Comparing NY area prices to the rest of the country is not going to be very fruitful.
Not true. I own a car and an airplane. I fully expect to pay a few more dollars/hr, but I feel that big cities are usually pretty similar in pricing. Flying all over this country, the hourly rate for airplane maintenance is within $20-30/hr. It seems MH maintenance varies a whole lot more. To be honest I feel worse for the owner/operator trucker. He must feel like he is being raped in this area if he breaks down.
That's a frightening thought that airplane maintenance is only $20-30 an hour! What qualification do these repair people that work on your plane have to warrant working for under $20.00 an hour?
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires airlines to perform regular maintenance on their aircraft at least once every two years, which can be quite costly. On average, a union mechanic working in the U.S. will make about $100 per hour. And that figure is a 2009 number! http://knowledgebase.findlaw.com/kb/2009/Dec/59093.html
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obgraham wrote: Freightliner service place near me charges $105 for trucks, but $120 for motorhomes.
I guess, because they can...
My MH has always been serviced by a truck place near here. When I got it I took it there and they charged me a full hour to do what they should have been able to do in 15 minutes. This kinda bugged me. Then I got wind of the fact that they charge trucks less than motorhomes. I'm not rich, I have a 1990 machine. I make LESS than a trucker. Plus they tracked grease all over my carpets and everything else they touched. Almost to the point where I was wondering if they did it on purpose. Three strikes you're out. It's now being inspected and furnace looked at at an RV place. I'm hoping they at least know enough to respect the carpets. The labor rate is the same, but at least it's the same for everyone. We'll see if they round up to the hour when charging for labor. Hell, lawyers can't even get away with that! We'll see how this works out
obgraham wrote: Freightliner service place near me charges $105 for trucks, but $120 for motorhomes.
I guess, because they can...
They charge MORE for motorhomes because the Mechanic must usually work from a pristine area of the bedroom inside and must make sure they install drop cloths and be VERY clean because they have to go in and out of the Motorhome. Diesel trucks, almost ALL your work is done from the outside. Doug
RognBon wrote: Here in the Sacramento area anywhere between $95.00 to $125.00 per hour.
Freighliner in Lathrop is $135 an hour. I know because I dropped my motorhome off there this morning.
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obgraham wrote: Freightliner service place near me charges $105 for trucks, but $120 for motorhomes.
I guess, because they can...
Easier to tilt the nose/cab than deal with pusher motor setups.(some are real pita for repair access)
MH's require floor mats, seat covers during repair operation.
MH owners are known to be more upset over mechanics hand prints than tractor drivers/owners (tho, no excuse, all techs should clean up after themselves)
Although over $100 an hour seems unreasonable to some, when you factor everything in they are really not making a killing at these rates. A lot of stuff comes out of that $125. Salary, insurance, tools, building, utilities, and on and on.
obgraham wrote: Freightliner service place near me charges $105 for trucks, but $120 for motorhomes.
I guess, because they can...
My MH has always been serviced by a truck place near here. When I got it I took it there and they charged me a full hour to do what they should have been able to do in 15 minutes. This kinda bugged me. Then I got wind of the fact that they charge trucks less than motorhomes. I'm not rich, I have a 1990 machine. I make LESS than a trucker. Plus they tracked grease all over my carpets and everything else they touched. Almost to the point where I was wondering if they did it on purpose. Three strikes you're out. It's now being inspected and furnace looked at at an RV place. I'm hoping they at least know enough to respect the carpets. The labor rate is the same, but at least it's the same for everyone. We'll see if they round up to the hour when charging for labor. Hell, lawyers can't even get away with that! We'll see how this works out
A good shop will either have booties for the mechanics if they have to go inside or will request that you put down some carpet protection.
I use the plastic film. I bought 4 200' rolls for $5 each whne the local Home Depot closed and had a huge clearance sale. I also put down cardbord from old cartons around the island Queen bed with part folded up against the walls.
The justification I received for the higher mh rates was that it's physically harder to work on them. Very confined space and no easy access.
msmith1199 wrote: Although over $100 an hour seems unreasonable to some, when you factor everything in they are really not making a killing at these rates. A lot of stuff comes out of that $125. Salary, insurance, tools, building, utilities, and on and on.
We usually tell our clients that if they want to make money they need to charge at least four times what they pay the worker. That is what is needed to cover the cost of insurances, mandated taxes, and just general overhead. So if you do the math you can see that if the tech is making $30 an hour, the billing rate has got to be at least $120 an hour. The costs of insurance is where you and I get to help finance all those wonderful ads from your friendly neighborhood lawyers.
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