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Report of:

2012 National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Fleet

Benchmarking and Costs Survey

July, 2012

Mike Zagula, Metro Ready Mix

NRMCA OES Committee Chairman

Jeff Hinkle, Chandler Concrete

NRMCA OES Committee Vice Chairman

Bryce Mobley, Mobley Construction

NRMCA Operations Task Group Chairman

David Williams, Chaney Enterprises

NRMCA Operation Task Group Vice-Chair

Gary M. Mullings, NRMCA

Sr. Vice President of Operations and Compliance

2012 NRMCA Fleet Benchmarking and Costs Survey

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Introduction

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) Fleet Benchmarking and Costs Survey was

established to provide concrete producers with information to evaluate and benchmark ready mixed

concrete fleet maintenance and utilization. The survey was developed and responses analyzed by the

NRMCA Operations, Environmental and Safety (OES) Committee. For the ready mixed concrete industry,

those involved in the day to day management of a fleet of mixer trucks are confronted with an ever

changing array of business environments and thus a never ending array of decisions. The competitive nature

of the business and long construction seasons makes operating a fleet of mixer trucks very demanding.

What used to be a nine month business in most northern climates has become a 12 month a year

construction season. In the most recent years, the industry has witnessed a downturn in ready mixed

concrete production the likes of which have not been seen since the great depression and at the same time a

dramatic shift in management to one that includes expectations with no tolerance for unsatisfactory

performance, forcing ready mixed concrete fleet managers to reevaluate their fleet, park trucks, sell trucks,

reduce the work force and yet still maintain exceedingly high levels of reliability and cost efficiency day in

and day out. Most, if not all, successful ready mixed concrete producers have always measured themselves

in one way or another, relying primarily on financial accounting principles.

Fleet operating statistics are measured to quantify current performance and to plan and budget for future

improvements, whether it’s downsizing to meet current demand levels or buying to meet current and future

challenges. The real challenge is to know what to measure, when to measure and to know what constitutes

good performance. Benchmarking allows the fleet manager, accountant or ready mixed concrete

executive to identify and compare cost and other performance factors with industry averages as

obtained from this survey. Once the fleet’s management strategies and performance have been

successfully benchmarked, the fleet manager has a tool to identify the unsatisfactory as well as the

excellent performance areas of their fleet.

Benchmarking fleet statistics allows the ready mixed concrete industry to identify the areas that require

change and facilitates continuous improvement of fleet operations. Lacking a complete understanding of the

fleet’s cost components and a strategy for adequate fleet replacement schedules is a significant issue in fleet

management. Therefore the goal of this survey is to provide a useful tool for ready mixed concrete

producers to better manage their fleet operations and to consistently improve on fleet performance.

Confidentiality

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association keeps all individual company and or divisional data

submitted for the survey strictly confidential. After verification of all data entry and calculations, the

Association destroys and or deletes the entry forms and all tabulation records that specifically

attribute data to a producer, division and plant. This policy was established to help elevate the level of


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participation and enhance the statistics through a strong sampling of the industry. NRMCA treats

confidentiality with the highest priority and under no circumstances will release any single company

results

2012 Fleet Benchmarking Survey

The 2012 Fleet Benchmarking Survey Form was sent

to NRMCA member company’s fleet managers,

financial officers and primary contacts in January

2012 through the NRMCA e-news weekly and was

also posted on NRMCA’s website, www.nrmca.org.

An electronic format file of the survey form was

distributed via email to the NRMCA membership as

well. A target email campaign was also initiated

where as all past survey applicants, the OES

committee members and selected NRMCA database

individuals were also sent electronic copies of the

survey to further participation from NRMCA

members. The deadline for all survey responses was

April 1, 2012 (extended until April 15). The survey

(attached in the appendix of this report) consisted of 69 fill-in-the-blank type questions. The form for 2012

was reviewed by the OES committee and Operations Task Group and approved for distribution. The survey

response represents data for calendar year 2011. The fleet managers and financial officers were instructed to

submit information to the extent available, if all questions could not be answered. The 69 survey questions

were placed in the following 10 sections:

Region

Mixer Fleet

Chassis Configuration

Fleet Performance

Fuel Consumption

Mixer Maintenance

Tire Information

Preventive Maintenance

Front-End-Loaders

Benchmarking

Survey Responses

Now in its fourteenth year, the annual survey is limited to NRMCA member companies only. NRMCA

received submissions from 86 companies or divisions (8% less than 2011). The usefulness of these fleet

performance statistics are enhanced by the level of participation in the survey. Some items were not

responded to by all participants. The percentage response is reported in each of the following sections and it

is suggested by the authors that a response less than about 30% may not be statistically significant. Results

of the survey are complied nationally. Responses came from eight geographical regions which are mapped

in the appendix of this report.

Table 1: Geographical Distribution of Survey Responses in Percent

US Region % of Total Reponses US Region % of Total Reponses

Southeastern 19% Rocky Mountain 5%

Eastern 24% North-Central 3%

Great Lakes/Mid-West 15% Pacific Northwest 1%

South-Central 16% Pacific Southwest 16%


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Mixer Fleets

A total of 12,602 concrete mixer trucks are represented in the 2012 survey. In 2011 the survey represented

15,504 truck mixers. Using yards delivered per truck annually, 4,050 (median from survey question #63)

and the estimated total US ready mixed concrete produced from the NRMCA website (approx.

263,000,000), one can estimate the number of ready mixed concrete trucks currently operating in the United

States to be approximately 65,000. This is compared to an estimated 80,000 just a few years ago. On a

national basis the severe recession in the ready mixed concrete industry started in the middle part of 2006

and the rate of decline in production peaked between the third and fourth quarters of 2009. Along with the

reduction in production, most companies have retired older mixers, sold off some of their fleet, and have

parked and removed tags on other trucks.

Based on data submitted, the average number of mixer trucks per company/division (represented by this

survey) is 147 (down about 10% from the 2011 report). This number continues to change every year due to

consolidation, mergers, recession and demographics of those who participate in this survey. The median

number (which may be more typical) for truck mixers in a fleet is 94. This means that about half of the

companies who responded to the survey have 94 truck mixers or less and the other half reported more than

94 truck mixers.

The average age of a fleet by company and average age of the individual trucks was higher as compared to

last year. The average fleet age for the 86 companies/divisions who responded to this question was 8.0

years, while the average age of individual truck was calculated to be 7.6 years as compared to 6.9 last year.

(Individual company number of trucks x fleet age / total number of trucks surveyed)

These numbers reflect industry’s practice of retiring and selling off older vehicles while at the same time

not replacing those vehicles with newer units. According to the Truck Mixer’s Manufacturer’s Bureau,

sales of new truck mixers were higher in 2011 than 2010 but still at very low levels when compared to just a

few years ago.

In terms of sheer numbers, rear discharge mixers still dominate the survey representing approximately 81%

of all mixers. Front discharge mixers make up the remaining 19% of the truck mixers. It is interesting to

note that 24% of all companies/divisions reporting do have mixed fleets with some front and some rear

discharge mixers. Considering previous trends with fleets that include at least one mixer truck with a

conveyor system attached, these data suggest that this frequency is about one in ten companies.


