Shortage of RV transporters.

just doing some math on this, lets just say you have a 2000 mile trip, so 2000 miles and avg 8 MPG that would be 250 gals of fuel, so lets say 250 gals of fuel at $3.85 would be $962, ok now we break that trip up in 4 days, so 4 nights in a hotel $85 times 4 is $340, and lets say 4 days of conservative eating might be $50 a day so $200, now at $1.58 a mile that's $3160-$962=$2198 and $2198-$340=$1858 and $1858-$200=$1658 and now our return trip at say 13 MPG is 154 gals at $3.85 is $592 and 4 days of hotels $340, and 4 days of food $200, we start at the $1658-$592=$1066 and $1066-$340=$726 and $726-$200= a net of $526 for 8 days of work at 8 hours a day that's $8.22 an hour, no wonder no one wants to do this job

Camper X wrote:
My trailer has been sitting in Indiana for two weeks. They cannot get anyone to run my trailer out here to Colorado. The dealer told me that it has been taking 3 to 4 weeks to get delivery's. It sucks but I guess there is nothing I can do about it. My dealer has close to 30 trailers on order between the two stores. They can't get them delivered.

How bad do you want your trailer? I'm licensed and insured.

Camper X wrote:
My trailer has been sitting in Indiana for two weeks. They cannot get anyone to run my trailer out here to Colorado. The dealer told me that it has been taking 3 to 4 weeks to get delivery's. It sucks but I guess there is nothing I can do about it. My dealer has close to 30 trailers on order between the two stores. They can't get them delivered.

I would get a refund on delivery charge and go pick it up myself.

Camper X wrote:
My trailer has been sitting in Indiana for two weeks. They cannot get anyone to run my trailer out here to Colorado. The dealer told me that it has been taking 3 to 4 weeks to get delivery's. It sucks but I guess there is nothing I can do about it. My dealer has close to 30 trailers on order between the two stores. They can't get them delivered.

If it was mine, I'd get in the truck and go get it myself. Road trip !!!

My Coachman was built April 10 and arrived on May 28. Our dealers lot is starting to look empty as their factory orders and dealer stock just cant get there. I actually feel bad for them as no produce equals no sale. Imagine ordering now and getting your rv Sept 1

Daryll

like it was said before, if it was more profitable, more people would be doing it, including myself if I could clear a grand a week after fuel, food, maintenance on the truck, I wonder why more over the road truckers don't look into this as a way to pay for the return trip back home ?

Maybe the salesmen should stop selling trailers and go for a drive. Its only a 2 day trip.

My trailer has been sitting in Indiana for two weeks. They cannot get anyone to run my trailer out here to Colorado. The dealer told me that it has been taking 3 to 4 weeks to get delivery's. It sucks but I guess there is nothing I can do about it. My dealer has close to 30 trailers on order between the two stores. They can't get them delivered.

I don't want to burst your bubble, but usually in transportation you will barely cover your insurance and fuel if you do it part-time. The insurance rates are pretty expensive to haul for any reputable company, even if you have your own Authority. "part-time" and "transport" doesn't usually go in the same sentence.

Do I know everything? Certainly not. But I have my own operating Authority, and the insurance to be able to transport is pretty high.

bikendan wrote:
i'm finding this thread very interesting, as i'm toying with the idea of possibly doing this after i retire this year.

i guess since i won't have to depend on it for living wages, it might be doable but i would need to really learn more about it.
definitely not something to make a living at.

My thoughts exactly. It would be real tough to make a living at it. But as a part time fill in job it does have possibilities. Being retired and having all day to do whatever is what retirements about IMO. With that being said I wouldn't mind a part time job. But most part time jobs aren't flexible enough. My wife still works and as such we plan our vacations and longer weekend camping trips around her schedule. It would be tough to just come and go in most part time jobs. I like my flexibility from being retired. I would have to give that up with a normal part time job. Lots of them are an on call type. Where you may get called anytime to fill in for someone.
That's the thing about RV transport that's intriguing in that it offers flexibility.