Why the quote is a range

An hourly quote is usually two figures: what the job costs if it goes quickly and what it costs if it takes longer. That gap comes from the labor spread: for longer jobs, MoveBoard takes some time off the low end of the labor hours and adds some to the high end.

How the range is made

1. 1The calculator works out one labor time from the size, the crew and the stops (for example 6:00).
2. 2It looks for the spread row that fits that time. Each row says: "If maximum labor is more than N hours, decrease minimum labor by X – increase maximum labor by Y."
3. 3The row with the highest number of hours that the job reaches is used. A job of 5:45 counts as 5 whole hours when the row is picked.
4. 4The low end comes down by X and the high end goes up by Y: 6:00 with a row of "decrease by 0:30, increase by 1:00" becomes 5:30 – 7:00.
5. 5The minimum hours still apply: if the low end falls below them, it is raised to the minimum.
6. 6Both ends are priced at the hourly rate, so the moving charge, and the grand total, become a range.

If none of your rows applies, MoveBoard uses your company's default spread.

Set your spread

1. 1Open Settings › Pricing & calculator › Labor spread.
2. 2Pick the move type at the top. Each move type has its own rows.
3. 3Press Add for a new row (a row needs at least 1 hour to apply), and pick its three values: the hours, how much to decrease the minimum labor, and how much to increase the maximum labor. The amounts go from 0:15 to 4:00, in quarters of an hour.
4. 4To remove a row, press its bin and confirm with Yes, Delete. It isn't removed for good until you press Save.
5. 5Press Save.

Copy to other move types gives the other move types the same rows; they are saved with the next Save.

What changes and what doesn't

• The closing and the bill of lading use the hours the crew actually worked, so the bill is one figure.
• Long-distance and flat rate quotes are not priced by the hour, so the spread doesn't change their price.

Try a change in the test calculator: its Labor Time row shows the range.

If something goes wrong

• The hours after which a spread applies must be a whole number from 0 to 100.
• A spread is chosen from 0:15 to 4:00, in quarters of an hour.