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Freight cost per trip and per mile, truck and container loading, palletizing, dimensional weight, fleet sizing, warehouse and docks, and milk runs; shortcuts to belt and screw conveyors, bulk stockpiles and part lifting.
Build up your truck’s cost: fixed (depreciation, capital, driver, insurance, registration, tracking, overhead) and per-mile variable costs (diesel, DEF, tires with retreads, repairs, washing, tolls). Get cost per mile, per trip, per ton and per ton-mile, the freight rate with margin built in, the comparison with a carrier and the break-even in miles per month.
Cost per mile, trip and ratePick the vehicle (20′, 40′ or 40′ HC container, 53′ dry van, European 13.6 m trailer or straight truck) and the load unit (pallets or cartons) and see how many fit by space and by payload, which limit governs, floor, cube and payload use and a floor plan.
Pallets per trailer and containerEnter the box and pallet (GMA, Euro, Brazil PBR, Asia or custom) and get boxes per layer in column or block patterns, layer count, boxes per pallet, weight and height, cube use and a layer drawing.
Boxes per layer and palletPaste the package list (length, width, height, quantity and weight) and get total volume, DIM weight from the carrier factor, chargeable weight per shipment or per package, estimated freight and the freight split by item.
DIM weight, chargeable weightEnter the load (bulk, pallets or packages), the period, the haul distance and up to 4 truck types and get load per trip and what governs it, cycle time, trips per day, fleet size with availability and reserve, cost per trip, per ton and per ton-mile, the cheapest mixed fleet and fleet size versus distance.
How many trucks, cost per tonEnter the stock (total pallets, list by SKU or days of supply), target occupancy, pallet, racking, building clear height and truck type and get positions needed, levels, bays, aisles, storage and total area, area per position, a comparison of counterbalanced, reach and turret aisles, a module plan and the number of dock doors with queuing.
Pallet positions, area, doorsEnter the points of use with usage and container, the route and the cycle: the calculator shows containers and weight per round, round time, handler utilization, number of tuggers and carts, minimum stock at each station, and compares 10 to 120-min cycles.
Cycle, tuggers, cartsCompute belt conveyor capacity from width, speed, troughing and surcharge angles, maximum speed by material, effective tension, T1 and T2, pulley power and motor size.
Capacity, tensions, powerCompute screw conveyor capacity from diameter, pipe, pitch, speed and material trough loading, the CEMA maximum speed, power by DIN 15262 and a suggested motor.
Capacity, rpm, powerCompute volume, footprint and mass of conical and elongated stockpiles from the angle of repose, and of cylindrical silos with conical hoppers, with days of consumption and a material table.
Volume, mass, days of storageCalculate the weight of a precast part or load, apply the PCI form suction or dynamic factor, get the tension in each sling leg from the angle and the number of legs actually carrying load, compare with working load limits and see where to place the pick points.
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