Turn distance and trips into clear hauling totals. Adjust fuel, speed, and tipping assumptions easily. Get per‑trip costs, plus project totals in seconds now.
Enter one-way distance and cost assumptions. The tool estimates per-trip and total hauling cost, including time, fuel, operating costs, and disposal fees.
Use these values to test the calculator quickly.
| One-way km | Trips | km/L | Fuel/L | Tons/trip | Tipping/ton | Speed | Driver/hr | Op/km | Traffic | Estimated total cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 12 | 2.8 | 320 | 9 | 2200 | 45 | 900 | 85 | 1.15 | Auto-calculated after submit |
If you use miles, convert to kilometers first (1 mile ≈ 1.609 km) to keep the calculations consistent.
Landfill hauling is driven by distance, trip count, and the mix of variable charges. This calculator combines fuel, driver time, operating cost per kilometer, tolls, fixed per‑trip overhead, and tipping fees into one estimate. Using a single framework helps prevent hidden expenses, such as queue time or disposal charges, from being missed during budgeting and tender preparation.
Roundtrip travel time is calculated from distance and average speed, then adjusted by a traffic factor to reflect congestion, detours, and site access delays. Loading, unloading, and queue minutes are added to capture service time at both ends. This approach converts operational friction into measurable labor cost and supports realistic planning for daily trip capacity.
Fuel use is estimated from roundtrip distance divided by fuel efficiency. When fuel prices move, the per‑trip cost updates instantly, which is useful for escalation clauses. The operating cost per kilometer can represent tires, maintenance, depreciation, and workshop overhead. Keep it separate from hourly rates to avoid double counting and to compare trucks consistently.
Tipping fees are commonly priced per ton, so load weight per trip strongly affects both total disposal cost and unit cost per ton. Improving payload utilization can reduce trips, kilometers, and driver hours simultaneously. If route restrictions limit gross weight, use a lower tons‑per‑trip value and increase trips to maintain the required disposal volume.
The outputs include cost per trip, project total cost, cost per ton, and cost per kilometer. Use cost per ton for unit‑rate pricing, cost per kilometer for route comparison, and total cost for budget approval. After work starts, update inputs with actual fuel, queue time, and loads to monitor variance and improve future bids. For multi-site projects, run scenarios for each landfill option and select the lowest combined time and fee profile. Document assumptions in the PDF so stakeholders can review and sign off quickly. at outset.
It multiplies calculated driving time to reflect congestion, detours, gate checks, or slow site access. Use 1.00 for free‑flow travel. Values like 1.10–1.30 suit urban routes or peak hours.
Use a fleet rate card, maintenance history, or a published internal allowance covering tires, servicing, depreciation, and workshop overhead. If you already charge an all‑inclusive hourly equipment rate, set this value to zero.
Cost per ton requires a non‑zero tons‑per‑trip value and at least one trip. Enter the average payload delivered to the landfill. If weights vary, use a conservative average to avoid understating unit cost.
Yes. Loading, unloading, and queue time convert directly into paid hours and reduce daily trip capacity. If a separate crew is billed elsewhere, keep times for scheduling, but set driver hourly rate to the portion you want charged here.
Run the calculator twice with each route’s distance, tolls, speed, traffic factor, and tipping fee. Compare cost per ton and total cost. Often a cheaper tipping fee is offset by longer travel time and higher fuel.
Use it as a benchmark. Subcontractors may include different overheads, minimum hours, or standby terms. Share assumptions such as trips, loads, and queue time, then request a breakdown so your comparison stays like‑for‑like.
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