Back to Basics Terryville CT Coal Delivery Policy

Called Dave my regular coal supplier today for delivery charges for 3 rice pallets to 3 miles east of the river right off I-84, he indicated it was only economical for him to deliver 15 + tons on Saturday and to do that he could only deliver to Terryville and adjacent border towns . Looks like truck/diesel costs are killing him. Sad.

fyi...

Just ordered 6t @ $343 per from B&T in Bristol.

I'm a heck of alot futher away than 3 mi east of the river....like around 40miles. I'd give em a call.

Correction... for 6 ton it comes to $328.83 per delivered ....53 miles away.

Uglysquirrel wrote:Called Dave my regular coal supplier today for delivery charges for 3 rice pallets to 3 miles east of the river right off I-84, he indicated it was only economical for him to deliver 15 + tons on Saturday and to do that he could only deliver to Terryville and adjacent border towns . Looks like truck/diesel costs are killing him. Sad.

fyi...

In the coal delivery business you need either A) an area saturated with customers if they are taking less than a full load or b)customers taking full loads. If you don't have that you're not making money.

I'll be there on Saturday picking up a ton with my truck. Operating costs have made business difficult and we started charging ten dollars per delivery as well. This proves again why I can't trade in my truck for a car!

I just got 6 tons from Back to Basics for about $310 a ton delivered 41 miles away; I do have a forklift for easy offload though.

Just a reminder, bring a check or cash. They do charge a $ 20.00 dollar fee when you use a bank debit card.