How far are you willing to travel to take a job

Not much work been advertised in my area sr85bn how far would you travel just to make a small profit?

We are about to go live with our retail deliveries in the north east, which will include the SR postcode area. Keep an eye open for the job alerts, if you are interested.

There are Couriers out there that are in "bad" areas and deliberately take anything just to get into an area where there is likely to be more work. There are even those that travel 40-50 miles empty just to get somewhere that has more potential. But i think when its quiet its quiet, so if you're twiddling your thumbs why not do a bit of sales and marketing. Phone local companies or go round an industrial estate with your flyers/business card. Being busy isn't always about driving, because we all know there are busy fools out there making diddlysquat

You need to know your costs, particularly your cost per mile in fuel.

If you work on a round trip basis including every mile from your base and back to base for the cost of doing the job then use that as a base cost for the job then multiply it by 2.5 or 3 or 3.5 depending on your own charging policy you will not go far wrong.

You really can't consider your time traveling to the job, (not many people actually get paid for traveling to work ! !).

Personally i use google maps to work out the round trip and at the bottom you get your average fuel cost. It seems to work for me. I tend to keep my collection radius to approx 40 miles depending on the how many miles the job is from collection to delivery. If i have to travel 40 miles for a job that is only 20 miles from collection to delivery, its not really worth the bother.

Courier Expert said:

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We are about to go live with our retail deliveries in the north east, which will include the SR postcode area. Keep an eye open for the job alerts, if you are interested.

I have already joined this thanks but the work offered is gonna cost me more to get there and home than the actual jobs i have been offered not really pre paired to drive 10/15 miles to deliver something that is two mile away from pick up not sure how you can make money off this unless i live in my van at the shops all day.

But Jamie, your original post asked how far for a "small profit" haven't you answered your own question?

jamie vickers said:

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Courier Expert said:

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We are about to go live with our retail deliveries in the north east, which will include the SR postcode area. Keep an eye open for the job alerts, if you are interested.

I have already joined this thanks but the work offered is gonna cost me more to get there and home than the actual jobs i have been offered not really pre paired to drive 10/15 miles to deliver something that is two mile away from pick up not sure how you can make money off this unless i live in my van at the shops all day.

Hi Jamie, Do you not have Argos stores near you?

East-Lancs Sameday Couriers Ltd said:

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Personally i use google maps to work out the round trip and at the bottom you get your average fuel cost. It seems to work for me.

You have offered some competitive prices for pick ups away from your doorstep - so i would say your method works well for both vendor and courier.

Bear in mind it's not how far you travel to the pick up, it's the total dead mileage that counts. I have run over 200 miles to pick up a job, but the drop was near home so it was well worth doing. It's all about cutting your dead miles so wherever you go, if you can end up somewhere near base that's the ideal to aim for.

Today.. Just done a 14 mile DE21 - NG7 Job for £80.. Based on 45miles eachway from and to base with 14 miles loaded, total 104 miles thats £1.31 ppm , so Yes I would travel if priced correctly, And now been paid :) Who says it doesnt pay.. Mind you it depends on who the job is for..

Gas Motorcycle Couriers said:

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Today.. Just done a 14 mile DE21 - NG7 Job for £80.. Based on 45miles eachway from and to base with 14 miles loaded, total 104 miles thats £1.31 ppm , so Yes I would travel if priced correctly, And now been paid :) Who says it doesnt pay.. Mind you it depends on who the job is for..

£80 for 104 miles would work out at 0.77p a mile surely?

PHJ Courier Services said:

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£80 for 104 miles would work out at 0.77p a mile surely?

DOH! Yep your right... My mistake..

jamie vickers said:

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Courier Expert said:

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We are about to go live with our retail deliveries in the north east, which will include the SR postcode area. Keep an eye open for the job alerts, if you are interested.

I have already joined this thanks but the work offered is gonna cost me more to get there and home than the actual jobs i have been offered not really pre paired to drive 10/15 miles to deliver something that is two mile away from pick up not sure how you can make money off this unless i live in my van at the shops all day.

You is learning fast!

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East-Lancs Sameday Couriers Ltd said:

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Personally i use google maps to work out the round trip and at the bottom you get your average fuel cost. It seems to work for me.

You have offered some competitive prices for pick ups away from your doorstep - so i would say your method works well for both vendor and courier.

This seems a fair way of doing it. You may not always get the job but at least you won't be ripping the arse out of it. End users may not always understand this method but at least you did it fairly.

Simple answer depends on job

East-Lancs Sameday Couriers Ltd said:

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Personally i use google maps to work out the round trip and at the bottom you get your average fuel cost. It seems to work for me. And me.