FEASIBILITY CALCULATOR
MOBILE WEIGHBRIDGE vs. FIXED WEIGHBRIDGE
(MEGA SAVINGS & STREAMLINING OF OPERATIONS)
Figures on the left are typical figures for a New Zealand operation.
Enter your figures in the right column boxes where a zero value is already entered.
NZ FIGURES
(Average)
YOUR COSTS
Cost of Truck per Hour (incl driver & diesel)
$90
Cost of Truck per Minute
$1.50
Trucks Working
5
Load Per Truck per Hour
1
Total no. of Loads/Trucks per Hour
5
Total Working Hours per Day
8
Total Loads per Day
40
Diversion Time per Load to go to Fixed Weighbridge
45
mins
Additional Time Spent per Day
1800
mins
30
hrs
3.75
truck days
Thus you can achieve the same loads/business with
1.25
trucks only
Rather than
5
trucks
Additional Cost per Day
$2700
I.E. Savings per Day
$2700
Charges per Load at Fixed Weighbridge
$15
** Weighing time for Fixed & mobile weighbridge is the same **
Savings on paying for fixed weighing per day
$600
Total Savings per Day
$3300
Investment in a mobile weighbridge
$195000
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
59
days
OR
2
months
The enormous saving on time and money if the weighbridge is placed in the path of vehicles is not realised by most of us. But the above facts enlighten us on this important issue.
