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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous Brown Clown" data-source="post: 82406"><p><strong>Cost of over the road (OTR) versus, trailer on flat car (TOFC)</strong></p><p></p><p>Cost of over the road (OTR) versus, trailer on flat car (TOFC)</p><p></p><p>Let's use the example of Altlanta, GA to Los Angelas, Ca of costing approx. $2k per a trailer and a distance of 2216 miles. Currently the average US national diesel cost is $2.545 per/gal. OTR average fuel economy of 5.5 mi/gal 2216/5.5*$2.545=$1025.40 point to point, but if using meet points (more than one) the cost needs to be doubled $1025.40*2=$2050.80. So the approx fuel needed to relay two trailers form Atlanta to L.A. and two from L.A. to Atlanta would be $2050.80. Total of those four trailers sent on the rail appox. $2k*4=$8k, plus at the average diesel cost the rail is charging either a 16% fuel surcharge on total cost or $0.118 per/mi. ($8k*1.16=$9280 or 2216* .118*2 =$522.98 +$8k= $8522.98)</p><p></p><p>TOFC approx $8522.98 for 4 trailers (2 from Atlanta to L.A.) and </p><p> (2 from L.A. to Atlanta).</p><p></p><p>OTR approx $2050.80 for fuel, leaving $8522.98-$2050.80=$6472.18, </p><p> estimated drive time from Rand Mcnalley is 33 hrs. 45 mi.</p><p> approx 68 hrs on road time total for all drivers combined, so </p><p> unless drivers are getting paid </p><p> $6472.18/68 hrs.= $95.18 per/hr. OTR road cost less.</p><p></p><p>Which would explain why all the big OTR trucking companies (Schneider, J.B. Hunt, U.S. Express just to name a few) did not start putting trailers on the train until they could not get enough drivers to pull them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous Brown Clown, post: 82406"] [b]Cost of over the road (OTR) versus, trailer on flat car (TOFC)[/b] Cost of over the road (OTR) versus, trailer on flat car (TOFC) Let's use the example of Altlanta, GA to Los Angelas, Ca of costing approx. $2k per a trailer and a distance of 2216 miles. Currently the average US national diesel cost is $2.545 per/gal. OTR average fuel economy of 5.5 mi/gal 2216/5.5*$2.545=$1025.40 point to point, but if using meet points (more than one) the cost needs to be doubled $1025.40*2=$2050.80. So the approx fuel needed to relay two trailers form Atlanta to L.A. and two from L.A. to Atlanta would be $2050.80. Total of those four trailers sent on the rail appox. $2k*4=$8k, plus at the average diesel cost the rail is charging either a 16% fuel surcharge on total cost or $0.118 per/mi. ($8k*1.16=$9280 or 2216* .118*2 =$522.98 +$8k= $8522.98) TOFC approx $8522.98 for 4 trailers (2 from Atlanta to L.A.) and (2 from L.A. to Atlanta). OTR approx $2050.80 for fuel, leaving $8522.98-$2050.80=$6472.18, estimated drive time from Rand Mcnalley is 33 hrs. 45 mi. approx 68 hrs on road time total for all drivers combined, so unless drivers are getting paid $6472.18/68 hrs.= $95.18 per/hr. OTR road cost less. Which would explain why all the big OTR trucking companies (Schneider, J.B. Hunt, U.S. Express just to name a few) did not start putting trailers on the train until they could not get enough drivers to pull them. [/QUOTE]
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