hauling rate for tractor

[jd plowboy]

does anyone know what the hauling rate is now per loaded mile for a tractor

 

[jd b puller]

Depends...

If you call a guy looking for a load, he'll want $2/mile. If you're the trucker and someone calls you they want you to haul it for $0.50/mile...

Stick it on the Hauling Schedule and see what ya get. Without paying yourself anything it can easily cost you $0.50-1.00/mile in actual cost and depreciation just doing it yourself.

 

[Anonymous-0]

you should pay the trucker his costs plus wages. anything less is an insult.

 

[caterpillar guy]

The rate will also vary with size. Ifyou want a 4440 with long axles moved it will be an oversize and permits will have to be obtained thus costs more to move. now the IHC H will not be wide and is cheaper. Now if there is some time to work with it can be done as a partial being less cost than if you want it right away then exclusive ues means more cost as that will be the only thing on the truck. I charge around a 2.00 for legal and up from there for oversize and about 1.40 up for partials. other factors can adjust this rate.

 

[jd plowboy]

thanks guys. i found a guy that had a tractor that he said was close to me to be moved. i told him i would help him out and he said to give him a price. i gave the price and he starts telling me how much fuel it would cost me and how much it would be an hour and all kinds of stuff. he said it was too much and that he could get a semi and lowboy that had to drive farther to pick it up than me for a little more. i asked what did that have to do with me and he started talking more crap.i could move it just as good as the lowboy and semi could. it seems he wants the lowboy anyway. i tryed to help him out but he wont have to worry about me moving anything for him.

 

[maplehillfrm]

(quoted from post at 15:38:30 12/20/09) thanks guys. i found a guy that had a tractor that he said was close to me to be moved. i told him i would help him out and he said to give him a price. i gave the price and he starts telling me how much fuel it would cost me and how much it would be an hour and all kinds of stuff. he said it was too much and that he could get a semi and lowboy that had to drive farther to pick it up than me for a little more. i asked what did that have to do with me and he started talking more crap.i could move it just as good as the lowboy and semi could. it seems he wants the lowboy anyway. i tryed to help him out but he wont have to worry about me moving anything for him.

sounds like you got lucky to NOT have to deal with him, sad to say I get --or used to get teh same slack,

however,,, now If I do any hauling I give a price , if they are not happy go somewhere else,, if he was not happy with your price, tell him to go out buy the truck, the trailer, the chains , biders , straps, insurance,a nd the headaches about watching out for the other guy doing something stupid while your hauling,,, repairs for the vehicle, trailer etc,,,,,

even on the cheap, it aint cheap to haul anything ,,, anymore my stuff doesnt move unless its worth it,, I hate to say it but the neighbors,friends relatives that have the most $$$ are the worst,,

I found this out even with snow plowing,, they think 20 $ for a mile long driveway is sufficient,, not,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

'they wont help you pay when you get a flat tire, on trailer ,,truck,, when the balljoints go, tires,,, etc,, they have no clue,, good luck merry Christmas, some times the jobs you "lose" are the best ones,,



oops forgot about rates,, at least 2.00 a mile ,,, charge goes up as attitude is shown, hahah,, under 100 miles probaly 250

 

[730d se]

From hearing just one side of this story, it really sounds like you ran in to a tough customer to deal with this time.
I wonder why they would not just pay whatever you quoted? Isn't that the way everyone does business?
Who ever heard of challenging someone's price or tactfully asking if they could do just a little better on price? That is unheard of for sure.
You have my sympathy (at least until we hear the other side of this story)

 

[jd plowboy]

he said the tractor was 45 miles fromme and had to go 130 loaded miles. i told him $300 to do it and he said it was to much and that it would only cost me $45 in fuel and that i wanted to much to haul it. so i said i wasnt doing it any cheaper.

