Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 43 | Duplex Cost per Ton Mile is Less than Seven Cents

I Cost Per I Duplex If I Ton Mile Is Less I Than Seven Cents It cost per ton mile of A AVERAGE Duplex four wheel four wheel drive trucks Is less than 7 cents according to H H. H M. M L Lee e president of the Duplex Truck company of Lansing The Duplex fixed charges per day ar are Interest on Investment at 6 per pel cent 80 cents depreciation allowing five years as life ilfe of truck insurance 75 cents Variable charges per day based on fifty miles dally daily follow Gasoline Gao Gaso line at 25 cents per gallon oil two quarts 20 cents tires 12 repairs 60 cents wages of driver 3 The fixed and variable charges total 1155 making the average cost per mile 23 cents The average average aver aver- age cost per t ton n mile based upon a load of three and a half tons ton Is approximately 6 35 5 cents On arriving at our cost figures we have allowed only five miles mlle per gallon of gasoline said Mr Lee However actual gasoline consumption of a truck depends to toa a great extent upon road condi condl We have found that where our trucks are operated on good highways the number of miles per gallon will average as high as eight Where It Is necessary to operate the truck In low gear the gasoline consumption of course Is greater We believe that five miles per gallon Is a very conservative estimate for Duplex trucks truck If TI