Let's assume 12 "hours" = 60mph = 720 miles. Let's assume average fuel economy of a 2WD 6cyl Pickup Truck towing a 8x10 trailer = 10mpg Let's assume $4.25/gal 86-89 octane "regular" unleaded 72 * 4.25 = 306 That's $300+ at MINIMUM just for fuel because let's assume both the total cargo load and the passenger "load" are much larger than presented. $300 Let's assume no compensation for wear and tear, maintenance, etc for either vehicle or driver. $0 Let's assume a few stops for sodas/milk $2 * 4ppl * 4 stops, plus treats for the one in the booster seat, because you know they're gonna sucker the driver into paying for it "it's part of the gas money we're gonna give ya" $30-40 Let's assume the owner/driver is retired and bored so takes this on just as a gaff, so let's devalue their time and depreciation to $17.50/hr. Remember that DRIVETIME is 12 hours, there's load and unload time. Conservative estimate 5 hours each, plus trips to the hardware store to get more rope,etc. 12 hours? so 24 total? $420 (intangible, but we'll throw in the rope they had to go buy because "you can reuse that") So we're at a relatively conservative cost for the owner/driver of $750. And once the trailer's unloaded? "we just moved, we don't have the cash on us, we'll mail it to you as soon as we're 'back on our feet'" -$360 actual, -$750 theoretical, minimum Sign me up!