below 2cc per cwt. ; on half, above 

 that. This refers to the costs incur- 

 red by the trucker — not to the 

 rates charged by him and in- 



cludes the trucker's own estimated 

 amount for wages if he was an owner- 

 driver. The revenue minus the cost 

 shows an average profit of 8.9c per 

 cwt. of milk carried and an average 

 profit of $7.44 per route per day, 

 apart from any supplementary pay- 

 ments by dealers to truckers. This 

 "profit" includes the return on in- 

 vestment. 



2. Costs and Profits on Tank 

 Truck Assembly Routes 



Variations in cost and revenue 

 were also apparent for tank assembly 

 routes. Cost data were obtained for 

 6 tank trucks covering 12 assembly 



routes. Each truck served 2 routes, 

 covering each route every other day. 

 From these data, Table 34 as 



well as the more detailed Table 44, 

 in Appendix I has been con- 



structed; Tables 33 and 34 provide a 

 cost comparison of can trucks and 

 tank trucks. The average daily load 

 for tank trucks was 135.6 cwt., with 

 114 miles as the average length of 

 route from the plant to the farms and 

 back to the plant - - the correspond- 

 ing figures for the can routes in 

 Table 33 being, as noted above, 83.7 

 cwt. and 122 miles. The average cost 

 per cwt. on the tank truck routes was 

 21c. Subtraction of the cost from the 

 revenue reveals an average profit of 

 5.8c per cwt., which is 3.1c less per 

 cwt. than that shown by can assem- 

 bly truckers. The average profit per 



Table 33. Average Cost and Profit: 

 Fourteen Trucks Assembling Milk in Cans 1 



1 For cost details see Tables 42 and 43, in Appendix I. All figures in Tables 33, 42, 

 and 43 omit any supplementary payments by dealers to truckers. 



2 Each truck served 1 route — covering it daily. 



3 Taken over by dealers and run at a loss awaiting adjustment. 



4 Larger than average load and shorter distance kept costs down. Owner had truck 

 dealership and garage. 



5 Larger than average loads and fewer stops kept costs down, despite a long haul 

 to depot. 



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