road side service a waste for me?
I am trying to decide if Roadside service is worth the money prior to leaving for vacation this year. It will be about a 3500 mile round trip with our truck and TT. I have looked at all the popular ca...
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wny_pat wrote:
Have you ever had to pay for a tow??? As a retired, over the road driver, I have. And I know how much it cost. I have no problem paying CoachNet every year, whether I've used it or not!!! Very cheap insurance in my book.
Medium Duty call out fee (10,000 to 26,000 lbs): $150
Labor while hooking up: $150
Mileage in route: $2.00 per mile
Mileage while towing or transporting : $4.00 to $4.50 per mile.
and there are lots other charges they can start adding to this, like traffic control, and traffic signs. All kinds of neat things they can tack on!!!
Been there, done that, don't do it any more!!!
Excellent points on why ERS "INSURANCE" just like collision, libility, comp are reasonable expenses. It cost me more in fuel to go 500mi than it does for a years worth of ERS ... no brainer for me. In the past 40 years I have used ERS exactly 3 times with only one being a tow over 50miles, but I'm still going to have it and I'm WAY UP SIDE DOWN currently on costs vs. payouts by quite a few "THOUSAND DOLLARS" :E.
Larry
