How far will you deliver for free?

[StephF]

Average delivery here is 15 miles each way as we are rural, so max free delivery is 20 miles. This is always 3 metres, and orders over 20miles must be 3 metres. Charge is £5 for each 1.5 metres over 20 miles, and that is up to around 25-30 miles.

[Woodworks]

Average delivery here is 15 miles each way as we are rural, so max free delivery is 20 miles. This is always 3 metres, and orders over 20miles must be 3 metres. Charge is £5 for each 1.5 metres over 20 miles, and that is up to around 25-30 miles.

 

That is a long way to have to go. Good that your customers can take 3 cube though

Edited January 25, 2015 by Woodworks

[biggarlogs]

I deliver within 10 miles for free 10-20 miles is + 10 beyond that is a pound a mile from door to door.very long distances are think of a number and treble it.can do 4 loads an hour locally so long distance deliveries only happen when I not got any local ones.jake

[Alycidon]

It makes sense in my book to do bagged or crated logs on long IFW type trailers. I currently use an 8 foot and get 2 bags on, longest GD series is 12 foot, that will take 3 bags or maybe 4 crates.

 

I have seen mesh sided tippers with a divider so 2 cube + 2 cube.

 

One of my competitors uses Pallax/ Posch ? packfix system and an off road pallet truck pulled by a pick up Toyota or similar. His trailer gets 4 packs on + another on the pick up. I suspect he must be very close to being overweight as those off road pallet trucks are not light.

 

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[Mortimer Firewood]

Mindless comment that takes no account of each individual setup i.e vehicle, trailer req'd? etc.

 

It's not a mindless comment what's the use of having a delivery vehicle that can only do one load.

 

It's like sending the country postman on a skate board.

 

Can't be processing if your sat in a vehicle.

[wisecobandit]

I think people maybe missing a bit of a point maybe partly because its not been mentioned or maybe im barking up the wrong tree even but....

In an ideal world it would be nice just to load up a decent wagon or pick up and mammoth trailer and deliver 3-4 loads in 1 outing but unfortunately here in devon it holds the longest network of roads in any county, unfortunately many are country lanes whereby sometimes you may end up reversing 1/4-1/2 a mile up a potholed country lane with overgrown hedges just allow another car to pass.

Now common sense prevails and to tow a 14 or 16 foot trailer down some of these roads is usually done as little as one can get away with. On the other hand to take a "main road route" could and usually does take more time and more fuel is doable but that eats into whatever profit you could be making plus how can you charge a customer 7 miles away extra mileage because the main road route could end up being 15 miles?

Its a tricky one but around here its mainly repeat business so its a case of keeping existing customers sweet and not just 1 offs. You would be amazed who knows who around here so everyone trys to keep everyone else sweet.

[Mortimer Firewood]

I think people maybe missing a bit of a point maybe partly because its not been mentioned or maybe im barking up the wrong tree even but....

In an ideal world it would be nice just to load up a decent wagon or pick up and mammoth trailer and deliver 3-4 loads in 1 outing but unfortunately here in devon it holds the longest network of roads in any county, unfortunately many are country lanes whereby sometimes you may end up reversing 1/4-1/2 a mile up a potholed country lane with overgrown hedges just allow another car to pass.

Now common sense prevails and to tow a 14 or 16 foot trailer down some of these roads is usually done as little as one can get away with. On the other hand to take a "main road route" could and usually does take more time and more fuel is doable but that eats into whatever profit you could be making plus how can you charge a customer 7 miles away extra mileage because the main road route could end up being 15 miles?

Its a tricky one but around here its mainly repeat business so its a case of keeping existing customers sweet and not just 1 offs. You would be amazed who knows who around here so everyone trys to keep everyone else sweet.

 

Yep sounds just like herefordshire with a little bit of imagination most vehicles can be made to carry multiple loads.

 

Cant see how you can make it pay trundling round with 1 order on.

 

Delivery days I'm leaving the yard at 730 loaded with 4 /5 cube usually back by 9 do a couple local then in the yard working.

 

How many loads can you guys get out in a day?

[Woodworks]

Yep sounds just like herefordshire with a little bit of imagination most vehicles can be made to carry multiple loads.

 

Cant see how you can make it pay trundling round with 1 order on.

 

Delivery days I'm leaving the yard at 730 loaded with 4 /5 cube usually back by 9 do a couple local then in the yard working.

 

How many loads can you guys get out in a day?

 

 

Not many. Still unload the crates by hand so very slow turnaround back at base. Did 7m3 last Saturday and one of those was 3m3 to one customer. Not a hectic but probably only time to have done one more drop. Most of our loads are 2m3.

[StephF]

That is a long way to have to go. Good that your customers can take 3 cube though

 

That's often 2 x 1.5 m3, but a lot of our customers use wood for heating,so buy bulk, especially if it's likely we couldn't get to them in ice or snow. I always do truck and trailer, work out routes where 2 drops are closest.

[StephF]

Yep sounds just like herefordshire with a little bit of imagination most vehicles can be made to carry multiple loads.

 

Cant see how you can make it pay trundling round with 1 order on.

 

Delivery days I'm leaving the yard at 730 loaded with 4 /5 cube usually back by 9 do a couple local then in the yard working.

 

How many loads can you guys get out in a day?

 

Leaving yard at 8, on a good day most I can do is 8-10 loads, that's 1.5m3loads. But is more like 6-8 most days, depends if it's tipped etc and how far.