Heres my new pricing strategy in my area for comm stuff.
Figure my price the way I did 8 years ago then cut that in half.
I'm still 15-20 % higher than most, but this way people wont think I'm raping them.
Not sure about up in Canada, but at least for those in the states it would not be a good year to try and get customers to switch to season. I assume it works best when there is heavy snowfall, or at least average.
I only find out how much I make an hour after the event...Then I add up all the invoices and divide by number of hours...LOL
Def cant charge an hourly rate, you want to get it done as fast as possible...your goal is to make that hourly rate increase with efficiency.... Unless you are subing, that's different.
Seriously though I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) a truck needs to make a minimum of $150/hr to be profitable...unless you're a scab with no commercial truck insurance, no liability insurance, no registered company, dont pay taxes, etc...
I only find out how much I make an hour after the event...Then I add up all the invoices and divide by number of hours...LOL
Def cant charge an hourly rate, you want to get it done as fast as possible...your goal is to make that hourly rate increase with efficiency.... Unless you are subing, that's different.
Seriously though I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) a truck needs to make a minimum of $150/hr to be profitable...unless you're a scab with no commercial truck insurance, no liability insurance, no registered company, dont pay taxes, etc...
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