Re: Gas prices

["Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Mark Leuck" wrote:
>
>> Stevens missed the point.  Sure, gas prices are up.  But that's such a
>> small portion of the overall budget of an alarm company as make it trivial.
>> Suppose the average installer gets only 20 mpg in the company van and the
>> average job is within 20 miles of the office.  That means he uses 2 gallons
>> or less per day driving from the office to the jobsite.
>
> Lets see the flaws in the above statement
>
> 1. 20 mpg in a company van, yea sure if your company "van" is a Geo Metro

Several of my guys used Toyota pickups with tool tops.  I drove a 4Runner.  We
averaged better than 20mpg.

> 2. Lets say the average job IS within 20 miles of the office, you seem to
> assume he's only going to do 1 job per day...

Sorry, I forgot.  You did lick'n'stick jobs that only took an hour to
complete.  We installed comprehensive protection.  That usually took several
days to complete.

> I did 4 to 6 and it was common to put 150 to 200 miles per day within a 20
> to 25 mile circle.

Sounds like you have no idea how to plan your work.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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