I have yet to figure it out. :? It can't be taxes because Maine is one of the highest taxed states, Massachusetts is also highly taxed. I was looking into it one time and Maine was $100 cheaper per week than New Hampshire, $150 cheaper than Massachusetts, and $200 cheaper than Connecticut per week. I think that was Ryder I was looking at specifically, but Penske was similar.
My best guess is that it might have something to do with available real-estate. Land is cheap in Maine so the rental companies can store a lot of extra trucks. Land is expensive in Connecticut so the rental place may only store one or two trucks and bring in others as they are ordered, so you are paying an extra $200 for some driver to deliver it to you from rural Maine to Urban Connecticut on the right day.
I also don't know if perhaps some of the Ryder rental locations are independently owned and the exact price can be determined locally. If that is true then the Connecticut locations are taking an obscene profit. :lol: Everyone else has to profit before the trucker, right? :lol:
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