COSTING AND PRICING GOODS VEHICLE OPERATIONS. REVISED EDITION

The revised edition of the book is intended to take account of the increasing needs of road transport operators to understand the financial implications of vehicle fleet operations in greater detail. Elements which make up the cost of buying and operating goods vehicles are dealt with in the following chapters: (1) why cost? (2) standing costs, (3) overhead costs, (4) running costs, (5) total operating costs, (6) costing vehicle maintenance, (7) the replacement decision, (8) economic fleet operation, (9) budgeting and budgetary control, (10) profit, rates and delivery costs, (11) justification for financial investment, and (12) setting up a costing system. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Kogan Page Limited

  120 Pentonville Road
  London N19JN,   England 
• Authors:
  • LOWE, D
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 222 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Budgeting; Costs; Economic factors; Economics; Freight transportation; Inspection; Maintenance management; Maintenance practices; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Profits; Textbooks; Transportation; Trucking; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs; Operation and maintenance; Replacement costs
• ITRD Terms: 257: Budget; 224: Cost; 263: Economics of transport; 221: Operating costs; 217: Profit; 8526: Textbook; 1255: Vehicle; 1575: Vehicle inspection
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00314723
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1980 12:00AM