Make the Rental Pay for Itself
Driver money and rental profitability
The money playbook behind the free calculator: fixed versus variable costs, cost per working day and per mile, break-even, reserves, and how to tell when a rental has stopped making sense.
What is inside
Fixed costs happen whether you drive or not: the rental payment, any separate weekly insurance or protection charge, a toll transponder fee, storage or parking at home. Variable costs move with the work: fuel or charging, tolls while working, parking, car washes, and maintenance where your agreement makes you responsible. Why the split matters: fixed costs set the price of doing nothing, and variable costs set the price of each extra mile. If your fixed costs are high, idle days hurt badly and you need consistency. If your variable costs are high, long low-paying trips hurt most and you need selectivity. Write your own two lists before reading further. Most people have a fixed cost they have forgotten about.
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