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This week, thousands of kids will be returning home from summer camp — without suitcases, duffel bags, tennis rackets, or even their dirty clothes.
Much of the baggage will be delivered back to their homes by small firms that have made a business of transporting campers’ bags to and from the camps.
Employing an army of college students on summer break, Camp Trucking picks up baggage at the homes of campers and delivers it to camp just before a session begins.
It charges a flat rate, with no restrictions on size or for bulky athletic equipment and duffel bags that sometimes weigh more than 100 pounds.
At the end of the session, bags are returned — with some parents even arranging drop-offs at laundries and dry cleaners along the way.
Based in Denver, Camp Trucking is the largest camp-delivery operator in the Northeast, and owner Stuart Seller expects that by the end of summer his company will have transported 30,000 to 35,000 bags for 12,000 to 15,000 kids attending several dozen camps.
With the average delivery price ranging from $120 to $150 a child, Camp Trucking’s revenue will be $1.4 million to $2.3 million.
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