Rates
Two numbers
No per-mile table, no fuel surcharge math. Where the job is decides which of these two prices applies.
Within Alton
$150
flat rate
- One flat price for the whole move — no clock, no surprises.
- Pickup and drop-off both inside the town of Alton.
- Covers loading, transport, and unloading.
Outside Alton
$125
per hour
- Two-hour minimum on every job.
- Past the minimum, time is rounded to the nearest half hour.
- Ask for a ballpark when you call — most jobs are easy to estimate.
Rates cover standard loads within the truck's rated capacity. Long-distance runs, oversized loads, or anything needing special handling — call and we will talk it through before anyone commits to a number.
For example
What that looks like
Illustrative only — every job is quoted on the call. But this is the shape of it.
Skid steer across Alton
Rental yard on Main Street out to a job site off Route 140.
$150 flat
Project car from Laconia
About two hours door to door including loading and strapping down.
$250 — the 2-hour minimum
Tractor out to Wolfeboro
Roughly two and a half hours of total job time.
$312.50 — rounded to the half hour
How the hourly clock works
- Every job outside Alton carries a two-hour minimum, so the floor is $250.
- Past two hours, time rounds to the nearest half hour — $62.50 per additional half hour.
- Loading and unloading are part of the job, not extras billed on top.
- Retro Services is an owner-operated evenings-and-weekends outfit, so scheduling ahead is always the safe bet. That said, if the deck is empty and you are in a bind, call — the worst you will hear is no.