The cost to operate a truck jumped 6% to $1.69 per mile
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Apr 11, 2019 at 10:16 PM CST
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CURT VISSER
VISSER TRUCKING LLC
Platteville, WI
167 Posts, 67 +, 12 -
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CURT VISSER
VISSER TRUCKING LLC
- Platteville, WI
https://www.ttnews.com/articles/cost-operating-truck-6-169-mile-atri-report-says
On a percentage basis, driver salaries, benefits and bonuses account for 43% of the cost of operating a truck, fuel is 22%, lease and truck payments make up 16%, and repairs and maintenance are 10%. Other costs including vehicle insurance, permits, tolls and tires make up the remaining 9%. |
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Replied on Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 07:25 AM CST
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DALE HERMANS
HERMANS FARM
Milbank, SD
208 Posts, 117 +, 31 -
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DALE HERMANS
HERMANS FARM
- Milbank, SD
How do you experienced people break down the cost to drive loaded compared to the cost to drive empty? I've been running alot more empty miles this year.
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Replied on Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 07:25 AM CST
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JEFF PEARSON
C & R TRUCKING INC
PAYSON, UT
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JEFF PEARSON
C & R TRUCKING INC
- PAYSON, UT
WOW..1.69 a mile to operate a truck..funny how in about 1985 Yellow freight reported it costing 1.08 a mile not including wages...lets see what changed since then.. if im off on my figures please correct me..new truck about 65,000...fuel about 1.20.. since then inflation from then to today..about 6 times..trucks cost about 1/3 the cost of today..fuel is about 3 times more..and they try to tell you it costs about 1.69 to run a truck..all i can say is WOW..
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Replied on Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 01:59 PM CST
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RON MILLER
BIG HAMMER INC
Ravenna, NE
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RON MILLER
BIG HAMMER INC
- Ravenna, NE
Jeff that is all very true,, but you left out driver pay which I remember for a rookie starting out was $0.14-$0.16 cents per mile and the speed limit was 55mph and bringing home $300-$400 a week was wow you got a dang good job and could put some in savings every week. Now a driver needs $2500-$3000 to be able to do the same things and put the same percentage in savings.Back then a driver pay was considered middle class now if your not making a minumium of $150,000 a year as a driver your not in middle class. Like dad always said rich get richer on the backs of the poor.
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Replied on Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 06:01 PM CST
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CHRISTOPHER STIER
STIER FARMS INCORPORATED
GRAND MEADOW, MN
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CHRISTOPHER STIER
STIER FARMS INCORPORATED
- GRAND MEADOW, MN
fuel cost for 1985 is a little high. I would say it was more like .85 cents to .90 cents in the midwest and truck at $65,000 sounds a little cheap. I would think it would have been $80,000 or more at that time. Although people could still buy cabovers at that time in just about every brand and they were maybe about $10,000. below a conventinal. Yellow's or YRC trucks were usually pretty plain stripped down trucks so you might be right.
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Replied on Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 06:56 AM CST
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DAVID ZIERKE
ZIERKE LLC
Hawarden, IA
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DAVID ZIERKE
ZIERKE LLC
- Hawarden, IA
OK, but this is 2019. They are talking about before the ELD mandate in the article. And they must not be including the cost of a trailer and it's repairs and maintenance.
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Replied on Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 07:19 AM CST
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JON LINGO
JON LINGO
Hixton, WI
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JON LINGO
JON LINGO
- Hixton, WI
Union pay was .27 to .30 cents per mile back then.
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