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Table 2: Mixer Fleet Statistics

Chassis Configurations

Over the last several decades many variations in axle configuration have been developed in response to

varying state weight laws. According to the 2012 Fleet Survey, three-axle and four-axle booster or pusher

configurations are most common. This accounts for about 68 percent of the operating mixer trucks. In order

to meet federal bridge weight restrictions and increase load carrying capacity, more ready mixed concrete

trucks are using four or more axles. In the four-axle category, tail axles out number pushers by nearly 2-to-

1. These data may be biased by the geographical distribution of responses and the pertinent state and local

weight restrictions.

Table 3: Summary of Chassis Configurations

Item Description

Companies

Reporting

(Percent)

Total

Number

Average per

company

reporting

High Low Median

8 2-Axle 0

(0%) 0 0 0 0 0

9 3-Axle 35

(41%) 3,604 95 440 1 51

10 4-Axle/Booster 44

(51%) 3,266 74 405 1 55

11 4-Axle/Pusher 30

(35%) 1,851 62 377 2 27

12 5-Axle 41

(48%) 2,359 58 260 1 53

13 6-Axle 16

(19%) 1,151 72 296 1 43

14 7-Axle 3

(3%) 281 94 251 9 21

Item Description Companies

Reporting

(Percent)

Total

Number

Average per

company

reporting

High Low Median

1 # Trucks 86

(100%) 12,602 147 566 18 94

2 Age, Years 86

(100%) 8.0 14.0 4.0 8.0

3 Front Discharge 29

(34%) 2,249 78 330 10 46

4 Rear Discharge 74

(86%) 10,200 138 542 10 92

5 All Wheel Drive 21

(24%) 2,129 101 330 20 65

6 Conveyor

Equipped

10

(12%) 61 6 17 1 5

7 Trailer Mixers 4

(5%) 60 15 53 2 3


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Fleet Performance

The survey represents ready mixed concrete trucks that traveled more than 180 million miles. That’s equal

to more than 7,200 trips around the equator. The average annual mileage on a ready mixed concrete truck

was 14,295 miles last year. This statistic is considerably lower than the high number recorded in the last 10

years of 18,896 (2006 survey) and can be contributed to the reduction in ready mixed concrete production

on a national basis.. Another interesting benchmarking data point is miles per cubic yard. This is calculated

by dividing average truck miles by average total cubic yards delivered per truck. Nationally, that number

this year is 3.3 miles/cubic yard. Miles per cubic yard can give a company an idea of how well its operation

is able to acquire jobs close to the production facility. Naturally, large urban areas will have an advantage

over more rural areas.

The average haul distance a truck mixer must travel will vary depending on location, type of construction,

and commitment to customers. The average one-way haul distance for the 78 companies that reported data

was 14.28 miles, which is one of the highest reported in the last 13 years.

For this survey the average load size was 7.71 cubic yards and the average full load was 9.75 cubic yards.

Important to a ready mixed concrete producer is the “load size coefficient” which can be calculated by

dividing average load size by typical full load size and multiplying times 100 to convert to a percentage. In

general, the higher the load size coefficient, the lower the cost of trucking per cubic yard. Of the 80

companies reporting both numbers, the calculated average load size coefficient was 79%, with a high of

99% and a low of 47%.

Table 4: Summary of Fleet Performance

Item Description

Companies

Reporting

(Percent)

Average per

company

reporting

High Low Median

15 Mixers per Mechanic 86

(100%) 14.3 32 7 13

16 Annual Miles/Truck 82

(95%) 14,295 32,000 4,370 14,065

17 Annual Engine Hours 73

(85%) 1,463 2,700 500 1,416

18 Avg. One-Way Haul

Distance, miles 78

(91%) 14.3 31.6 5.6 14.0

19 Avg. Load Size, cu. yd. 81

(94%) 7.7 9.2 4.9 7.8

20 Typical Full Load Size,

cu. yd. 86

(100%) 9.8 11.0 8.0 10.0


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Fuel Consumption

One of the major costs in operating

a ready mixed concrete fleet is fuel

consumption. In the last few years

our industry has seen

unprecedented price swings for

diesel and gasoline. Unfortunately

it appears that by all accounts that

trend will continue for at least the

near future. Fuel consumption

factors can be measured in many

different ways. Typical “miles per

gallon” (mpg) is used as a measure

by many “long haul” trucking

companies. In the ready mixed

concrete industry, although most

companies track mpg data, it does

not provide a true picture of fuel

usage considering that a mixer

truck spends varying amount of

time at idle, mixing concrete or off-

road travel. The price paid per

gallon of fuel can also be

calculated from data reported by

companies on the basis of both “Gallon per Cubic Yard” and “Fuel Costs per Cubic Yard”:

Price per Gallon = Fuel Cost per yd3 / Gallons per yd

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In 2011, fuel costs for the ready mixed concrete industry reached all time highs. The median fuel cost

according to this survey skyrocketed to $3.36 per gallon; an increase of $0.68 or almost 25% from the

average fuel cost of the previous year. Fuel costs per cubic yard are also way up from $3.05 per yard in

2010 to $3.91 per yard in 2011, about a 28% increase. Important to this industry is the percentage of fuel

usage for power-take-off (PTO) energy use. This information, however, cannot be determined from the

reported data. In 2006 NRMCA with cooperation of its member companies conducted a national study on

PTO fuel usage. The data and final report was made available to the Federal Internal Revenue Service for

consideration to rebate ready mixed concrete producers for excise taxes paid on this portion of fuel use.

The study estimated PTO fuel use to be approximately 20 to 25% of total fuel consumption.

Table 5: Summary of Fuel Usage

Item Description

Companies

Reporting

(Percent)

Average per

Company

Reporting

High Low Median

21 Miles Per Gallon 79

(92%) 3.22 5.1 2.4 3.3

22 Fuel, gal./hr. 64

(74%) 2.94 8.38 0.33 3.00

23 Fuel, gal./yd3

78

(91%) 1.16 4.30 0.60 1.04

24 Fuel, $/yd3 81

(94%) $3.91 $6.63 $1.80 $3.88


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Fleet Maintenance Expenses

Maintenance costs associated with fleet operations represent a major expense to the ready mixed concrete

producer. In past years, data reveal that cost of fleet maintenance is directly related to the average age of the

fleet. In general, a younger fleet will have lower maintenance costs. Although, with technology ever

advancing, new equipment and devices are being placed on mixers, most require at least some additional

maintenance. The total maintenance cost is calculated by the sum of cost of parts, outside repair services,

shop expenses, cost of tires, and cost for mobile communication.

