rate per mile

[BIGDAN315]

Was wondering what are truckers getting to tranport equipment, lets say for a piece weighing around 10 or 12 ton ?

[Cat420]

The average by me is $105/hr with a 2 hour minimum. Some are as high as $150.

[mikef87]

If my lowbed goes out its $120 per hour monday through friday 7-3 p.m. After that it's $150 per hour due to overtime costs. The guy my cousin uses charges a $225 minimum. Or $90 per hour after 4 hours.

[cat320]

When i used to use the local tow co with a landoll they would charge me just $75 for the move way back when then as things progessed with fuel it cam out to $75 an hour with a 2 hour min. that was back probably 5-7 years ago have not needed anything moved for awhile. but those rates sound right considering what i used to pay.

[BIGDAN315]

OK , Would these rates be when loaded or from time left to time return? Is there any one who charges per loaded mile?

[cat320]

well I know that it was loaded going and empty for them going back . they would charge me from the time they left till the ime they got back. with that 2 hour min . I supose if you are transporting far away it might be different

[DPete]

I normally hire a lowbed like the others mentioned however I sent a pull scraper I sold on a drop deck last week weighed 34500 lbs. The trucker was on a back haul for $1.80 per mile. Haul was from Ca. to Ks.

[Kgmz]

Back in the 90's when we had our lowboy and tractor, we charged a average of $1.25 a mile if no escort cars were required. This was for longer hauls in the NW, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Hourly was about $100 a hour with a 2 hour minimum for short local hauls.

I started hauling equipment back then when construction got real slow. Had to do something to help pay that $1,200 a month truck and trailer payment.

[BIGDAN315]

Back in the 90's when we had our lowboy and tractor, we charged a average of $1.25 a mile if no escort cars were required. This was for longer hauls in the NW, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Hourly was about $100 a hour with a 2 hour minimum for short local hauls.

I started hauling equipment back then when construction got real slow. Had to do something to help pay that $1,200 a month truck and trailer payment.

Ok thanks ,I guess I was referring to halls 500 miles and over. Does the rate drop for even longer hall?

[TerryJ]

My brother-in-law owns his own trucking company and he tries to average $2.00 per mile minimum.

[rino1494]

Not sure per mile, but we just charge a flat rate of $125 per move. Most of our jobs are within 15-30 min from each other. If it is over 30 min, we charge more.

[Chaz Murray]

we dont even have a rate for by the mile...It all hourly with a 2 hour min on 5 axles and 4 hour min on 9 axles

[JDOFMEMI]

I paid about $4.00 per mile for a 40 ton truck hauled from the East Coast to CA

[Kgmz]

Ok thanks ,I guess I was referring to halls 500 miles and over. Does the rate drop for even longer hall?

The rate per mile stays the same regardless if it is 300 miles or 3000 miles. Back then I was paying about .30 cents a mile for fuel, now it is running about .70 cents a mile. Back then a truck cost me about $100,000, now its about $150,000+. So now if I was still hauling heavy equipment my rate would probably be around $2 and up a mile. The rate would not change that much if the load was light or heavier if it took the whole bed of the trailer, or basically I couldn't haul anything else in that direction.

Other things that would increase the rate: Escort cars, overwidth requiring only running during daylight hours (over 12' wide), overheight requiring a lead escort with height pole, weight over 105,500 lbs. or requiring special permits.


I hauled 30,000 lb manlifts that had a length of 30' plus on the deck of the trailer and 50,000 to 60,000 excavators, and the rate was the same if the excavators were under 11' wide on any 2 lane roads.




What is it that you need hauled? And from where to where?

If it is something small/short enough, you may be able to get a reduced rate by getting it hauled with something else on a step deck or similar. As long as you have a loading dock, etc where it could be loaded and unloaded.

[BIGDAN315]

Kmgz, I was Looking at buying a dump truck and was wondering how much it would cost me to get it home is all. Not to keen on driving an unfamilliar truck over the road for a long distance, Ie..DOT, breack downs etc.

[crash935]

Ok thanks ,I guess I was referring to halls 500 miles and over. Does the rate drop for even longer hall?

