1. Estimate the number of (rigid and articulated) trucks in the fleet in the next year;
Note the number of underrun protected (UP) and non UP vehicles in fleet the last year,
Reduce these by a 3% assumed fleet attrition rate,
Note the number of vehicles that were registered in the last year,
Multiply this by 0.8 to remove the influence of European vehicles assumed to be already fitted with; and
Add this to the last year’s reduced UP fleet to get the size of the UP fleet and the total fleet for the next year.
Heavy vehicle type
|
No. of vehicles
on previous year's register (units)
|
Annual
attrition
(units)
|
Estimated no. of registrations annually adjusted for European
trucks (units)
|
Estimated no. of vehicles on succeeding
year's register (units)
|
Rigid
|
190,409
|
5,712
|
9,698
|
194,394
|
Articulated
|
61,778
|
1,853
|
2,354
|
62,278
|
All trucks
|
252,187
|
7,566
|
12,051
|
256,673
|
Source: ABS, NRTC Cost Allocation Model
2. Estimate the unit cost of a front UP device.
Front UP device
|
Cost ($)
|
Model Production
Run (units)
|
Unit cost ($)
|
ECE Program (Euro 300,0000)
|
$4,000,000
|
100,000
|
|
Unit Program cost (amortised from above estimates)
|
|
|
$40.00
|
ECE Program Materials
|
|
|
$275.00
|
ECE Program Production
|
|
|
$75.00
|
ECE Program Control
|
|
|
$25.00
|
Product Liability
|
|
|
$25.00
|
Total
|
|
|
$440.00
|
Source: VBG (component supplier), Sweden and Scania, Sweden
3. Estimate the unit cost of a rear UP device.
Rear UP device
|
Cost ($)
|
|
Unit cost
|
ECE Program
|
|
|
|
Aluminum Beam (Euro 154 + 20%)
|
$308.00
|
|
|
Mounting brackets (Euro 231 +20%)
|
$465.00
|
|
|
ECE Program Production
|
|
|
|
ECE Program Control
|
|
|
|
Product Liability
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$773.00
|
|
$773.00
|
Source: VBG (component supplier), Sweden and Scania, Sweden
4. Estimate the unit cost of a side UP device;
Estimate the unit cost of a side UP device per vehicle metre,
Note the proportion of each type (rigid and articulated) and length of trucks in the fleet this year’
Multiply this by the length of different types of truck and trailers,
Calculate a weighted average unit cost (rigid and articulated) by proportioning this out by the relative numbers of different trucks and trailers in the fleet.
Side UP device (19m)
|
Cost ($)
|
Unit cost
|
Cost/LM
|
ECE Program
|
|
|
34.00
|
Unit Program cost
|
|
|
|
ECE Program Materials
|
|
|
|
ECE Program Production
|
|
|
|
ECE Program Control
|
|
|
|
Product Liability
|
|
|
|
Total (Euro 780 + 20% shipping)
|
$1,560.00
|
$1,560.00
|
$45.88
|
Source: VBG (component supplier), Sweden and Scania, Sweden
Summary of cost of UP for heavy
trucks
|
length
(m)
|
Cost SUP
|
Cost FUP
|
Cost RUP
|
Total
|
Proportion summary
|
Average
cost SUPS
|
3 axle semi-trailer
|
19
|
$872
|
$440
|
$773
|
$2,085
|
0.05
|
$44
|
5 axle semi-trailer
|
19
|
$872
|
$440
|
$773
|
$2,085
|
0.2
|
$174
|
6 axle semi-trailer
|
19
|
$872
|
$440
|
$773
|
$2,085
|
0.4
|
$349
|
7 axle B-Double
|
25
|
$1,147
|
$440
|
$773
|
$2,360
|
0.05
|
$57
|
8 axle B-Double
|
25
|
$1,147
|
$440
|
$773
|
$2,360
|
0.05
|
$57
|
9 axle B-Double
|
25
|
$1,147
|
$440
|
$773
|
$2,360
|
0.15
|
$172
|
Double Road Train
|
36.5
|
$1,675
|
$440
|
$773
|
$2,888
|
0.05
|
$84
|
Triple Road Train
|
53.5
|
$2,455
|
$440
|
$773
|
$3,668
|
0.05
|
$123
|
2 axle rigid truck
|
12.5
|
$574
|
$440
|
$773
|
$1,787
|
0.4
|
$229
|
3 axle rigid truck
|
12.5
|
$574
|
$440
|
$773
|
$1,787
|
0.3
|
$172
|
4 axle Twin-Steer rigid truck
|
12.5
|
$574
|
$440
|
$773
|
$1,787
|
0.1
|
$57
|
2 axle rigid truck with 2 axle dog trailer
|
19
|
$872
|
$440
|
$773
|
$2,085
|
0.15
|
$131
|
3 axle rigid truck with 3 axle dog trailer
|
19
|
$872
|
$440
|
$773
|
$2,085
|
0.05
|
$44
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fleet average (SUPS)
|
$846.53
|
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