Table 6: Summary of Fleet Maintenance Costs

Item Description

Companies

Reporting

(Percent)

Average per

Company

Reporting

High Low Median

25 Mixer Parts:

$/ yd3

77

(90%) $ 0.60 $ 4.07 $ 0.06 $ 0.40

25B Eng Parts: $/ yd3

73

(85%) $ 0.78 $ 2.88 $ 0.11 $ 0.67

26 Shop: $/ yd3

77

(90%) $ 1.51 $ 8.29 $ 0.06 $ 1.47

27 Outside Repairs:

$/ yd3

69

(80%) $ 0.35 $ 1.51 $ 0.01 $ 0.25

28 Tires & Tubes:

$/ yd3

83

(97%) $ 0.42 $ 1.05 $ 0.03 $ 0.41

29 TOTAL

(25-28) 84

(98%) $ 3.30 $ 10.32 $ 1.11 $ 3.10

30A Wrecker Costs:

$/ yd3

58

(67%) $ 0.04 $ 0.29 $ .001 $ 0.03

30B Wrecker Costs:

$/eng hr 11

(13%) $ 0.09 $ 0.62 $ 0.03 $ 0.04

31A Accident Repair

Cost: $/ yd3

39

(45%) $ 0.04 $ 0.27 $ 0.002 $ 0.02

31B Accident Repair

Cost: $/eng hr 9

(10%) $ 0.13 $ 0.40 $ 0.004 $ 0.09

32A Truck Wash:

$/yd3

62

(72%) $ 0.12 $ 0.42 $ 0.02 $ 0.11

32B Truck Wash:

$/truck/year

23

(27%) $ 408.25 $ 839.83 $ 98.28 $ 380.12


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Tires

Tires are an essential factor in

determining costs associated with

ready mixed concrete fleets. Of the

86 companies who reported, 5%

allow recaps on the steer axle tires.

On the other hand, 93% of all

reporting companies allow the use

of recaps on the drive or trailer axle tires. The maximum number of recaps allowed on a casing ranged from

one to six with an average of just over two.

The survey also provides an estimate of the cost to the producer for a breakdown due to a tire failure. After

removing outliers, this average cost was $149.91 in 2011. Another interesting number derived from the

data is road-calls per truck per year. On average, a ready mixed concrete company makes approximately 5

road calls related to tire failures per month for every 100 trucks in their fleet.

Table 7: Summary of Tire Information

Item Description

Companies

Reporting

(Percent)

Average per

Company

Reporting

High Low Median

33

Recaps for steer tires

=YES 86

(100%)

4

(5%)

=NO 82

(95%)

34 If yes to 33, max # of recaps per tire 6

7%) 1.8 4 1 1

35

Recaps for drive tires & lift axles

= YES 86

(100%)

79

(93%)

= NO 6

(7%)

36 If yes to 35, max # of recaps per tire 80

(93%) 2.33 6 1 2

37

Capitalize cost of tires/new mixers?

=YES 83

(97%)

43

(52%)

=NO 40

(51%)

38 Avg # road calls/month 72

(84%) 5.1 32 0.1 3.0

39 Avg lost hours./road call 82

(87%) 2.01 15.0 0.5 2.0

40 Avg cost/tire-related breakdown 64

(80%) $149.91 $375 $40 $149

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Tire pressure checked Intervals

=DAILY 25(29%)

=WEEKLY 35(41%)

=BIWEEKLY 9(10%)

=MONTHLY 16(19%)

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Tire check done by:

=DRIVER 57(66%)

=MECHANIC 11(13%)

=TIRE SERVICE 16(19%)


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Preventive Maintenance

In order to maintain an efficient ready mixed

concrete truck fleet all producers recognize the

need for Preventive Maintenance (PM). The

concept of PM is to carefully service and inspect

each truck in the fleet at regular intervals to

minimize the number of breakdowns. A good PM

program predicts breakdown frequency and

necessary repairs. This allows servicing to be

scheduled at optimum times before the breakdown

occurs. Typical PM drain intervals are calculated in

terms of hours of engine running time. Historically,

manufacturers have recommended PM drain

services at a frequency of about 300 hrs. Our

survey results for calendar year 2011 reveals that

about 86% producers base drain intervals on engine

hours and surprisingly, none base their drain

intervals on oil analysis.

Table 8: Summary of Preventive Maintenance Statistics

Item Description

Companies

Reporting

(Percent)

Average per

company

reporting

High Low Median

43

Basis forPM Drain

Interval, 83

(97%)

=MILAGE 4

(5%)

=ENGINE HOURS 71

(86%)

=CALENDAR DAYS 5

(6%)

=FUEL

CONSUMPTION 3

(4%)

=OIL ANALYSIS 0

(0%)


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Mixer Drums

Since 2006 the survey has included a section concerning drum chipping operations. Historically, drum

chipping has been performed by drivers during slow or off-peak times. In today’s fast-paced industry, an

increasing number of producers have elected to contract drum chipping to outside vendors. The survey

allows us to estimate about how many producers are using an outside service for drum chipping. That

number turns out to be about 84%.

New technology has come to our industry, within the past few years, that now enables a ready mixed

concrete producer to use a non-entry-system for drum cleaning. This system uses high pressure water to

clean hardened concrete from the drum while the operator remains safely outside. Also in this year’s survey

are addition questions which include costs of drum chipping.

A good PM program is necessary to

ensure long mixer-drum life. In this

survey, the average service life of a mixer-

drum was determined to be 7.4 years,

while delivering just over 39,000 yards of

concrete. Both numbers are the highest

recorded by this survey. The life of a

drum is dependent on a number of factors

including the hardness of the aggregate

used in concrete. An aggregate made of

very hard granite might wear out a steel

drum with only 15,000 yards of concrete delivered, while, on the other hand, using a soft marine limestone

might allow the same drum to deliver about 70,000 cubic yards.

Table 9: Summary of Mixer Drums Statistics

Item Description

Companies

Reporting

(Percent)

Average per

company

reporting

High Low Median

44 Drum Chipping by:

Driver 10

(12%)

Maint. 3

(3%)

Outside

Service 72

(84%)

45 Drum Chipping

Frequency (months)

86

(100%) 7.1 36 1.8 6

46 Cost per Cleaning 67

(78%) $241.07 $2500 $7.39 $188

46B Chipping Cost

(per truck per year)

44

(51%) $345.40 $863 $72 $300

47

Capitalize Drum Cost?

= YES 37

(48%)

= NO 40

(52%)

48 Avg Drum Life/years. 80

(93%) 7.4 12.0 4.2 7.0

48B Avg Drum Life/yd3

80

(93%) 39,040 65,000 17,353 38,000


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Front End Loaders

Essential to a ready mixed concrete production facility is its front-end loader fleet. This piece of equipment

is vital to both production rate and product quality. Keeping the loader in good working condition is

mandatory for a successful operation. This survey, representing more than 1,700 loaders from 85

companies/divisions, reveals the average age of a loader is 11.3years. The data also shows that a company,

on average, operates 1 loader for every 7.1 truck mixers.

Table 10: Summary of Front End Loader Statistics

Item Description

Companies

Reporting

(Percent)

Average per

company

reporting

High Low Median

49 # Loaders 85

(99%) 20.8 113 1 13

50 Avg. age, years. 84

(98%) 11.3 23.5 1.5 10.1

51

Capitalize Loader Engine

Rebuilds?

