Cost Of Distribution

FTA Ireland Policy

FTA Ireland have commissioned an annual Managers Guide to Distribution Cost report. This comprehensive survey of operational costs with respondents from the haulage, logistics, distribution, manufacturing and retail sectors is relevant for industry in terms of efficient logistics and future strategic planning. The Managers Guide to Distribution Costs is packed with crucial information that year-on-year will be benchmarked to become a vital ingredient in every transport manager’s plans and reference points.

Summary of 2024 Managers Guide to Distribution costs

Change in transport overhead costs

Change in transport overhead costs
Driver salaries Report

Change in transport overhead costs Report

Change in transport overhead costs

… annual increase %

Change in fuel costs

… average fuel costs per km

2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
€ 0.33	€ 0.33	€ 0.33	€ 0.38	€ 0.46

… average annual fuel (price per litre in March)

2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
€ 1.33	€ 1.32	€ 1.33	€ 1.95	€1.64	€1.74

Change in maintenance costs

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
More than 5% decrease	0.0%	11.8%	18.2%	0.0%	0.0%	6.3%
1-5% decrease	0.0%	0.0%	9.1%	0.0%	0.0%	6.3%
No change	30.8%	23.5%	9.1%	0.0%	0.0%	6.3%
1-5% increase	46.2%	29.4%	45.4%	45.5%	35.7%	35.4%
More than 5% increase	23.1%	35.3%	18.2%	54.5%	64.3%	43.7%