SHIPPING MAIL OR HOME DELIVERY SERVICES?

The following will help you decide to use their own (in-house), the delivery of the vehicle or use outside courier companies, as usual, if the service or immediate delivery scheduled. This analysis is based on the monthly costs to operate trucks for delivery. Also keep in mind:


The cost of the vehicle is what you pay for, but the total cost when you are ready to use it.


First, determine the cost of running your own transport vehicle:

• Vehicle Price (purchase or lease)
• Cost of fuel (petrol or diesel)
• Insurance (commercial and liability)
• Maintenance (repairs and maintenance)

Next, determine the cost of labor to operate delivery trucks:

• Salary (income taxes and federal, including FICA)
• Federal and State expense (Workers' Compensation, unemployment insurance, etc.)
• Employee benefits (health, life, dental, 401k, 403b, etc.)
• Fill-in replacement (vacation, sick leave, etc.)

Next, determine how the delivery vehicle should be used:

• A request (immediately)
• Daily route (over one or two times a day)
• Weekly Delivery (delivered the same day)

After the total cost is calculated by dividing the number of deliveries per month, the total monthly cost of service. This problem will be the average cost per delivery for each delivery. If you also track the mileage of each month, you can easily determine the cost per mile of driving. The cost per mile to help you compare their costs with the local mail delivery by many miles and a base load.

When you cost in-house to ensure delivery to your client, please contact a local courier services to compare prices to decide if you want to keep your power supply to the internal or a contract of service with your courier company. Delivery service company always looking for new clients and can help analyze your needs power supply and perhaps save you time and money in the process.