= YES 76

(84%)

37

(49%)

= NO 39

(51%)

52A Loader parts: $/yd3

56

(65%) $0.14 $0.62 $0.01 $0.11

52B Loader parts: $/eng hr. 31

(36%) $3.49 $13.82 $0.10 $3.47

53A Loader shop exp.: $/yd3.

41

(48%) $0.25 $3.50 $0.01 $0.13

53B Loader. shop exp: $/eng. hr. 27

(31%) $3.10 $15.83 $0.03 $2.90

54A Loader outside repair: $/yd3

41

(48%) $0.12 $0.47 $0.01 $0.04

54B Loader outside repair:

$/eng.hr. 25

(29%) $2.88 $9.66 $0.05 $2.00

55A Tire/Tube: $/yd3

51

(59%) $0.07 $0.44 $0.01 $0.04

55B Tire/Tube: $/eng. hr. 28

(33%) $2.13 $12.86 $0.02 $1.20

56A TOTAL: $/yd

3

(from 53-56) 61

(71%) $0.44 $3.50 $0.02 $0.34

56B TOTAL $/eng. hr.

(from 43-56) 32

(37%) $10.14 $30.23 $0.04 $8.33

57 Loader Fuel: gal/eng. hr. 50

(58%)) 3.69 25.68 0.29 3.10

58 Loader Fuel: gal/ yd3

54

(63%) 0.13 0.75 0.01 0.07

59 Loader Fuel: $/yd3

67

(78%) $0.28 $1.17 $0.02 $0.24


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Benchmarking

Of utmost importance to a ready mixed concrete

production facility is its ability to measure and monitor

key ratios used to quantify productivity. Parked trucks due

to low driver availability can be very costly. Driver

availability rates are generally calculated daily for each

plant and averaged on a monthly or yearly basis. The

ready mixed concrete industry measures fleet statistics to

track the efficiency and effectiveness of equipment PM

and repair programs. Factors that affect the Fleet

Availability ratios are PM programs, average age of the

fleet, parts availability, competency of mechanics and

warranties. Fleet Utilization is another key ratio that matches the number of available drivers with available

trucks with a goal of 100% utilization. This can be quite difficult in markets that experience driver

shortages. Dispatch efficiency is determined as the (driver hours worked – driver standby hours)/driver

hours worked.

The OES committee also asked producers for backing accidents and roll-over incidents. The data reveal

those who reported at least one rollover (31 companies) the rollover rate per 100 trucks is 1.24 and for those

companies reporting at least one backing accident (57 companies) the rate is 6.6 backing accidents per 100

trucks. The benchmarking data in this section are not included in Table 12, “Trend Analysis”, of this report.

Table 11: Summary of Benchmarking Statistics

Item Description

Companies

Reporting

(Percent)

Total #

Average per

Company

Reporting

High Low Median

60 Driver Availability

Annually, % 68

(79%) 92% 100% 76% 92%

61 Fleet Availability

Annually, % 73

(85%) 91% 100% 5% 94%

62 Fleet Utilization

Annually, % 66

(77%) 81% 100% 46% 81%

63 Concrete delivered per

truck annually, yd3

81

(94%) 4,331 9,360 1,969 4,050

64 Dispatch Efficiency

Annually 51

(59%) 79% 97% 47% 80%

65 Rollovers in 2011 82

(95%) 52 0.63 6 0 0

66 Backing Accidents in

2011 68

(79%) 448 6.6 24 0 5

67 Volumetric Mixers

= YES 0

(0%)

= NO 84

(96%)

68 Number of Volumetric

Mixers?

0

(0%)

69 Concrete delivered by

volumetric mixers, yd3

0

(0%)


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Yearly Comparison

Table 12: Trend Analysis

Data for Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Companies Participating 86 94 87 90 82 99 56 46 41 80 75 67 68

Number of Trucks 12,606 15504 13,839 14,588 14,609 17,080 11,591 7,114 6,211 10,120 12,116 7035 6,987

Average Fleet Age, years 8.0 7.6 7.3 7.4 6.1 6.8 6.5 7.0 8.1 7.4 6.8 7.4 8.9

Average Truck Age, years 7.6 6.9 6.2 - - 6.2 6.2 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.8 7.6

Front Discharge, Percent 18% 24.6% 17.2% 17.0% 19.0% 15.7% 23% 16% 26% 29% 18% 18% 14%

Rear Discharge, Percent 81% 74.2% 82.8% 83.0% 81.0% 82.3% 77% 84% 74% 71% 82% 83% 86%

Avg. Annual Mileage per Truck, 14,295 13,860 13,801 15,062 17,755 17,976 18,896 16,895 16,952 18,437 16,954 16,987 19,760

Avg Haul, One Way, miles 14.3 13.8 14.4 14.2 14.1 14.6 12.1 14.3 13.0 12.1 13.4 12.2 12.0

Average Load Size, yd3 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.1 8.2 7.9 8.0 7.7 7.9 8.00 7.57

Average " Full Load" size, yd3 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.8 10 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.47

Fuel Usage: miles per gallon 3.22 3.32 3.38 3.38 3.40 3.60 3.60 3.79 3.6 3.87 3.93 3.83 4.03

Fuel Usage: gallons per yd3 1.08 1.14 1.10 1.07 1.06 1.16 0.99 0.85 1.0 0.95 0.94 1.07 1.21

Fuel Usage: $ per yd3 $3.91 $3.02 $2.81 $3.67 $2.80 $2.55 $2.15 $1.72 $1.36 $1.22 $1.37 $ 1.35 $ 1.32

Parts (mixer + truck): $ per yd3 $1.38 $0.99 $0.96 $1.14 $1.07 $1.12 $0.98 $0.93 $1.06 $1.05 $0.98 $ 1.06 $ 1.18

Shop expense: $ per yd3 $1.51 $1.64 $1.44 $1.53 $1.55 $1.46 $1.26 $1.33 $1.29 $1.50 $1.05 $ 1.29 $ 1.27

Tires & Tubes: $ per yd3 $0.42 $0.35 $0.35 $0.31 $0.31 $0.33 $0.31 $0.33 $0.30 $0.29 $0.34 $ 0.31 $ 0.40

Maintenance Cost: $ per yd3 $3.30 $3.18 $3.40 $3.58 $3.52 $3.21 $2.70 $2.87 $2.79 $3.03 $2.59 $ 3.22 $ 3.31

Recaps for Steer Tires? 5% 3% 3% 7% 7% 8% 0% 7% 5% 9% 16% 16% 20%

Recaps for Drive Tires? 93% 100% - - 93% 95% 96% 93% 95% 96% 96% 92% 96%

Avg$ per road call (Tire Related) $149.91 $199.95 $146.79 175.15 $139.39 $175.57 $162.15 $147.34 $135.62 $135.11 $127.51 $126.11 $118.60

