What Van

Hi Guys, So I sold the Bike wasnt making me enough money plus I was doing to many Dead miles

So my question is what type of van is best for sameday

1st I thought go LWB so I can take bigger loads then I thought well is it worth it if the van is half empty all day

So what would be the best of all worlds?

How long is a piece of string? The key thing to remember is that you need to match the load to the vehicle and that the main variable costs are fuel and the driver's time.

We run vehicles with pence per mile fuel costs from 11p to 25p (after deducting VAT)

Have a word with the customers you have done work for in the past and ask what they are short of assuming they are other courier companies, If you got something like a nemo they cost very little to buy and alleged 62MPG will be cheaper to run than a bike, If they are anything like the berlingo should be able to get 3 standard pallets in.

Fowler Transport said:

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Hi Guys, So I sold the Bike wasnt making me enough money plus I was doing to many Dead miles

So my question is what type of van is best for sameday

1st I thought go LWB so I can take bigger loads then I thought well is it worth it if the van is half empty all day

So what would be the best of all worlds?

Depends what type of work you want to do - small packages or larger loads?

If you are doing sameday mainly and want flexibility for most sameday, I'd go SWB

Dead miles was due to the lack of jobs on return journeys I think that was because of working out of London Plenty of jobs going in but nothing coming out

Ive decided to go for a Transit size SWB as it gives me a better choice of work loads I live right on top of industrial site with lots of units so there must be work there for me

Return jobs are the exception rather than the norm. Jobs should be priced so that you make enough profit with or without a return load.

A different type or size of vehicle will not make very much difference to the amount of dead miles you will do.

Sims & Sons said:

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Return jobs are the exception rather than the norm. Jobs should be priced so that you make enough profit with or without a return load.

A different type or size of vehicle will not make very much difference to the amount of dead miles you will do.

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