// haul cost vs. premium
Is the farther market worth the freight?
Compare a local bid vs. a farther market net of trucking and shrink. All figures $/head unless noted.
live model
$ lot
// trucking
// shrink on haul
Auto = 1% baseline + ~1% per 100 mi over the first 50. Current: 2.30%
// Pay weight at haul = avg wt × (1 − shrink). Net $/head = haul revenue − local revenue − trucking.
Net advantage of hauling
−$30.03/hd
Lot net: −$2402
BE premium: $252.10/cwt
BE distance: —
Sell local — premium spread doesn't cover $24.75/hd freight + 2.3% shrink.
Revenue — local
$1822.50
750 lb × $243/cwt
Revenue — haul
$1817.22
733 lb × $248/cwt
Trucking / head
$24.75
Lot $1980 over 180 mi
Shrink loss
17 lb
2.30% of live wt
// sensitivity — net $/head vs. premium spread over local
+$1/cwt
−$59
+$2/cwt
−$52
+$3/cwt
−$45
+$4/cwt
−$37
+$5/cwt
−$30