PM Drain Interval, Eng. Hr. 86% 82% 82% 78% 71% 424 447 449 419 387 375 328 303

PM Drain Interval, Days 6% 7% 5% 7% 18% 112 90 94 87 148 128 102.6 95

PM Drain Interval, miles 5% 5% 9% 12% 7% 6,636 6,250 4,722 4,556 5,205 5,125 4,667 4,836

Mixer to Mechanics Ratio 14.3 14.8 13.9 13.3 13.5 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.4 12.2 12.7 11.1 12.6

Avg Drum Service Life, years 7.4 7.2 7.1 6.8 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.3

Avg Drum Service Life yd3 39,040 38,279 38,645 36,232 39,052 32,850 36,840 31,178 36,757 32,078 33,869 31,048 34,226

Number of Front-end Loaders 1,765 2,136 1,708 1,758 1,537 1495 1033 758 634 1030 1281 637 999

Average Loader age, years 11.3 11.0 10.8 9.9 9.0 9.0 10.0 10.4 12 10.6 9.0 13.0 11.0

Avg. Loader Maintenance: $/ yd3 $0.44 $0.48 $0.59 $0.54 $0.51 $0.43 $0.48 $0.24 $0.19 $0.24 $0.24 $ 0.24 $ 0.37

Avg. Loader Maintenance:

$/engine hour

$10.14 $9.40 $5.02 $12.93 $12.69 $11.26 $9.09 $6.38 $4.19 $6.61 $6.47 $ 5.35 $ 3.61

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Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank all the companies and individuals who spent the time to voluntarily

participate in the survey. It is due to their efforts that these data can be used by the entire industry to

benchmark valuable industry specific fleet information. While the participation level has grown, the

reliability of these industry benchmarks can improve by increasing the sample size. Readers of this report

are encouraged to submit responses for the 2013 Survey. Forms will be available on or about January 1,

2013 at www.nrmca.org.

Table 13: Participating Companies

Company Reported By: Company Reported By:

Anderson Concrete Michael Anderson Harrison Construction Company Doug Brown

Advance Ready Mix Concrete Inc Jerry Wild IMI Tennessee, Inc. Robert Majors

APAC-Central Ricky Osburn Ingram Concrete Christy Ludwick

ARGOS USA Andrew Reynolds Irving Materials Inc. Chris Holt

Bayou Concrete, LLC Judd Beech Irving Materials, Inc. Chad Kelley

BCM Oklahoma Jake Seay Kirkpatrick Concrete David Black

Bode Concrete LLC Jennifer McDermott Kuhlman Corporation Patrick Ferry

Boral Construction Materials Ready

Mixed Concrete Robert Haun Lafarge Craig Radke

Builder's Concrete & Supply Co.,

Inc. Bill Wiley Lehigh Hanson Matt Woods

C&D Concrete David Williams Livingston’s Concrete Service, Inc. Jo-Ann McIntire

Cal Portland Jason Faubel Mannatts Dennis Gallagher

CalPortland Gary Dykman Martin Limestone Inc Donald Graves

CalPortland Paul Moore Metro Ready Mix Concrete Michael Zagula

CalPortland Chuck Williams MMC Materials, Inc. Shane Huff

CalPortland Construction Toby Goodwin Mobley Construction Co. Bryce Mobley

Capital Concrete Inc. Wayne Bolton Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. Jessica Miazga

Carew Concrete & Supply Co., Inc. John Carew Powhatan Ready Mix Shae Fender

Carolina Sunrock LLC Elisabeth Sasser Prairie Material Matthew Clarage

Carroll Concrete Chris Broadhurst Preferred Materials, Inc. Meg Dragoni

CEMEX Larry Bruffy Razorback Concrete Bill Johnson

CEMEX Richard Fritz Rowe Materials David Williams

CEMEX Steven Knudsen RW Sidley, Inc. David Lintern

Cemstone Products Company Tim Becken S&W Ready Mix Josh Howery

Cemstone Ready Mix Inc. Jim Dewall Smith's Ready Mix, Inc. Hix Smith

Central Concrete Supply Co.,

Inc./Subsidiary of US Concrete Steve Brussee Spurlino Materials Jim Spurlino

Chandler Concrete Company, Inc. Jeff Hinkle Staker Parson Companies Rod Griffiths

Chandler Concrete Piedmont, Inc. Jeff Hinkle Tarmac America Gary Nininger

Chaney Enterprises David Williams Teichert Readymix Allen Ketchum

Concrete Supply Co. Keith Cates The Dolomite Group Fritz Odenbach

Consolidated Concrete Co Lisa Bell Titan Virginia Ready Mix Shae Fender

Delta Industries, Inc. Les Howell Transit Mix Concrete Brett Johnston

Eastern Concrete Materials, Inc. Bill Steele TXI Thomas Zais

Essroc Ready Mix / Mid Atlantic Mark Kane United Materials, LLC James Pierce

Essroc Ready-Mix Midwest Region Brent Edwards Vulcan Construction Materials, LP Stephen Taylor

GCCA Phillip Maxwell Vulcan Materials - Northern

Concrete Division Brad Moye

Geiger Ready Mix Co Inc. Richard Tucker Vulcan Materials Company Ed Luce

Hanson Aggregates Arizona, Inc John Doerfler Vulcan Materials Company, Florida

Division Dennis Upchurch

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Region

Region Region

Total # 15 Eastern Total # 19 Eastern

Total # 21 Southeastern Total # 21 Southeastern

Total # 13 G.Lakes/ Midwest Total # 12 G.Lakes/ Midwest

Total # 15 South Central Total # 16 South Central

Total # 3 North Central Total # 4 North Central

Total # 3 Rocky Mountain Total # 5 Rocky Mountain

Total # 1 Pacific Northwest Total # 3 Pacific Northwest

Total # 14 Pacific Southwest Total # 14 Pacific Southwest

Mixer Fleet Median Median

1 Total # of Truck Mixers Total # 12,602 Truck Mixers 94 Total # 15,504 Truck Mixers 94

2 Average Fleet Age Nat. Average 8.0 Years 8.0 Nat. Average 7.6 Years 7.5

Breakdown of Truck Mixers by Type % of total % of total

3 # Front Discharge Units Total # 2,249 Fronts 30.1% Total # 3,811 Fronts 24.6%

4 # Rear Discharge Units Total # 10,200 Rears 78.5% Total # 11,497 Rears 74.2%

5 # All-Wheel Drive Trucks Total # 2,129 All-Wheel Drive 22.6% Total # 2,057 All-Wheel Drive 13.3%

6 # Mixers Equipped w/ Belt Conveyors Total # 61 w/Conveyors 10.8% Total # 65 w/Conveyors 0.4%

7 # Trailer Mixers Total # 60 Trailer Mixers 4.3% Total # 55 Trailer Mixers 0.4%

Breakdown of Truck Mixers by Chassis Configuration : % of total % of total

8 2 Axles Total # 0 2 Axles 0.00% Total # 9 2 Axles 0.06%

9 3 Axles Total # 3,604 3 Axles 40.9% Total # 4,893 3 Axles 31.6%

10 4 Axles (booster) Total # 3,266 4 Axles (booster) 46.2% Total # 4,676 4 Axles (booster) 30.2%

