TeraAgoWaiting
₹120 per hour, after 30 free minutes at loading or unloading.
Surat · minimum fares
The operator sets the price. We publish the floor.
The figures below are the minimum any operator may charge in Surat. Check a price and you see what each one actually charges for your job, cheapest first.
Why there is no single price
Every machine belongs to a local operator, and each of them sets their own rate. Two can quote the same job differently, and you see both.
TeraAgo fixes the floor: a rate below the figures on this page cannot be approved.
Rates by vehicle class
Heavy machines
By the hour
Two hours at least, then by the half hour on the work timer. Each operator sets a rate inside the range shown, and you pay for the hours actually worked.
JCB₹700 to ₹1,200 per hourfrom₹700/hr
Excavator (Poclain)₹1,400 to ₹2,400 per hourfrom₹1,400/hr
Crane / Hydra₹1,200 to ₹2,000 per hourfrom₹1,200/hr
Road roller₹800 to ₹1,400 per hourfrom₹800/hr
Bulldozer₹1,600 to ₹2,800 per hourfrom₹1,600/hr
Wheel loader₹1,000 to ₹1,700 per hourfrom₹1,000/hr
Motor grader₹1,400 to ₹2,400 per hourfrom₹1,400/hr
Skid steer (Bobcat)₹600 to ₹1,100 per hourfrom₹600/hr
Rock breaker₹1,000 to ₹1,700 per hourfrom₹1,000/hr
Forklift₹450 to ₹900 per hourfrom₹450/hr
Boom lift₹900 to ₹1,700 per hourfrom₹900/hr
Concrete pump₹2,000 to ₹3,500 per hourfrom₹2,000/hr
Tractor trolley₹450 to ₹900 per hourfrom₹450/hr
By the trip or the distance
The base covers the first kilometres, and each line says how many. Beyond that it is by the kilometre.
Dumper / TipperFirst 10 km, then ₹32 per kmfrom₹900/trip
Transit mixerFirst 10 km, then ₹60 per kmfrom₹2,500/trip
Water tankerFirst 5 km, then ₹30 per kmfrom₹800/trip
Waiting, surge, cancellation and tolls are the same on every class, and are listed below. There is nothing beyond those.
What else can appear on a bill
The complete list, and it is the same for every vehicle class.
Surge
Applied per area when demand is high, and capped at 1.5× by a database constraint rather than by a policy. Always shown before you confirm.
Cancellation
Free until a driver accepts. ₹100 after that, waived if the driver is late.
Tolls and parking
Charged at cost and itemised on the bill.
Questions people actually ask
The ones that come up before a first booking.
Who decides what my job costs?
The operator does. Each one sets their own rate and a TeraAgo admin approves it, so two operators can quote the same load differently and you see both. TeraAgo sets the minimum they may charge, not the price itself.
Then why publish these figures?
Because they are the floor, and a floor is checkable. A rate below the figure shown for that class cannot be approved, and a booking priced under it is refused.
Is the estimate what I pay?
Usually, yes. It changes only if the route changes, if there is waiting beyond the free 30 minutes, or if a machine works longer or shorter than the hours booked. Each of those appears as its own line on the bill.
Why are machines charged by the hour?
Because their work is time, not distance. A JCB, excavator, crane or road roller works at one site, so the operator starts a work timer with your start code and stops it with your finish code. You pay for the hours actually worked, never less than 2. A dumper hauls from one place to another, so it is priced per trip.
What if I cancel?
Free until a driver accepts. After that it is ₹100, and that is waived if the driver is running late.
How do I pay?
UPI, card, or cash to the driver. You choose before confirming and can change it up to the moment you pay.
Do you charge GST?
Yes, where it applies. It is shown separately on the bill and on the receipt you can download from the app.
Does the fare change by city?
It will. Rate cards are held per city, so each city we open gets its own. The figures on this page are Surat’s, the only city open today.
See your fare before you commit
Enter a pickup and drop, and the estimate appears with every line shown.