I didn't know how much it was going to be until they arrived. Then I remembered that they charged me similarly when they sent 2 screws for the 3rd brake light. I hadn't really thought about how close it was. 3 hours, times 70MPH divided by 16MPG times $2.68/gal equals about $35. But, they're closed on Saturdays, IIRC. I was irritated about something else, though, and this drive wasn't something I'd planned on.
Yeah, by courier of sorts. USPS. When I was a courier (NOT USPS), driving across the state paid me anywhere from $200-$500. I usually refused, because then I'd be stuck across the state, and have to drive back, so I could drive all the next day. Driving all day, then driving to the destination, arriving about midnight, then getting back around 5am, so I could start again at 7am and work until 5 or 6 got old very quickly. If I started late, left early, didn't come in, or missed any time during the day, it messed up my earnings for the whole week. So, that $500 could lose me $300-$400 in weekly earnings. As for the $200, even if that was my first job at 7am, that would mean that that was all I'd get for that day, unless I worked extra hours. Those trips tended to lose me money. It actually made me money to have lots of other drivers make those trips, although I'd get run ragged picking up the slack. After studying the numbers, I realized that 1.5-hour drives made me the most money, and any drive longer than 2.5 hours or less than .5 hours lost me money. I was one of the top earners. Not because I delivered faster. I rented the radio and uniform, worked my full 10 hour shift 6 days/week, and drove a larger vehicle, and therefore earned a higher commission percentage than most drivers. Combined with the fact that most drivers worked 7-8 hours per day, I'd usually bring in about a grand more per week. My long-winded point is that I don't know how such a drive would be worth it to a courier. Maybe other couriers are set up differently.
Time was tight going to Nashville. I guess if I'd have bought the truck it would've taken me longer, but we had 2 meals, a rest stop, and the time at the dealership, plus a trip to an RV dealership, so the kids could expend some energy. We went into all the RVs that were motorized (Class A and Class C).
