It's a Team's Life
No Truck Payment for 5 months?
Comparing their 8.2-MPG to our lifetime average of 11.44 MPG using an average figure of $3.50 for fuel and running 100,000 miles a year the cost differences are startling.
The fuel for a year in an 8.2-MPG truck is $42,682 while our fuel would be $30,567 for a difference of $12,115 in total fuel costs. Running a truck that gets below par fuel mileage is a costly adventure and the difference could make several truck payments.
I then started playing with some of my other figures I keep on my spreadsheet.
Fuel in 2012 $35,800
FSC in 2012 $29,482
Total spent on fuel less FSC $ 6318
I then went on to see how many out of route miles we ran which, would not be covered by our companies FSC and that came to a grand total of 11,818 miles. The dead head figure is high due to bringing the truck home from California to be repaired and when we attend truck shows.
Unauthorized miles 11,818
Average cost per gallon fuel $ 3.77
Our cost to deadhead $3,894
Take the unauthorized deadhead costs from our authorized fuel costs minus our FSC brings our cost of fuel cost to $2424 on all authorized miles. We are getting very close to having FSC cover our fuel costs on authorized miles.
Our company pays FSC on all authorized miles and that means; from delivery to suggested layover, from layover to pickup, and all loaded miles. Out of route miles, or unauthorized dead head miles are not covered by the FSC.
This was a fun exercise with numbers showing that good fuel
mileage against average fuel mileage can be costly.
I got a little carried away playing with my
figures but the results were interesting.
Knowing what our fuel costs per mile, helps us determine which loads we
accept and which loads we turn down.
Bob & Linda Caffee
TeamCaffee

Saint Louis MO
Expediters 8 years been out here on the road 13 years
Expediting isn't just trucking, it's a lifestyle; 

Expediting isn't just a lifestyle, it's an adventure;

Expediting isn't just an adventure, it's a job;

Expediting isn't just a job, it's a business.