Fuel surcharge?

[reggaepass at aol.com]

Here's what I do:  In my local valley (ten mile radius), I have simple local rates.  When I leave for the next valley (bigger, more expensive everything), I charge more for my time at work.  In addition, I charge a travel TIME fee for new customers and "certain others".  (My travel time is half of my usual labor rate.)  Charging for travel by the time it takes is important in a place like Los Angeles because it can take a really long time to get to some places during peak traffic.  Also, what I charge for travel time comes out to be far more than the mileage deduction.  After all, I could be / would prefer to be working on a piano (for the big bucks) rather than driving around.  My out-of-local-area service rates are high enough that if I have two or more established customers in the same are, I don't charge for travel at all.



My two cents (hey, maybe I should slap a fuel surcharge on that, too!),




Alan Eder






 




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