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Picken_Charmesan OP t1_ja63rfs wrote

It’s Richmond so they all have Subarus.

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GrumpyNewYorker t1_ja677wh wrote

I work in logistics and I’m bored so I did a little math to show you why you probably won’t entice a driver at $75 unless your path and theirs align pretty closely. Delivery joints running the kind of route you’re looking for stay afloat through volume.

Let’s assume you did this run yourself with a pickup truck. You can rent them from U-Haul. Rates for RVA are $19.95+$.89/mi(200mi)+$3.10/gal(10gal)=$228.95ish for a day rental. The equipment cost of $.89/mile is a pretty average reimbursement rate to account for the maintenance cost incurred by using the car. Minus the $20 U-Haul is charging on top of that, you’re still looking at ~$200 trip without the cost of someone else’s time and labor.

Edit: actually, let’s call it ~$170 trip. I should have subtracted the cost of gas to account for the mileage rate U-Haul is charging.

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Picken_Charmesan OP t1_ja68xsx wrote

That is all totally fair. I had envisioned someone being in that area already when I made up the price but logistics and point heard!

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