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Transportation Movement Calculator

Convoy planning from tonnage, distance, and fleet.

Inputs

Results

Truck loads

20

Trucks required20
Round trip (hrs)18
Trips/truck/day1
Convoy serials2
Days to complete1
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter total cargo (short tons), one-way distance (miles), and average convoy speed (mph).
  2. Set truck payload capacity (tons) and turnaround time (hours) for loading and unloading.
  3. Review Truck loads (total number of loads) and Trucks required to complete movement in one day.
  4. Check Round trip (hrs) and Trips/truck/day to understand fleet capacity.
  5. Use Convoy serials and Days to complete for operation order planning and route coordination.

How the result changes with Cargo (short tons)

Cargo (short tons)Truck loads
10,0012,001
35,0017,001
65,00013,000
90,00018,000

What each input means

Cargo (short tons)
Total cargo to move in short tons.
Distance (miles)
One-way distance in miles.
Avg speed (mph)
Average convoy speed.
Truck capacity (tons)
Payload per truck in short tons.
Turnaround time (hrs)
Loading + unloading time per round trip.

What each result means

Truck loads
Total number of truck loads required.
Trucks required
Trucks needed to complete in one day.
Round trip (hrs)
Total round trip time including turnaround.
Trips/truck/day
Maximum trips each truck can make per day.
Convoy serials
Number of convoy serials (10 trucks each).
Days to complete
Days to move all cargo.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Cargo (short tons) = 100, Distance (miles) = 200, Avg speed (mph) = 25, Truck capacity (tons) = 5 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Truck loads
    Truck loads = ceil(cargoShortTons / truckCapacityTons)
    20 = 20
  3. Calculate Trucks required
    20 = 20
  4. Calculate Round trip
    Round trip = travelTimeHrs * 2 + turnaroundHrs
    18 = 18

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