11 4 Axles (pusher) Total # 1,851 4 Axles (pusher) 32.3% Total # 1,847 4 Axles (pusher) 11.9%



14 7 Axles Total # 281 7 Axles 3.2% Total # 297 7 Axles 1.9%

Miscellaneous Fleet Performance Information Median Median

15 Truck Mixer-to-Mechanic Ratio Nat. Average 14.3 Mixers/Mech. 13.5 Nat. Average 14.8 Mixers/Mech. 13.1

16 Average Annual Mileage per Truck Mixer Nat. Average 14,295 Miles 14,065 Nat. Average 13,860 Miles 13,716

17 Average Annual Engine Hours per Truck Mixer Nat. Average 1,463 Eng. Hours 1,416 Nat. Average 1,444 Eng. Hours 1,400

18 Avg. Haul Distance (miles, one way ) Nat. Average 14.3 Haul Distance 14.0 Nat. Average 13.8 Haul Distance 13.5

19 Average Load Size (Yards3) Nat. Average 7.7 Yd3

7.75 Nat. Average 7.8 Yd3

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20 Typical Full Load Size (Yards3

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10.0 Nat. Average 9.7 Yd3

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Truck Mixer Diesel Fuel Consumption Median Median

21 Miles per Gallon Nat. Average 3.22 miles/gal 3.27 Nat. Average 3.32 miles/gal 3.18

22 Gallons per Engine Hour Nat. Average 2.94 Gal/Eng hr. 3.00 Nat. Average 2.90 Gal/Eng hr. 2.90

23 Gallons per Cubic Yard Nat. Average 1.16 Gals/Yd3

1.04 Nat. Average 1.14 Gals/Yd3

1.02

24 Fuel Costs per Cubic Yard Nat. Average 3.91$ $/Yd3

3.88$ Nat. Average 3.02$ $/Yd3

2.71$

Truck Mixer Maintenance Costs

25 A: Mixer Parts Expense per Cubic Yard Nat. Average 0.60$ $/Yd3


0.33$

25 B: Engine Parts Expense per Cubic Yard Nat. Average 0.78$ $/Yd3


0.66$

26 Shop Expense per Cubic Yard Nat. Average 1.51$ $/Yd3


1.50$

27 Outside Repair Costs per Cubic Yard Nat. Average 0.35$ $/Yd3


0.20$

28 Tire Expenses per Cubic Yard Nat. Average 0.42$ $/Yd3


0.35$

29 Maintenance Cost TOTAL (from questions 25-29) Nat. Average 3.30$ $/Yd3


2.97$

30 Wrecker Costs (per Cubic Yard) Nat. Average 0.04$ $/Yd3


0.02$

or ($/Engine Hour) Nat. Average 0.09$ $/Engine Hour 0.04$ Nat. Average 0.05$ $/Engine Hour 0.04$

31 Accident Repairs (per Cubic Yard) Nat. Average 0.04$ $/Yd3


0.04$

or ($/Engine Hour) Nat. Average 0.13$ $/Engine Hour 0.09$ Nat. Average 0.17$ $/Engine Hour 0.15$

32 Truck Wash Cleaning Products Costs (per Cubic Yard) Nat. Average 0.12$ $/Yd3


0.11$

or ($-per-Vehicle-per-Year) Nat. Average 408.25$ $/Truck/Year 380.12$ Nat. Average 407.63$ $/Truck/Year 397.61$

Tire-Related Information

33 Do You Use Retreads on Steer Tires? 5.0% Yes 3.3% Yes

34 . . .if yes, maximum # of recaps per casing Nat. Average 1.8 recaps/casing 1.5 Nat. Average 1.5 recaps/casing 1.0

35 Do You Use Retreads on Drive Tires & Liftable Axles? 93.0% Yes 94.0% Yes

36 . . .if yes, maximum # of recaps per casing Nat. Average 2.3 recaps/casing 2.0 Nat. Average 2.3 recaps/casing 2.0

37 Do you Capitalize the Cost of Tires on New Mixers? 52% Yes 50% Yes

38 Typical # of Road Calls per Month due to Tire Problems? Nat. Average 5.1 per 100 mixers 3 Nat. Average 5.0 per 100 mixers 3.1

39 Typical Time Lost per Tire-related Road Call? (Hours) Nat. Average 2.0 Hours Lost 2 Nat. Average 2.2 Hours Lost 2

40 Avg. Cost of Tire-related Breakdown (Not incl. Tire Cost )? Nat. Average 149.91$ $/breakdown 149.00$ Nat. Average 195.99$ $/breakdown 150.00$

41 How often is tire pressure checked?

Daily 25 29% Daily 27 29%

Weekly 35 41% Weekly 45 48%

Bi-weekly 9 10% Bi-weekly 5 5%

Monthly 16 19% Monthly 14 15%

42 Who checks tire pressure?

Driver 57 66% Driver 55 59%

Mechanic 11 13% Mechanic 19 20%

Tire Service 16 19% Tire Service 18 19%

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Crankcase Drain Interval (truck mixer engine) Median Median

43 Basis of PM Interval

Mileage 4 5% Mileage 5 6%

Engine Hours 71 86% Engine Hours 77 87%

Calendar Days 5 6% Calendar Days 7 8%

Fuel Consumption 3 4% Fuel Consumption 3 3%

Oil Analysis 0 0% Oil Analysis 0 0%

Mixer Drums, Drum Chipping, Service Life, Etc.

44 Who Performs Drum Chipping?

Driver 10 12% Driver 11 12%

Mechanic/Other 3 3% Mechanic/Other 1 1%

Outside Service 72 84% Outside Service 80 87%

45 How Often are Drums Chipped Out? (Average, in months) Nat. Average 7.1 months 6.0 Nat. Average 7.2 months 6.0

46 Average Drum Chipping Cost (per cleaning) Nat. Average 241.07$ $/per cleaning 188.00$ Nat. Average 233.50$ $/per cleaning 172.87$

Average Drum Chipping Cost per Truck Mixer-per-Year Nat. Average 345.40$ $/truck per yr. 300.00$ Nat. Average 346.81$ $/truck per yr. 300.65$

47 Do you Capitalize the Cost of Replacement Drums? 48.0% Yes 39.0% Yes

48 Average Drum Serv ice Life: (Years + 10ths, e.g., 8.5) Nat. Average 7.4 Years 7.0 Nat. Average 7.2 Years 7.0

Average Drum Serv ice Life: (Cubic Yards) Nat. Average 39,040 Yd3 38,000 Nat. Average 38,280 Yd

