Author: BigLeeCalif
Subject: Re: HOnda inside 26ft penske truck
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:09 pm (GMT -6)
Topic Replies: 12

Military members come in daily to get weights on their POV. For Dity moves, the military will pay the member 95% of what they would pay on a GBL move.

This individual is correct that the military pays only for the weight of the vehicle. They come in to our scale, and we will weigh the vehicle, and they pay for a weight ticket, and then provide that weight ticket to the government for reimbursement.

A lot of military members try to use DITY moves as a way to make a big profit, but it doesn’t always work out that way, especially when using a rental truck. The members forget that any profit they make is taxable, and is usually taxed at anywhere from 25 – 30%, based on what the tax rate is at the time the profit has to be reported. In other cases, the member has found that they actually lost money, because the amount of their expenses exceeded what the government allocation was.

Smart members get estimates for full service moves, and then see the cost comparisons for rental trucks, etc.

A DITY move might seem to be an easy option, but there is a lot of work involved in it, and if for any reason the destination residence is not ready, or there is no residence, storage IS NEVER AUTHORIZED for DITY moves.
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