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8-tonner compare with those of a 9-tanner in the quality range?
AAssuming the tonnages to which you
refer indicate the manufacturer's recommended carrying capacity the standing costs per week for the 8-tonner as shown in the new edition of the COMMERCIAL Moroe Tables of Operating Costs are as follows: Licences 42s.. wages 278s. 3d., rent and rates 32s. 3d., insurance 61s. 9d., interest 61s. 6d.; total £23 15s. 9d. Similarly the five items of running costs per mile when averaging 600 miles a week or over are: Fuel 4.27d., lubricants 0.3d., tyres 1.83d., maintenance 3.44d., depreciation 1.86d.; total 11.70d. The addition of standing costs and running costs gives a total operating cost per mile, at 600 miles a week, of 21.22d. or 18.84d. at 800 miles a week.
The corresponding figures for a 9-tonner are—standing costs: Licences 49s. 6d., wages 278s. 3d., rent and rates 32s. 3d., insurance 70s., interest 84s. 6d.; total £25 14s. 6d. Running costs: Fuel 4.98d.. lubricants 0.29d., tyres 1.84d., maintenance 3.13d., depreciation 2.09d.; total 12.33d. This gives a total operating cost per mile of 22.93d. at 600 miles a week or 20.05d. at 800 miles a week.