3 35,000

Front End Loaders

49 Total # of Front-end Loaders Total # 1,765 # Loaders Total # 2,136 # Loaders

50 Average Loader Age (Years) Average 11.3 Years 10.1 Average 11.0 Years 4.4

51 Do you Capitalize Loader Engine Rebuilds/Overhauls? 49% Yes 40% Yes

Front End Loader Maintenance Costs

52 Parts Expense (per Cubic Yard) Average 0.14$ $/Yd3

0.11$ Average 0.17$ $/Yd3

0.13$

or ($/Engine Hour) Average 3.49$ $/Eng. Hr. 3.47$ Average 3.49$ $/Eng. Hr. 3.47$

53 Shop Expense (per Cubic Yard) Average 0.25$ $/Yd3

0.13$ Average 0.21$ $/Yd3

0.12$


54 Outside Repair Costs (per Cubic Yard) Average 0.12$ $/Yd3

0.04$ Average 0.12$ $/Yd3

0.10$


55 Tire Expense (per Cubic Yard) Average 0.07$ $/Yd3

0.04$ Average 0.07$ $/Yd3

0.04$


56 TOTAL - per Cubic Yard (from questions 53 - 56) Average 0.44$ $/Yd3

0.34$ Average 0.48$ $/Yd3

0.37$

TOTAL - per Engine Hour (from questions 53 - 56) Average 10.14$ $/Eng. Hr. 8.33$ Average 9.40$ $/Eng. Hr. 8.10$

Loader Diesel Fuel Consumption

57 Gallons per Engine hour Average 3.69 Gal/Eng Hr. Average 3.27 Gal/Eng Hr.

58 Gallons per Cubic Yard Average 0.13 Gals/Yd3

Average 0.14 Gals/Yd3

59 Loader Fuel Costs per Cubic Yard Average 0.28$ $/Yd3

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Additional Benchmarking Items Median Median

60 Driver Availability % (Available Drivers/Total Drivers) Average 91.9% % Annually 92.0% Average 91.0% % Annually 92.0%

61 Fleet Availability % (Available Mixers / Total Mixers) Average 91.1% % Annually 93.5% Average 91.5% % Annually 94.0%

62 Fleet Utilization % (Available Drivers/ Available Mixers) Average 81.5% % Annually 81.0% Average 83.6% % Annually 85.0%

63 Cubic Yards Delivered per Truck Mixer Average 4,331 Yd3/Truck/Year 4,050 Average 4,097 Yd

3/Truck/Year 3,861

64 Dispatch Efficiency (Drivers Hr. - Standby Hr./Drivers Hr.) Average 78.7% % Annually 80.0% Average 80.9% % Annually 83.0%

65 Number of Rollover Incidents (on or off road) Average 1.2 per 100 mixers Average 1.3 per 100 mixers

66 Number of Truck Mixer Backing Accidents Average 6.6 per 100 mixers Average 6.9 per 100 mixers

67 Does Fleet include any Volumetric Mixers? 0% Yes 0% Yes

68 If Yes, How Many Volumetric Mixers? Total # na # Volumetrics Total # na # Volumetrics

69 If Yes, how Many cu. yd. per Volumetric Mixer per Year Average na Yd3/Year Average na Yd

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Mixer Fleet

1 Total # of Truck Mixers Total # 1,499 4,093 1,589 2,439 2,982

2 Average Fleet Age Average 8.7 7.2 8.8 7.5 8.3

Breakdown of Truck Mixers by Type

3 # Front Discharge Units Total # 159 867 831 28 364

4 # Rear Discharge Units Total # 1,319 3,095 757 2,411 2,618

5 # All-Wheel Drive Trucks Total # 96 931 656 28 418

6 # Mixers Equipped w/ Belt Conveyors Total # 29 26 1 0 5

7 # Trailer Mixers Total # 2 0 3 0 55

Breakdown of Truck Mixers by Chassis Configuration :

8 2 Axles Total # 0 0 0 0 0

9 3 Axles Total # 403 1,808 20 1,363 10

10 4 Axles (booster) Total # 549 671 639 447 960

11 4 Axles (pusher) Total # 406 1,179 139 107 20

12 5 Axles Total # 142 337 691 436 753

13 6 Axles Total # 1 92 79 0 979

14 7 Axles Total # 0 0 21 0 260

Miscellaneous Fleet Performance Information

15 Truck Mixer-to-Mechanic Ratio Average 15.4 15.7 14.4 14.8 12.0

16 Average Annual Mileage per Truck Mixer Average 12794.4 14268.7 12284.9 16524.7 15188.5

17 Average Annual Engine Hours per Truck Mixer Average 1423.7 1366.0 1371.7 1624.1 1507.7

18 Avg. Haul Distance (miles, one way ) Average 14.7 15.1 11.0 12.6 16.0

19 Average Load Size (Yards3) Average 7.5 7.6 7.2 8.0 8.1


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22 Gallons per Engine Hour Average 1.94 3.18 3.11 2.93 3.07

23 Gallons per Cubic Yard Average 1.10 1.57 1.07 1.00 1.05

24 Fuel Costs per Cubic Yard Average 4.00 4.35 3.73 3.59 3.76


25 A: Mixer Parts Expense per Cubic Yard Average 0.49$ 0.88$ 0.55$ 0.45$ 0.55$

25 B: Engine Parts Expense per Cubic Yard Average 1.00$ 0.81$ 0.79$ 0.57$ 0.68$

26 Shop Expense per Cubic Yard Average 1.55$ 2.11$ 1.24$ 1.40$ 1.13$

27 Outside Repair Costs per Cubic Yard Average 0.31$ 0.39$ 0.12$ 0.40$ 0.46$

28 Tire Expenses per Cubic Yard Average 0.46$ 0.45$ 0.33$ 0.41$ 0.41$

29 Maintenance Cost TOTAL (from questions 25-29) Average 3.72$ 4.07$ 2.67$ 2.90$ 2.91$

30 Wrecker Costs (per Cubic Yard) Average 0.03$ 0.03$ 0.02$ 0.07$ 0.04$

or ($/Engine Hour) Average 0.06$ 0.62$ 0.05$ 0.05$ 0.03$

31 Accident Repairs (per Cubic Yard) Average 0.04$ 0.03$ 0.03$ 0.03$ 0.05$

or ($/Engine Hour) Average -$ 0.05$ 0.20$ 0.00$ 0.13$

32 Truck Wash Cleaning Products Costs (per Cubic Yard) Average 0.12$ 0.14$ 0.08$ 0.18$ 0.09$

or ($-per-Vehicle-per-Year) Average 378.50$ 646.07$ 218.70$ 526.15$ 428.02$


33 Do You Use Retreads on Steer Tires? Yes 0.0% 10.0% 7.7% 0.0% 4.5%

34 . . .if yes, maximum # of recaps per casing Average 0.0% 166.7% 100.0% 400.0% 100.0%

35 Do You Use Retreads on Drive Tires & Liftable Axles? Yes 87.5% 95.0% 100.0% 85.7% 95.5%

36 . . .if yes, maximum # of recaps per casing Average 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.2