Dan, the rate would be around $1.50 to $2.25 a mile depending on where the load originates and ends. Since your talking just a truck you probably wouldnt need any oversize permits or chase vehicles which would add to the cost.

[Sam]

I start to get interested, when the rate exceeds $3 per mile.
This is for a legal load, that requires no addtional permits or extra costs.

Even then, I'll be looking at the destination, for potential re-loads.
Not much is moving, right now, anywhere.
That suggests a round-trip price.

I'm fairly light, for a 6 axle rig.
Anything over 40,000 pounds or so, raises the price.

If you can find someone near the pick up location, that needs to go in the direction of your destination, that might make a big difference.

The cost for everything is rising fast, these days.
I've recently decided to stay out of California, all together.

I bent over for big brother, to get the HazMat renewal.
Now, I want to hear them scream at the rate, for a legal hazmat load.

It is all in the motivation.
The only motivation I've seen in this thread, is motivation to go sell my rig, and drive somebody else's truck.

[xcavate]

Kmgz, I was Looking at buying a dump truck and was wondering how much it would cost me to get it home is all. Not to keen on driving an unfamilliar truck over the road for a long distance, Ie..DOT, breack downs etc.

I just bought a truck a few weeks ago and it has about 700 dollars to have it towed about 130 miles. The travel time wasnt the problem it took the driver over an hour to get the driveshaft unhooked. On the old fords they used pressed in u-joint bearing which were a pain to get out.

Its hard to fit a 10 wheeler on a Low bed trailer. The decks arent long enough. I would have needed a 25 deck to get it home and the trucking companies I use the biggest deck they have is 23. The landoll trailers sit to high to put a dump truck on.

The tow truck cost me 95 an hour port to port.

[BIGDAN315]

Thanks for your inputs guys and not making me feel stupid...lol

[crash935]

Dan, one of the larger equipment companies that i know of that might be able to help you is Keen Transportation in Carlisle PA. They haul alot of equipment on all types of lowboy trailers out of pa and you might be able to get a good rate back depending on when you need it moved and where you need it moved from.

[Chaz Murray]

Dan, one of the larger equipment companies that i know of that might be able to help you is Keen Transportation in Carlisle PA. They haul alot of equipment on all types of lowboy trailers out of pa and you might be able to get a good rate back depending on when you need it moved and where you need it moved from.

they even have a couple of our trailers based out of San Deigo :D:D

[GaryKelley]

kmgz....if it's not oversize (more than 102") you might be able to get somebody to haul it back east on a step deck for a little bit less than if you have to put it on an equip lowbed, if it is only 10 -12 ton, that shouldn't be too much of a problem, and if you deal directly with a truck O/O, you can probably get a cash discount, of course, you would want to verify his credentials and insurance. just out of curiosity, where is it located now? and where does it need to go? I might be able to make a couple of calls for you if it's located out west here..

[BIGDAN315]

kmgz....if it's not oversize (more than 102") you might be able to get somebody to haul it back east on a step deck for a little bit less than if you have to put it on an equip lowbed, if it is only 10 -12 ton, that shouldn't be too much of a problem, and if you deal directly with a truck O/O, you can probably get a cash discount, of course, you would want to verify his credentials and insurance. just out of curiosity, where is it located now? and where does it need to go? I might be able to make a couple of calls for you if it's located out west here..

Well I don't need it trucked now I decided not to buy the truck.Found one much closer to home and was able to drive it home. Thanks for all your inputs and will be educated for the next time.

[richardcatdaddy]

We charge 3.25 a mile,and thats local if I am not moving something one of operators is waiting for.

[12 Wyoming]

I was looking at renting a D6R Dozer for a week. They wanted 6$ a loaded mile to deliver it. 130 mile trip one way. No thanks.

[NoRespect]

I gave a guy a price of $2/mi round trip to deliver a piece of equipment that he wanted to buy from me. He balked at that so we agreed on a one way price. Then he called the morning that he was supposed to inspect the item and said that he didn't have the money to buy it. I guess that he figured that I should drive my truck 550 miles at $3.50/gal fuel. Regardless of the actual cost, is my time worth nothing? Not in my book.

[dayexco]

i want $86.32 per mile