Figure 5. Relationship between Annual Mileage and Total Annual 

 Operating Costs for 12-Ton Capacity Bulk Feed Trucks 







25 50 75 



Miles per year (000) 



farther north in the Region. The rate adopted for hulk feed track drivers 

 is a base wage of $2.00 per hour phis 40 cents an hour in fringe benefits. 

 Fringe benefits inchide vacation and sick leave, Social Security, medical 

 and health insurance, and a company-sponsored pension program. 



This rate is used to determine the annual drivers' wage cost for each 

 of the six firms with distribution at each of three density levels. The 

 annual and per ton cost for drivers is given in Table 18. 



3. Administrative Personnel and Costs — Administrative functions 

 include managing the distribution operation, scheduling and dispatching 

 trucks and drivers, and performing various clerical and bookkeeping 

 chores. Estimates of personnel requirements and costs were obtained 



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