounds): $60
Mileage charge for U-Haul ($1 per mile): $5
I would say that $130 is an absolute bare minimum to budget for. Keeping in mind that the shipper is still charging you the same amount as they were for pickup service. Logistics is hard.
- scoopdewoop 6y ago$100 is nowhere near enough, but you estimate it at $105 with a $25 parking fee?
- dghlsakjg 6y agoThe OP said that $100 was a generous max high end. I estimated $130 as an absolute bare minimum for the operation I was familiar with, it was based on the real world. Feel free to take away the parking for a location that doesn't have paid parking. But make sure to factor in that the mileage and labor hours must also go up if the depot is farther away. The larger point is that it is an additional expense and operation that small businesses need to deal with at the busiest time of year.