 

[ricky c]

you will always find some one to pull a tractor or anything cheaper until they get caught by DOT man with a hungry ticket book. it could cost up to $600 in fines from inproper insurance,dot physical card,UNSECURED LOAD like a spare tire in you truck bed, CDL, DOT numbers, the list is so long. and the reclining chair driver always has a smart idea about going around the dot man or scales. i say GOOD LUCK!!
MY 2 CENTS

 

[maplehillfrm]

(quoted from post at 00:05:27 12/21/09) he said the tractor was 45 miles fromme and had to go 130 loaded miles. i told him $300 to do it and he said it was to much and that it would only cost me $45 in fuel and that i wanted to much to haul it. so i said i wasnt doing it any cheaper.

I thnk you were right in the ballpark, some people dont understand,,,,

think of it this way you didnt "lose" any money,, ,,flip side "if" he was a neighbor or someone you went back and forth with on favors and such, I could see doing it for "fuel" plus a little for time, but otherwise you werent out of line, ,, wonder how the other pickup guy will fair after picking and dropping, sometimes when they are lowballed, there are :extra; charges that show up ,, to ... have had that happen, or have had it tried before,

again, I dont think you weree out of line on pricing, so you do have a guideline for the next time someone needs something hauled, good luck,pat

 

[RodinNS]

I think you were quite fair if that was a special, round trip price.
One way for something you were grabbing on the way past... mabey I'd do it a bit cheaper if it was quick and easy. Mabey not too. Basically... it could have cost him a lot more.

Rod

 

[grandpappy]

I would tell the guy to buy a truck and have at it!!!!!!!!!

 

[rockyridgefarm]

Ya know, I just had that same situation. I'm going to Kansas early next month to pick up some stuff that'll fit in the back of a pickup truck. A guy called me to haul his tractor 540 miles. Obviously, I'd need to use my trailer to take a tractor. I asked him what he wanted to pay, and he said it'd cost me $125 for fuel. I'd be a darned fool to haul a tractor 540 miles for $125. Since I was going that way but I'd need my trailer to haul for him, I told him 1.25 a mile. CHEAP! It came to 680 bucks at that rate and I told him I'd do it for $600. He told me he'd think on it. I called him back a couple days later and said he could get it himself for $450. Dunno if he wanted me to come down to there to haul it or what, but I didn't bite.

I honestly wish him good luck to keep it under $450. By his own figures, he'll have $250 in fuel alone. I'll just drive down to Kansas empty and not worry about being hassled by cops or breakdowns. Without a down-haul, I can leave my trailer at home.

 

[F-350]

The very least that I'd haul one for is $2 a loaded mile so at $300 you were fair.The tractor dealers all get lots more than that in my area but mostly haul big stuff.What size tractor were you going to haul?

 

[jd plowboy]

it was a 4230 with a loader

 

[Rick(MN)]

Fully agreed, I never cease to be amazed at how someone who has never owned anything capable of hauling seems to be an expert at what I should charge. Like you, I just tell them to make the investment and charge rates like they want to pay.....and let me know how it works out for them.

 

[Ray]

I was at an auction about 100 miles from my house.A guy i know bought a mower at the sale and asked me to haul it home.I told him 100 bucks.He said your going that way anyhow and he would pay some on fuel.I went home empty.

 

[BANDITFARMER]

If you need one hauled call American Freight in Miami Fl, I had a tractor (930 Case wheatland) they picked it up in Kanasas and brought it to Ohio for a thousand dollars. I could not have drove there and back for that! It was a dollar a mile, there are alot of truckers out there who are looking for a small load to get them closer to home. The big plus is there setup to haul these loads safely, One ton and the gooseneck aint the best anymore. just my 2 cents Bandit

 

[Deano4863]

Have some patience with the truck drivers. With fuel in the $2.75 range and and these trucks only get 5-6mpg that about $.55 per mile just in fuel. Liscenses,permits, insurance, wires, tires, maintenence, authority costs,unloaded-non billable miles, layover time, etc. we budget another $.50 per mile. going rate for the driver is $.40 to $.50 / mile. If your a business you expect to make a profit. We budget $.20 which should be 10%. (That's hard to actually get right now.) Break even is about $1.75 per mile, if everything goes well.

