Typical cost per mile to transport 5th Wheel
It's looking more and more like my 5er is going to arrive several weeks ahead of the truck. If I were to have it professionally hauled, what cost per mile might I expect?
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pitch wrote:SweetLou wrote:
If there are truly gas/diesel shortages coming d/t lack of tanker truck drivers, expect a lot
Where did that come from? There is a lack of long haul drivers,due to mostly to the new electronic logs and duty hours. Petroleum haulers are normally pretty local established companies with that would have a pretty stable workforce.
I don't believe I have ever seen a tanker with a sleeper, nothing but day cabs. If you are operating a day cab, hours of service and e-logs are not as much as a problem.
All professional drivers are subject to OOS regulation, and if any truck in the fleet crosses state lines, the feds can get involved. And day cabs can make scheduling/dispatch more complicated. With sleeper, you can haul for 10 hours, then have a hour to find a safe place to spend 10 hours in the sleeper. Day cab, driver has made 1 trip with 6 hours of driving, next load delivers 3 hours away. Is there enough profit to rent a room? Or a room with parking available?
OP, when I considered moving "Power only" load, (Moving a Red Cross load, or railroad equipment trailer for example. Not much different from moving you 5thwheel) that rate had to include the miles back home. Without a trailer, the chance of picking up another load without a trailer is near 0. Be sure you think about that when the price is quoted.
