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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 2023 Managers Guide to Distribution costs
Change in transport overhead costs
Change in transport overhead costs
… annual increase %
Change in fuel costs
… average fuel costs per km
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| € 0.33 | € 0.33 | € 0.33 | € 0.38 |
… average annual fuel (price per litre in March)
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| € 1.33 | € 1.32 | € 1.33 | € 1.95 | €1.64 |
Change in maintenance costs
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| More than 5% decrease | 0.0% | 11.8% | 18.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1-5% decrease | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| No change | 30.8% | 23.5% | 9.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1-5% increase | 46.2% | 29.4% | 45.4% | 45.5% | 35.7% |
| More than 5% increase | 23.1% | 35.3% | 18.2% | 54.5% | 64.3% |
Operating costs for 46 Tonnes Articulated Vehicles
… breakdown of costs – 2023
| Driver | 31.6% |
| Fuel | 47.0% |
| Insurance | 3.3% |
| Maintenance, Depreciation, Other | 18.1% |