 

[730d se]

deano,

That was my point with this particular hauler. I did not seek him, he contacted me. He thought because my ad had been running for a while that I was having "trouble" getting the tractor moved. So he was going to "help me out". I made it clear that we had other quotes but we were waitng for a backhaul where they could make money and we could save some. Fair enough? He admitted that he did not have proper insurance (savings), he drives a gooseneck rig (savings), tires (and most everything else) are cheaper than a big rig (savings), probably gets more like 10 - 12 MPG (savings). I was very flexible on when he hauled (savings), he was going to pocket the cash and not pay any income taxes (savings). He carries a CDL and tags for the weight, but does not pay the extra "for hire" fees.
So my whole thing is if they are going to charge similar rates as the big rigs, they better get in line with them on all of the extra cost.
He knew he was trying to pull one, that is why he got so defensive and why he only told half of the story.
I cannot tell you how glad I am that he did not touch the tractor. He even whined about "what if I blow a tire?" I told him if he was worried about stuff breaking on a rig, best to just stay in the yard and enjoy it. Or better yet, sell it and stop trying to be a hired hauler that is operating outside of the laws.
He would be the type to quote a price and then ask for more when he delivered. That to me is as bad as a buyer that agrees to a price and then tries to short you on what they agreed to pay.
It works both ways, you know.
We got it hauled by someone that has all of the overhead that you mentioned, they are properly insured, and it was less than the $2.30/mile that this guy thought was such a wonderful deal.
The trucker was glad to get the business, very cooperative, and did not whine about anything including "blowing a tire". LOL

 

[jd plowboy]

i knew that was you and that you just told a lie to all these people that posted on here. i contacted you and said that i might be able to help you out with the moving of your tractor. i asked you where it was and you told me just like i posted in the post below. i told you i would do it for 300 and i told you i just hauled my pulling tractors and i didnt have insurance and i didnt do this for a living. you told me that that was fine cause you did it like that to when you had your truck and trailer. after i gave u the price you the one that started telling me what it would cost me to haul your tractor and how many miles per gallon i got with my truck. i think that if you only wanted to pay a certain price you had the option to tell me in the beginning of our talking but you didnt and asked for me to give a price. i asked these guys on here to help me out with the price and most said i was in the price range so dont get on here after we both said this deal was over and make me look bad. you dont know if i claim money i make on the side or not cause you never met me and are 130 miles away from me. also i did not whin about anything until you started telling me what it woukd cost me to move your tractor. you asked for a price and i gave it to you and then you started whinning and itold you that was what i would do it for. dont make me look like a whinner cause igot the truck and trailer to move what i buy and i done what you asked me to. you also told me that the tractor trailer guy was farther away and that he was higher in the price than me at the time. you may have got prices since we last talked at christmas but at the time you said you had one price. i though we said it was over but i see how you are and you are the whinner cause you the one that cant let it go. i said i wasnt hauling it any cheaper and it hasnt moved on my stuff so let it go. get anyone you want to do it and tell them how to do it and how much to charge cause i dont need the money. and as of the charging more on the price when it got there it is the other way around you probably would have jipped me out my money by your whinning. to all the guys that helped me out with this post i appreciate it and thanks but i hope you all see who the whinner is in this situation because when we lasted talked on chrismas he told me it was over and done with and i agreed but you see who keeps whinning. i can promise that i am as honest as anyone else on here and i dont do business like he claimes i do. i told him that i would get his tractor there at whatever cost it costed me but he only had to pay me the 300. once i make a deal i dont change it because of anything but i really beleive that he would come up with an excuse why not to pay after all this. he is the one with the issue here cause he bought a tractor without first finding someone to move it at his price. hope everyone has a happy new year and thanks again.

