Precast Transportation Calculator
Calculate truck loads, trips, delivery schedule, and cost to haul precast elements from plant to jobsite.
Inputs
lbs
ft
ft
ft
miles
$/gal
$/hr
Results
Total truck loads
15
Pieces per truck2
Delivery days8 days
Total transport cost$3,886.00
Cost per trip$259.00
Cost per piece$130.00
Load weight per truck24,000 lbs
Oversize permit needed?No
Fuel cost per trip$81.82
Total fuel cost$1,227.00
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter the total number of precast pieces and their average weight, length, width, and transport height.
- Set the one-way haul distance in miles, the current diesel fuel cost per gallon, and the driver hourly rate.
- Read Pieces per Truck and Total Truck Loads to understand the delivery schedule.
- Check Oversize Permit Needed (1=yes) — pieces exceeding standard limits require permits and escort vehicles.
- Use Total Transport Cost and Cost per Piece to include delivery in your subcontractor bid.
- Review Delivery Days to coordinate just-in-time deliveries with the erection crew schedule.
How the result changes with Transport height per piece
| Transport height per piece | Total truck loads |
|---|---|
| 1.25 | 10 |
| 3.13 | 15 |
| 5.38 | 30 |
| 7.25 | 30 |
What each input means
- Total pieces
- Total number of precast pieces to deliver.
- Average piece weight
- Average weight per precast element.
- Average piece length
- Average length of precast pieces.
- Average piece width
- Average width of precast pieces.
- Transport height per piece
- Height of each piece during transport (may differ from installed orientation).
- Haul distance (one-way)
- One-way distance from precast plant to jobsite.
- Fuel cost
- Diesel fuel cost per gallon.
- Driver rate
- Truck driver hourly rate.
What each result means
- Total truck loads
- Number of truck loads required.
- Pieces per truck
- Maximum pieces per load (limited by weight or dimensions).
- Delivery days
- Estimated calendar days for all deliveries.
- Total transport cost
- Total cost for all deliveries.
- Cost per trip
- Cost per round trip including fuel, driver, and permits.
- Cost per piece
- Average delivery cost per precast element.
- Load weight per truck
- Total cargo weight per truck load.
- Oversize permit needed?
- Whether the load exceeds weight, width, height, or length limits.
- Fuel cost per trip
- Diesel fuel cost for one round trip.
- Total fuel cost
- Combined fuel cost for all trips.
How this is calculated
Worked example, using the default values
- Identify Input Parameters4 parametersTotal pieces = 30, Average piece weight = 12000, Average piece length = 30, Average piece width = 8 = 8 input(s) provided
- Calculate Total truck loadsTotal truck loads15 = 15
- Calculate Pieces per truckPieces per truck = max(12 = 2
- Calculate Delivery daysDelivery days8 = 8
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