Drop and Hook quote

So I have a direct customer I deal with wanting me to do drop and hooks with a couple van trailers. The run is 160 miles each way and it's two days to unload the trailer and two days to reload so four days total with the van. Basically one run a week, no restriction on age of trailer so I can run my very clean older trailers that do nothing anyways. This will tie me up just on day a week, I can do the run in one day. This is my first drop and hook quote and I'm feeling a little hesitant on the rate each way. I feel like doubling the normal rate is a little excessive but I'm also basically giving them a piece of equipment for a week! Any thoughts?

 

Well, what the heck, the "normal" rate comes in around $550 each way. But now I'll be dropping a trailer and loosing that trailer for basically a week (4 days). I was not using it anyway (they don't know that) so I consider it an asset that should be compensated for because technically they are using it even if the wheels are not turning.

 

I provide a service at x dollars. They want additional service provided, their should be a cost associated with that service. Mind you not all trailers are just sitting around "paid" for, I have cost associated with running extra equipment paid for or not, and future replacement of said equipment. I get the view of @DustyRoad and @rollin coal make, I just feel as though their should be a cost associated with this service. Then again I've never done this before so I really don't know what I'm talking about, hence the question. I've got a lot to think about this weekend, meeting Monday.