Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
The Competition
FedEx Discussions
The Results are In
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 986706" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>As to purchase cost....</p><p></p><p>If a W700 goes through an average of 30 gallons of fuel a week, a Sprinter will go through only about 20 - if that. </p><p></p><p>That is about a 500 gallon per year savings, a 7500 gallon savings over the typical life of one of these vehicles (about 15 years). With diesel running around $4/gallon, that is a savings of $30,000 in fuel expense over the anticipated life of the vehicle. </p><p></p><p>Whatever "premium" Express is paying for a Sprinter, they are getting it back and then some over the lifetime of the vehicle (all assuming they can get the route volume into it - which they absolutely believe). It wouldn't make sense to purchase a smaller vehicle only to end up needing to run 2 Sprinters in the place of 1 W700 - if they weren't absolutely confident that there was going to be a reduction in volume. </p><p></p><p>Conversely, the Ground contractors are purchasing larger and larger vehicles for use on their operation. Many are operating 900 cubic foot vehicles and there are contractors operating "straight trucks" in the 24,000 lb gross category on their routes. </p><p></p><p>It is all very telling and very deliberate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 986706, member: 22880"] As to purchase cost.... If a W700 goes through an average of 30 gallons of fuel a week, a Sprinter will go through only about 20 - if that. That is about a 500 gallon per year savings, a 7500 gallon savings over the typical life of one of these vehicles (about 15 years). With diesel running around $4/gallon, that is a savings of $30,000 in fuel expense over the anticipated life of the vehicle. Whatever "premium" Express is paying for a Sprinter, they are getting it back and then some over the lifetime of the vehicle (all assuming they can get the route volume into it - which they absolutely believe). It wouldn't make sense to purchase a smaller vehicle only to end up needing to run 2 Sprinters in the place of 1 W700 - if they weren't absolutely confident that there was going to be a reduction in volume. Conversely, the Ground contractors are purchasing larger and larger vehicles for use on their operation. Many are operating 900 cubic foot vehicles and there are contractors operating "straight trucks" in the 24,000 lb gross category on their routes. It is all very telling and very deliberate. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
The Competition
FedEx Discussions
The Results are In
Top