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Posted by dej(JED) on April 08, 2005 at 09:18:38 from (66.212.143.210):
In Reply to: Re: hauling costs?? posted by the tractor vet on April 08, 2005 at 09:02:24:
Let's see now $1.75 per mile equals $12.25 per gallon of fuel at 7 mpg. The gallon of fuel costs $2.25. That leaves $10.00 per gallon as profit. Yes of course you have insurance , say $3.33 per day. If you drive 8 hrs at 60 miles per hr. that equals about 68.57 gallons of fuel burnt at 7 mpg or $.05 cents cost for insurance per gallon. This now gives you a net profit of $9.95 cents per gallon. $1.75 per mile is excessive.
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