Where this number comes from
Fuel cost ratio (fuel spend ÷ revenue)
Observed value
0.24
Money effect this period, actual vs plan
- Actual
- $18,000
- Plan
- —
- Forecast
- —
- How it's produced
- Fuel — largest variable operating cost
- Period
- 2026-04-30
Sources
- American Transportation Research Institute — An Analysis Of The Operational Costs Of Trucking (2024 · Average Marginal Cost ~$2.26/mile, Fuel ~$0.48/mile → Fuel ~21% Of The Per Mile Cost Base) (https //truckingresearch.org/about Atri/atri Research/operational Costs Of Trucking/) · published benchmark / reasoned-estimate citation
Assumed inputs — reasoned defaults
- Fuel cost ratio (fuel spend ÷ revenue): American Transportation Research Institute — An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking (2024: average marginal cost ~$2.26/mile, fuel ~$0.48/mile → fuel ~21% of the per-mile cost base) (https://truckingresearch.org/about-atri/atri-research/operational-costs-of-trucking/)
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Evidence level
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- Observed Cited to a source-confirmed figure in your books.
- Explained Derived, but every input traces back to observed data.
- Inferred A reasoned default — defensible, but not measured.
- Hypothesis A raw assumption that still needs verification.