Copperfrontline Logistics Business Plan — Appendix B: Round Trip and Fleet Schedules

Detailed round trip economics and fleet build schedules underpinning the revenue and contribution build.

Appendix B: Round Trip and Fleet Schedules

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  • B.1 Productive capacity
  • B.2 Rates and revenue per round trip
  • B.3 Variable cost per round trip
  • B.4 The northbound fill ladder at FY2031
  • B.5 Vehicle specification comparison

B.1 Productive capacity

FY2027

FY2028

FY2029

FY2030

FY2031

Fleet at year end

10

18

28

40

54

Vehicles added in year

10

8

10

12

14

Average operating fleet

5.43

14.34

23.44

34.52

47.57

Fleet availability

92%

93%

94%

94%

94%

Round trips per available truck per month

1.55

1.75

1.88

1.98

2.05

Round trips completed

93

280

497

771

1 100

Kilometres operated, million

0.48

1.46

2.58

4.01

5.72

B.2 Rates and revenue per round trip

US$ per round trip unless stated

FY2027

FY2028

FY2029

FY2030

FY2031

Southbound rate per tonne

185

182

179

176

174

Northbound rate per tonne

140

138

136

134

133

Payload each way, tonnes

32

32

32

32

32

Northbound fill rate

62%

68%

72%

75%

78%

Southbound revenue

5 920

5 824

5 728

5 632

5 568

Northbound revenue

2 778

3 003

3 133

3 216

3 320

Total revenue per round trip

8 698

8 827

8 861

8 848

8 888

B.3 Variable cost per round trip

US$ per round trip

FY2027

FY2028

FY2029

FY2030

FY2031

Fuel

2 239

2 276

2 307

2 335

2 362

Fuel shrinkage

123

102

81

72

66

Transit fees, tolls and permits

660

683

705

728

750

Maintenance, parts and workshop recovery

560

575

590

605

620

Driver cost and cross-border allowance

420

435

450

465

480

Tyres

430

440

450

460

470

Clearing, agency and port handling

302

331

350

365

380

Cargo loss net of recovery

130

135

140

145

150

Goods-in-transit insurance and bonding

125

130

135

140

145

Trailer and equipment consumables

387

286

204

132

73

Total variable cost

5 376

5 393

5 412

5 447

5 496

Contribution per round trip

3 322

3 434

3 449

3 401

3 392

Contribution margin

38.2%

38.9%

38.9%

38.4%

38.2%

Fuel assumptions

FY2027

FY2028

FY2029

FY2030

FY2031

Diesel price, US$ a litre

1.32

1.33

1.34

1.35

1.36

Consumption laden, km/l

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

Consumption empty, km/l

4.05

4.05

4.05

4.05

4.05

Fuel cost per round trip

2 239

2 276

2 307

2 335

2 362

Fuel shrinkage rate

5.5%

4.5%

3.5%

3.1%

2.8%

Shrinkage cost per round trip

123

102

81

72

66

B.4 The northbound fill ladder at FY2031

Northbound fill rate

Revenue per round trip

Variable cost

Contribution

Margin

0%

US$5 568

US$5 219

US$349

6.3%

20%

US$6 419

US$5 290

US$1 129

17.6%

40%

US$7 270

US$5 361

US$1 909

26.3%

60%

US$8 122

US$5 432

US$2 690

33.1%

78%

US$8 888

US$5 496

US$3 392

38.2%

90%

US$9 398

US$5 539

US$3 859

41.1%

B.5 Vehicle specification comparison

Budget unit

Premium unit

Delivered capital cost

US$105 000

US$195 000

Fuel consumption laden

2.40 km/l

2.90 km/l

Fleet availability assumed

87%

94%

Round trips per truck per month

1.90

2.05

Fuel cost per round trip

US$2 851

US$2 362

Annual contribution per truck

US$63 954

US$83 431

Annual finance cost

(US$18 970)

(US$35 230)

Residual released a year at 30% over 8 years

US$3 938

US$7 312

Net annual result per truck

US$48 922

US$55 513