$199 per hour shop labor rate

[et2]

I was floored today while at General RV. Their new 2018 labor rate charged is $ 199 hr. I had to look twice. It goes up every year. 5 hours working on your rig ... $1000 bucks, not including parts.

[mbopp]

Free enterprise - whatever the market will bear. If they're busy at $199 / hr, such is life.

[jplante4]

Major's RV on Cape Cod is $138 an hour. Most of our business is repeat customers and RVers coming to the Cape for vacation having a problem. We don't do mobile service anymore, so they have to bring the rig in. Starting in April, the board is a week out and it stays that way until the end of November.

Our techs are RVIA/RVDA certified. I think ASE is autos and they wouldn't teach you anything about house systems.

There's also Freightliner and Cummins certifications and Onan/Cummins certified genset techs.

And don't forget he tack-ons for "shop supplies".

[Lynnmor]

garyemunson wrote:
Hey people, don't forget the Real Estate your rig clutters up while you are in for repairs. RVs take up a lot of room just sitting around waiting for parts. You can't start up a successful RV shop in an old gas station. Somebody has to foot the bill for all the needed space.

Just hope the campgrounds don't start charging $199 per hour!

[garyemunson]

Hey people, don't forget the Real Estate your rig clutters up while you are in for repairs. RVs take up a lot of room just sitting around waiting for parts. You can't start up a successful RV shop in an old gas station. Somebody has to foot the bill for all the needed space.

[StephJohn2010]

Get used to inflation .. it will get worse now.

[Lwiddis]

I’ll skip ever considering General RV.

[et2]

SidecarFlip wrote:

azrving wrote:
And the "tech" is getting what, about $12 to $19 and poor benefits.

I guess that would depend entirely on the region. I know for a fact that in the Michigan and Ohio region, qualified ASC certified technicians get between 20 and 30 bucks an hour, depending on experience and qualifications plus benefits. It's a very competitive market.

Are you talking RV dealers or mechanical, engine, trans,etc? 90 % of the time I've had to return our rig to General RV as they've many times damaged something unrelated to the initial service.

My engine and Chassis are all done by Cummin Bridgeway. I have no complaints about them and their service is great.

[MDKMDK]

That's
1) good to know, if I were ever to consider them for any work, and
2) OMG!!!

I'm hiring sidecarflip if I need any work on my new diesel puller. :B

[SidecarFlip]

azrving wrote:
And the "tech" is getting what, about $12 to $19 and poor benefits.

I guess that would depend entirely on the region. I know for a fact that in the Michigan and Ohio region, qualified ASC certified technicians get between 20 and 30 bucks an hour, depending on experience and qualifications plus benefits. It's a very competitive market.

[SidecarFlip]

azrving wrote:

SidecarFlip wrote:
For that much jack are they all ASC certified mechanics? I'd want to know up front. That is a bit steep. I retired from Freightliner of Toledo (Now Valley Freightliner and their shop rate is much less, around 150 per hour labor and they are all certified technicians. Not a plug but I'm personal friends with the service manager and I know they do good work, I used to work there and I'm good too.

On top of it, you are working on high tech computer controlled high dollar equipment, not sewer drain valves.

That is correct. Modern engines and drivetrains are all computer controlled and require extensive training to fix them or even diagnose the issue in the first place. Ain't no sewer hose job.

[SidecarFlip]

et2 wrote:

SidecarFlip wrote:
For that much jack are they all ASC certified mechanics? I'd want to know up front. That is a bit steep. I retired from Freightliner of Toledo (Now Valley Freightliner and their shop rate is much less, around 150 per hour labor and they are all certified technicians. Not a plug but I'm personal friends with the service manager and I know they do good work, I used to work there and I'm good too.

You know the answer to that. They get that for anyone touching your rig. And you get the pleasure of dealing with staff that acts like they don't want you there. One rude person after another.

Not applicable to the dealership I retired from, maybe General RV though. 90% of the business at the dealership is repeat business. happy customers come back, especially when it's fixed right the first time.

[azrving]

SidecarFlip wrote:
For that much jack are they all ASC certified mechanics? I'd want to know up front. That is a bit steep. I retired from Freightliner of Toledo (Now Valley Freightliner and their shop rate is much less, around 150 per hour labor and they are all certified technicians. Not a plug but I'm personal friends with the service manager and I know they do good work, I used to work there and I'm good too.

On top of it, you are working on high tech computer controlled high dollar equipment, not sewer drain valves.

[azrving]

And the "tech" is getting what, about $12 to $19 and poor benefits.

[et2]

SidecarFlip wrote:
For that much jack are they all ASC certified mechanics? I'd want to know up front. That is a bit steep. I retired from Freightliner of Toledo (Now Valley Freightliner and their shop rate is much less, around 150 per hour labor and they are all certified technicians. Not a plug but I'm personal friends with the service manager and I know they do good work, I used to work there and I'm good too.

You know the answer to that. They get that for anyone touching your rig. And you get the pleasure of dealing with staff that acts like they don't want you there. One rude person after another.

[mat60]

That's something I cant afford.