Hi y'all,
Just wondering - do you have a system for quickly calculating the cost of O/W permits? The company I work for is starting to haul heavier and heavier loads, so the regulations are going to get more complicated and our blanket calculations aren't going to work as well going forward.
Is there a plug in and go Excel sheet or anything you use? If so, how did you build it out? We're pretty skeptical of online services that claim they can calculate that stuff for you. We'd like to have a system to expedite the process to streamline bidding. Any advice/help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
O/W Permit Calculations
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by HornRimmedRambis, May 21, 2020.
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For the most part its just kinda something you know right off hand. If your speaking just Overweight loads then you gotta know what states charge per ton mile..... Im sure maybe someone has a system they use to quickly determine permit costs....
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Of course Im just speaking of estimated costs when you see a load and its an OD load and quickly need to figure the costs out..... But generally speaking if the margin is that small and the costs of permits determines whether I take a load or not then I generally wouldn't take it anyways......
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Oversize/Overweight Load Permits, Regulations & Fees By State Online That is a great site and relatively accurate. If permit calculations are getting that close then I think maybe you should rethink the rates you are working for. One thing to take into account is assuming a flat rate. For example in my world where we work everyday. 1 Mile move in Ohio might be $145 our cost and in PA a 1 mile move might be $40. But take that same machine and move it across the state of Ohio and it still costs $145. Move it across the state of PA and you're looking at $3-400.
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what areas do you guys run? @HornRimmedRambis
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Some states are flat, some are tiered, some are ton/mile. We use West Chester Permit for many states and usually for multi state trips and I find their estimator tool to be accurate. When I cost something, I typically figure $100/state for ones we need a trip permit. It covers the permits and some overhead. If we already have an annual that covers the load I still figure something in for it, but less.
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It's hard to calculate when different states charge different rates. As mentioned above.
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