Need advice on charging to hand unload my truck

geo · Jan 22, 2015

at ceva we get so much per pound, we have a sheet that tells us how much we will make
also the first 31 mins is free than we go on the clock at .27 a min until were done

Opel2010 · Jan 23, 2015

wesaypop said:
That's an option. Guess my $500 was way too high lol.

Ask them 100 if you wanna get 50... ask for 200 if you wanna get 100... got the idea?

tknight · Jan 23, 2015

I charge like that sometimes if I really don't want the job if I get it I'll hire some spot labor and still make money while saving my back and knes

Tennesseahawk · Jan 23, 2015

One load my nephew and I got was store paneling, which filled our truck, and was very heavy. It went to Houston during the summer. We were told there would be someone there to unload us... there wasn't. It took us all day, and every bit of strength we had. I believe we got 450 bucks for the hand unload.

The OP isn't very far off from what I would offer, being that what he would have to unload would be a complete unknown until he gets to the shipper. Xiggi has the right idea; but if we're talking a 24'er here, I'd go with 150 for the first hour - min, plus 75/hr afterwards, or 450-500 flat. Of course, this would be different if it ended up unload-able w a pallet jack, or only took up 10', for instance. But sight unseen, along with the broker not having a clue what the deal is, you definitely charge for the undisclosed.

mjmsprt40 · Jan 23, 2015

Now, in truth I probably wouldn't charge like that. But, a standard-length Chevy van just isn't that bad a prospect to hand-unload if the boxes are liftable. If you can't lift them then hand-unload becomes laughable anyway. However, for the sake of this discussion I've assumed we're talking something on the order of a 20' box or greater on a straight rig, requiring a lift-gate. Doggone tootin' I think I'd charge that and then some, sight unseen. Maybe adjust the price once I know the facts, but going in cold like this--- I'd rather not get the job than not get paid for working like a coolie, hefting boxes of unknown weight possibly upstairs and God only knows what else.

tknight · Jan 23, 2015

Coolie? That's a new one I've only ever heard of that but it started with an m, being all PC here ya know

wesaypop · Jan 25, 2015

Well the load was cancelled. I ended up getting a load with fewer miles that paid well. I'm kinda happy they cancelled, though. I was starting to get bad vibes. But if I ever get something like that again, at least I'll know how to go about charging for my labor.

Thanks everyone!