Motor Road Transport For Commercial Purposes
(Liquid Fuel, Steam, Electricity)

PETROL VEHICLE RUNNING COSTS 71 4 Ton (Approx. Price £1,150). Per Week. Standing Charges— £ $■ d. Interest on Capital ..... 1 6 7 (at 6% per annum) Depreciation on tyreless vehicle 3 2 7 (at 15% per annum) Wages of Driver .... . 3 5- (at 65s. per week) Insurance and garage 12 4 (at £20 and ^12 per annum) Running Costs (400 miles per week)— Per Mile Fuel at 2s. lOd. per gal. . . . 5-66d. . . 9 8 8 (6 m.p.g.) Oils and grease .... 0-37d. . 12 4 Repairs and renewals . . . l-75d. . 2 18 4 Tyres (10,000 mile life) . . . l-58d. . . 2 12 8 9-36d. £23 18 6 Total vehicle cost per mile—Is. 2Jd. Estimated Working Costs of a 4-Ton Lorry of a THIRD MAKE DOING 350 MlLES PER WEEK. Running Expenses per week— £ $. d. Fuel at 7 miles to the gallon at 2s. 8d. per gal. . . 6 13 4 Lubricants ........ 15 - Tyre Depreciation . . . . . . 2 - - £9 8 4 Standing Charges— £ Depreciation 15% on cost of vehicle (without tyres) . 3 15 1 Insurance £20 per annum ..... 78 Driver’s Wages . . . . . , . 3 15 - Garage _____________________ ‘ 10 - Maintenance 2d. per mile . . . . . 2 18 4 Interest on Capital Expenditure (say £ 1,385 at 6%) . 112 - Cost per week . . . £22 6 5 Cost per car mile—Is. 3|d. The statistics and costs (inset) refer to one 4-ton, one 3|-ton, and one 3|-ton motor vehicles engaged on main road work by a county council. The first two are fitted with screw-end tipping bodies and the 3| ton with a non-tipping body. The 3J and 3|-ton machines are of similar make. The tables show the costs of the vehicles since they were first put on the road.