What does last-mile delivery cost per package?
Model a delivery route: stops, packages, driver time, miles and fuel. See how route density changes cost per package.
Results
- Fuel is 10.8% of this route’s cost. Density, not fuel, drives cost per package.
How this is calculated
Route cost = driver hours × rate + miles ÷ MPG × fuel + miles × vehicle cost.
Rates shown as defaults come from carrier publications or each carrier’s published table applied to the EIA price; see the methodology. Estimates and examples are labeled. Results are illustrative and do not represent any carrier’s reported financial results.
Questions
Why are residential deliveries more expensive?
Fewer packages per stop and more miles between stops raise cost per package, which carriers recover through residential surcharges.
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