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If the driver is part-time, you will lose additional time doing a pre-check and fueling, not to mention taking that person away from the normal daily tasks. Unless you have a dedicated driver that is properly licensed and trusted with the equipment being operated, the liability becomes a risk (big or small I cannot define here, it is still a risk).

Here is where the economy comes in for the contractor. The second type of delivery option is the driver and small truck. Limiting to 10% the delivery cost to the supplier would be $184.04 X 1.10 =$202.44 minimum cost for delivery to a contractor. Since we like to make a profit, I am sure a supplier would like to make a profit as well. Supplier cost for your delivery $92.52 equipment + $91.52 labor = $184.04 cost without insurance and profit. Monthly tire expense: (front tires run approximately $1,150, rear tires cost approximately $850) $0.00 for this example. Yard forklift propane and equipment cost: $0.00 for this example Truck: $204.00/four trips per day = $51.00įuel: 5.3 miles per gallon X 20 miles per trip = 40 miles / 5.3 miles per gallon X $5.50/gallon of diesel= $41.52 per delivery When you add fuel at 5.3 miles per gallon, insurance (too many variables here to include a number), maintenance and strapping accessories, that truck could cost as follows: Using a billing cycle of 21 days per month, that truck cost $204.00 per day. Between payment and interest, that truck could cost $4,300 per month (yes, this number could be different depending on size and age of fleet).

The truck he is driving costs anywhere from $125,000 to $175,000 paid for over three to five years. I’ll then assume a 28% burden for all wage rates.Įquipment is an entirely separate expense for a supplier. For simplicity, say the Operator is $18.00 per hour, the Dispatcher is $30.00 per hour and the driver is $25.00 per hour. Let’s assume the following: a truck gets loaded in thirty minutes, forklift and fueling takes another thirty minutes, the dispatcher will have at least thirty minutes taking the order, billing the order, printing the ticket and dispatching. The plant has a dispatcher, yard man, and a driver that all put your order together. Every delivery will take about two hours minimum when you figure traffic, unstrapping, unloading, and return. This driver makes anywhere from $21 to $30 dollars per hour and operates the truck as well as the piggy-back lift.

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A “block” delivery truck, which requires higher-rated tires than a semi-tractor, is usually driven by a professional driver with either a Class A or Class B license, and usually has endorsements. There are two types of delivery vehicles and drivers. For this article I will use open shop wages for simplicity. To calculate the labor wages between union and open shop scales, a conversion factor of three usually works for major cities. This article is based on an average $210 delivery cost.

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This fuel thing is going to be around for at least a few more years, so understanding the actual cost of a delivery will be helpful in deciding how to handle the delivery: by sending my own truck, or have the delivery made by the supplier. The first thing I needed to do was adapt to my situation and stop thinking like an Estimator or Project Manager. It was a fair delivery price, and better than what I could get elsewhere. I knew it would be more than I liked, but $180 seemed like an excessive amount. Last Friday, I purchased 22-tons of stone for a project that is about ten miles from the quarry, and I paid $180 for the delivery on top of the material expense.

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