Hidden cost to breakdowns
Cost effective HUM, O.K. I run a tow truck and suggest you phone a tow companies and ask them how much to pull your dead truck and trailer any distance you figure you may be from the nearest or best shop to do the repairs.
Examples:
50 mile tow diesel Pickup with 24 ft reg hitch trailer (not 5thwheel) approx $300 each for a total of $600 tow bill.
This is not an uncommon tow for us and we usally can spare one truck to do it so you sit by the roadside either with your truck or trailer untill I make the round trip to come back for you. On a long weekend, payday weekend or full moon expect a long wait. If you have any more people than I can legally carry add a taxi fair on to the bill as well.
100 mile tow $1,050
If you get lucky and we have one of the Flatdecks around that can handle both tows at once the price is the same but it is done in one trip.
Al
Original D.P. Member #750, 2009 Ext Cab LB 4x4 Duramax/Allison, Black, Linex, 1993 6.5 TD 4x4 reg cab LB, 5 speed, 1972 Pontiac Lemans, 94 cady De Ville