Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Total cost of ownership

















We have a tarp repair shop inside our facility, where we will fix pretty much any tarp a trucker has, to help him get back on the road.

Over the years (and for some reason recently)we've noticed less of our tarps being repaired, but more of other folk's tarps requiring fixing.

Our company offers a fair value for the initial cost of the tarp...we're competitive, but not always the cheapest. This is where the hard lesson comes in for the buyer that is only interested in the lowest price.
That buyer does not consider the total cost of ownership of the life of his tarps. If you buy our tarps and get them repaired 2 times a year for normal wear and tear, but you buy a similar tarp just because it's cheaper...and end up getting it repaired 5 or 6 times a year because of quality issues (tail ripping off, grommets/D rings pulling out, thread running etc)...was it really cheaper?

We charge $55.00 for the first hour of repair...for the customer that does not consider quality in his/her equation...the total cost of ownership is going to be much higher than the initial cost.

Some folks think a tarp is a tarp...but there is a difference. We've been building quality tarps for over 30 years here in Tucker Georgia, and like I said, we do repairs as well for $55/hour.

We'd personally like to offer you one of our tarps to save you money over the long haul.

Have a safe driving day!

Harp's Tarps

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great job