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THE LEARNING LIBRARY

Practical knowledge.
Put to work.

Clear explanations for the business behind the wheel. Start with a question, follow a worked example, then try your own numbers.

A blue dump truck unloading soil beside a bulldozer at a construction site. — Photo: Corey Willett Unsplash License

Choose a starting point

01

Price a trip

Cost per kilometre →Empty kilometres →Trip fuel cost →

02

Compare fuel stops

Compare fuel quotes →Time versus cash →Fuel-stop comparison →

03

Buy a used truck

Used-truck buying checklist →Compare T680 and Cascadia →

9 guides

Fuel decisions5 min

WTI crude oil, diesel rack and pump prices: what a fleet should compare

Understand which fuel price you are looking at, put a cents-per-litre change into a trip budget, and avoid treating a crude-oil move as tomorrow’s diesel quote.

Equipment comparisons5 min

Kenworth T680 vs Freightliner Cascadia: compare the actual trucks

Compare generations, powertrains, sleeper layouts and ownership-cost assumptions before choosing between two highway tractors.

Buying a truck5 min

A used-truck buying checklist: identity, records and inspection

Build an evidence file before comparing used trucks, with exact drivetrain identifiers, service-history questions and a written scope for an independent inspection.

Fuel decisions5 min

What a fuel stop really costs: price, detour and time

A pump price is only one part of a fuel-stop decision. Put the extra charge, avoidable time and cash effect on the same page.

Operating costs5 min

How to calculate a truck’s operating cost per kilometre

Build a monthly cost model that includes empty running, makes omissions visible and avoids counting the same expense twice.

Trip economics5 min

Empty kilometres and the rate a loaded trip needs to earn

See how an empty leg changes break-even revenue, and why a 20% margin is different from a 20% markup.

Fuel decisions4 min

Fuel cost per trip: a worked example using your own inputs

Turn kilometres and L/100 km into a fuel budget, then test how consumption and price change the estimate.

Operating costs5 min

Saved time versus saved cash: why the distinction matters

A faster process can be valuable without reducing payroll. Separate operational time value from expenses that actually disappear.

Fuel decisions5 min

How to compare fuel quotes on a consistent basis

Normalize volume, units, fees and tax basis before deciding whether a lower headline price produces a lower modeled cost.

Put the guide into practice.

Free truck logs and fleet spreadsheets, with examples and blank records.

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