[tracer]

Base cost: $0.15. Equipment payments: $0.15. Insurance: $0.02. Maintenance: $0.05. Fuel: $0.05; Living/bills/debts: $0.56. Total cost: $1.43 per mile. I'm on a 73% percentage pay, so the gross pay required is roughly $2/mile ($1.43 / 0.73 = $2/mile). That's doing 10,000 miles a month, which is not very realistic. The required gross becomes $2.22/mi at $9,000 miles a month; and $2.50/mi at 8,000 miles a month. I pull a 48 ft stepdeck.

[GMAN]

Originally Posted by mitchno1

that good thanks gman and friends,our tyre costs bout same diesel 1.25 at pump be bout $1 liter on contract .our log cartage 18cents per ton kilometer 29 ton payload makes us 45ton all up b 60% loaded ks

I did not include costs for permits, cab card, etc., since they would likely be different in your country compared to the U.S. Most of us will pay about $1,600-2,200 per year. That would add about another $0.02/mile to your operating costs providing they are comparable to those charged in the U.S. When I calculated fuel costs it was based upon gallons (rather than liters) and U.S. dollars. I believe our dollars are comparable.

[mitchno1]

our dollar fluctuating between 75 and 80 cents of yours,also have to run more axles cheapest is 4axle truck and 4axle trailer for 45 tonne can have 1 unit 3 axle but cost more road user charges paid in advance on hubometer close to 2gand 5000 truck 3000ks trailer we piggyback trailer when empty

[rank]

GMAN >>>> if fuel costs are $3/gallon and your truck gets 5 mpg, then your fuel costs will run $0.60/mile. If your trucks gets 6 mpg, then your fuel costs are $0.50/mile.

RANK >>>or, if you drive and fuel in ON where fuel is over $4.00 US dollars per US gallon, your fuel costs are $.80 per mile. Only have to add the driver to get to $1.20.

TRACER >>that's not quite true ... ontario owner-operators get refunded for hst tax paid for fuel and that's 13% of the cost.....plus our fuel tax is much higher than in usa (I think it's close to 50 cents per gallon). if you take all this into account, our fuel is not that expensive.

Yes, we get the 13% back, but if Gman or other US based carrier drives and fuels in ON he doesn`t get these rebates, and if they drive in ON they will owe that portion of the fuel tax.

So, if a US truck comes into ON and buys only the fuel that he needs while he is here, he will be paying $.80 with no rebates....agreed? That's if he buys the fuel in southern ON. It's $4.20 per US gallon in the Soo and Sudbury.