 

[jd plowboy]

again about this crap i did tell the whole story and i also told you i have a full time job that does not involve me hauling equipment with my truck. i did not need to make the money off you and i dont want money from people like you. i saw your ad on yesterdays tractors hauling post and i asked if you wanted me to move it since you said i was the closest to it. i am glad you got it moved cause it would have rotted before i did it even for 500 or 600 dollars. also guys he wouldnt tell me where it was either so it could have been a joke about it talking about someone might go steal it before he got it. i did tell the whole story and i dont have any reason to lie about any of this. he said he had a ford and i have a dodge so how can he tell me what it would cost me to move stuff. i had a ford before i got the dodge so he cant telm em about mileage cause i know what they both got. he asked for a price and i gave it. that is the whole story and then he started the whinning and i tole him i wasnt doing it any cheaper and he kept emaileing me back compalining about the price. i told him i wasnt doing it any cheaper so as far as i am see it it was over after that and he could wait on the other guy. he just said that the other guy would do whatever to make a haul to make money. i am not in that situation and i get a paycheck every two weeks so i dont need his money. i also told him i was on vacation until new years and i could haul it between then if he wanted me to for the 300. he said it was too high so i told him to get the other guy to move and now he makes it sound like i am a whinner and a cheat. i have many people i have dealt with and hauled stuff for and i know they would say different and you know what we had to meet and make a deal the first time and i must have not done them wrong cause we still friends with them all over the country. i dont want or need a friend like him and he told me also that we could help each other out. i have been there and done that and when i needed help they were no where around. we agreed that it was over but he cant shut up his mouth cause i didnt do anything wrong or try to cheat him out of anything. he is the one that better worry about what people think of him cause it doesnt matter what the think of me cause i know i am a honest guy and would help anyone out but not him anymore if i was the last guy to do anything. he peobably dont even have any friends with his additude.

 

[730d se]

I truly tried to bury this twice with pleasant emails to you stating just that. But you emailed me several times after that, just like you double posted on this today.
I know what it takes in fuel, why is that a problem? I was only justifying why I was not paying anyone including you $2.30/mile, not in this economy.
Why would I pay anyone without the proper insurance and stuff more than I would pay a legal trucker trying to make a living?
Good thing you are not the only one with a rig, we would all be paying too much.
If you did not want or need the money, you should have dropped it long ago. Or maybe just not contact anyone when they tell you they are looking for a backhaul?
This is my 3rd and final knock at this dead cat.
(Don't wear your keyboard out on this, move on.)

 

[jd plowboy]

no you the one that keep bringing it up. you posted on here after it was all over and tryed to make me look like a crook and a whinner which i am neither. that is good you got it hauled but dont tell me or anyone else what my truck and trailer and my time is worth because you have no idea what i have or do. you just mad cause most all the people that posted on here said i was fair with my price and you just didnt want to pay it. well you didnt pay it and i didnt move it. you keep bringing up all this crap about insurance and all that when i told you in the beginning i didnt have any.you didnt have a problem with it so why you talking aobut it now. i could have said yes and you wouldnt have known any difference. you are also right that i said it was over on christmas day when i last emailed you and you said it was over to but if i can see right you the one that came on here after that and tryed making me look like a crook and say all these lies and stuff like you have known me all my life. you dont know me and i dont know you so dont tell these people what i would do or if i am a whinner or any of the other crap you been talking on here. stop before i make you look bad on here cause u are the one with the problem and the one that woudl try to jip someone on a haul not me. i do what i say and when i say and that is the end of it. get a truck and trailer and move your own stuff like i did and then you can compalin about what it costs to your self. be sure and get a dodge though so you can get the good fuel mileage and all that crap to. you got to be lonely cause i dont see how you got any friends the way you do business

 

[jd plowboy]

i can double post anytime i want to and i bet you so smart you can tell me what my keyboard costs also. it doesnt matter if i wear it out or not it is mine and i can do what i want to with it