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Took a job as a contractor for a middle man company that contracts for a mobile home lendor. The job is clean outs and cleaning of single and double wides.
clean out pays 125 for single wide 150 double wide
cleaning pays 175 flat for either
Jobs are within 50 miles and I'm rolling with a 4x8 enclosed trailer. Truck is full with the gear, so I have the trailer for trash.
mpg for my truck is 10-11 when pulling trailer. Jobs are usually around 50miles away and I don't get mileage.
region is South NH and Northern MA.
My second job with this company
The single wide I went to today was 90 miles round trip and would take 5 loads with my trailer. The nearest landfill is 20mi each way. 40mi round x5 is 200mi. at 10mi to the gallon hmm...
I had to walk away as the math meant a near loss on the clean out. The middle man company is hiring a dumpster and is sending me back, however I am now 50bucks in on mileage costs, plus another 50bucks for the return trip. Meaning on a the clean out I will make 25bucks to work alone on a large furniture and a king bed clean out.
I have a full cleaning job at this unit as well which will help me recover some costs, but I am feeling like I just don't have the required trailer/truck set up for the job. The middle man keeps talking me into not quitting and I do need the money but I can't stand near losses.
I also didn't realize dumping rules were so serious, most dump sites in MA are for residents only, meaning anything more than one load and I'm driving 30-40 miles for a transfer station that will take my stuff. And NH transfer stations only take trash if the trash is from a home in that town. Plus I am out 100's at a time in dump fees due to lbs and dead TV's (reimbursed in 1-2 weeks).
I guess I am looking for opinions as I am beginning to feel stressed over a job that should be stress-less. If I can't complete the clean out and cleaning in 1 trip then to much profit is lost and I may as well go get a $10 per hr job somewhere.
Took a job as a contractor for a middle man company that contracts for a mobile home lendor. The job is clean outs and cleaning of single and double wides.
clean out pays 125 for single wide 150 double wide
cleaning pays 175 flat for either
Jobs are within 50 miles and I'm rolling with a 4x8 enclosed trailer. Truck is full with the gear, so I have the trailer for trash.
mpg for my truck is 10-11 when pulling trailer. Jobs are usually around 50miles away and I don't get mileage.
region is South NH and Northern MA.
My second job with this company
The single wide I went to today was 90 miles round trip and would take 5 loads with my trailer. The nearest landfill is 20mi each way. 40mi round x5 is 200mi. at 10mi to the gallon hmm...
I had to walk away as the math meant a near loss on the clean out. The middle man company is hiring a dumpster and is sending me back, however I am now 50bucks in on mileage costs, plus another 50bucks for the return trip. Meaning on a the clean out I will make 25bucks to work alone on a large furniture and a king bed clean out.
I have a full cleaning job at this unit as well which will help me recover some costs, but I am feeling like I just don't have the required trailer/truck set up for the job. The middle man keeps talking me into not quitting and I do need the money but I can't stand near losses.
I also didn't realize dumping rules were so serious, most dump sites in MA are for residents only, meaning anything more than one load and I'm driving 30-40 miles for a transfer station that will take my stuff. And NH transfer stations only take trash if the trash is from a home in that town. Plus I am out 100's at a time in dump fees due to lbs and dead TV's (reimbursed in 1-2 weeks).
I guess I am looking for opinions as I am beginning to feel stressed over a job that should be stress-less. If I can't complete the clean out and cleaning in 1 trip then to much profit is lost and I may as well go get a $10 per hr job somewhere.