37 Do you Capitalize the Cost of Tires on New Mixers? Yes 62.5% 63.2% 46.2% 50.0% 38.1%

38 Typical # of Road Calls per Month due to Tire Problems? Average 4.6 6.8 2.3 6.1 5.6

39 Typical Time Lost per Tire-related Road Call? (Hours) Average 2.0 3.0 1.6 1.6 1.7

40 Avg. Cost of Tire-related Breakdown (Not incl. Tire Cost )? Average 168.29$ 187.69$ 116.36$ 107.39$ 152.78$

41 How often is tire pressure checked? Daily 0 0 2 1 1

Weekly 11 18 11 10 21

Bi-weekly 1 1 0 3 0

Monthly 3 0 0 0 0

42 Who checks tire pressure? Driver 13 19 9 11 5

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Basis of PM Interval Engine Hours 11 18 11 10 21

Calendar Days 1 1 0 3 0

Fuel Consumption 3 0 0 0 0

Oil Analysis 0 0 0 0 0


Who Performs Drum Chipping? Driver 10 10 10 10 10

44 Mechanic/Other 3 3 3 3 3

Outside Service 72 72 72 72 72

45 How Often are Drums Chipped Out? (Average, in months) Average 6.4 8.9 6.4 7.7 5.9

46 Average Drum Chipping Cost (per cleaning) Average 328.1 305.7 169.0 144.0 206.7

Average Drum Chipping Cost per Truck Mixer-per-Year Average 344.5 360.5 259.7 399.5 350.2

47 Do you Capitalize the Cost of Replacement Drums? Yes 29% 39% 85% 43% 50%

48 Average Drum Serv ice Life: (Years + 10ths, e.g., 8.5) Average 7.1 7.3 8.9 7.7 6.8

Average Drum Serv ice Life: (Cubic Yards) Average 34254.2 36639.1 42800.0 43166.4 40184.2

Front End Loaders

49 Total # of Front-end Loaders Total # 178 759 212 364 252

50 Average Loader Age (Years) Average 12 9 12 13 11

51 Do you Capitalize Loader Engine Rebuilds/Overhauls? 40% 42% 67% 33% 61%


52 Parts Expense (per Cubic Yard) Average 0.15$ 0.16$ 0.16$ 0.15$ 0.10$


53 Shop Expense (per Cubic Yard) Average 0.56$ 0.10$ 0.30$ 0.18$ 0.18$


54 Outside Repair Costs (per Cubic Yard) Average 0.16$ 0.16$ 0.13$ 0.08$ 0.07$


55 Tire Expense (per Cubic Yard) Average 0.05$ 0.07$ 0.06$ 0.09$ 0.04$


56 TOTAL - per Cubic Yard (from questions 53 - 56) Average 0.66$ 0.32$ 0.49$ 0.41$ 0.33$

TOTAL - per Engine Hour (from questions 53 - 56) Average 8.00$ 17.88$ 6.71$ 10.84$ 9.18$


57 Gallons per Engine hour Average 3.00 3.00 3.10 5.31 3.81

58 Gallons per Cubic Yard Average 0.11 0.15 0.09 0.13 0.17

59 Loader Fuel Costs per Cubic Yard Average 0.34$ 0.27$ 0.33$ 0.26$ 0.21$

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60 Driver Availability % (Available Drivers/Total Drivers) Average 91.4% 91.8% 92.8% 93.3% 90.5%

61 Fleet Availability % (Available Mixers / Total Mixers) Average 93.6% 89.8% 94.7% 91.5% 88.2%

62 Fleet Utilization % (Available Drivers/ Available Mixers) Average 76.4% 79.7% 86.9% 83.9% 82.1%

63 Cubic Yards Delivered per Truck Mixer Average 3,686.25 4,334.13 4,191.77 4,896.64 4,539.66

64 Dispatch Efficiency (Drivers Hr. - Standby Hr./Drivers Hr.) Average 79.8% 0.0% 84.5% 70.1% 77.9%

65 Number of Rollover Incidents (on or off road) Total # 8 17 0 15 12

66 Number of Truck Mixer Backing Accidents Total # 58 164 53 70 103

67 Does Fleet include any Volumetric Mixers? Yes 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

68 If Yes, How Many Volumetric Mixers? Total # 0 0 0 0 0

69 If Yes, how Many cu. yd. per Volumetric Mixer per Year Average 0 0 0 0 0

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Appendix III 2012 Fleet Survey Electronic Submission Form

Region

In which region are you located? (If deliveries cross regional boundaries, select the highest

volume region, or fill out a separate survey form for each region)

Mixer Fleet This section pertains to truck mixers ONLY . (Try to isolate mixer costs from the other equipment in fleet.)

1 Total # of Truck Mixers >>>>>> Truck Mixers

2 Average Age (years + 10ths, e.g., 8.5) >>>>>> Years

Breakdown of Truck Mixer Fleet by Type (Note: Answer #1 total should equal sum of #8-#14)

3 # Front Discharge Units >>>>>> Fronts

4 # Rear Discharge Units >>>>>> Rears

5 # All-Wheel Drive Trucks >>>>>> All-Wheel Drive

6 # Mixers Equipped w/ Belt Conveyors >>>>>> w/Conveyors

7 # Trailer Mixers >>>>>> Trailer Mixers

Chassis Configuration : # of (straight truck) mixers with:

8 2 Axles >>>>>> 2 Axles


10 4 Axles (booster or tag) >>>>>> 4 Axles (booster)

11 4 Axles (pusher) >>>>>> 4 Axles (pusher)




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2012 NRMCA FLEET MAINTENANCE BENCHMARKING AND COST SURVEYElectronic Version

Fleet Supervisors: Fill out this survey (NOTE: type data only in yellow-highlighted cells or use provided drop-down boxes) as accurately and completely as possible . E-mail form to NRMCA’s Operations Department by April 1, 2012. If applicable, you may either compile data from all the plants within a state or region (see map) or submit a separate survey from each divisionor

business unit. If you cannot answer all the questions, please complete and submit what you can. Please use data from calendar year 2011.

The data gathered via this survey will be presented in an excutive summary report in NRMCA’s Infocus Quarterly Magazine. Persons completing the survey will receive an electronic copy of the report.

Instructions: All cells on this sheet are protected, except for the yellow-highlighted data entry cells. Please tab from line to line to enter data in the highlighted cells. Where provided, use drop-down boxes instead of typing data into yellow cells. When completed, please save file as <your company name>.xls and email to [email protected]

All proprietary company information shall remain confidential.


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Appendix III 2012 Fleet Survey Electronic Submission Form, cont’d

Miscellaneous Fleet Performance Information

15 Truck Mixer-to-Mechanic Ratio (e.g., 13.5 trucks per mechanic )>>>>>> Mixers/Mech.

16 Average Annual Mileage per Truck Mixer >>>>>> Miles

17 Average Annual Engine Hours per Truck Mixer >>>>>> Hours

18 Avg. Haul Distance (miles, one way ) >>>>>> miles

19 Average Load Size (Yards3) >>>>>> Yd3


) >>>>>> Yd3

Diesel Fuel Consumption

21 Miles per Gallon >>>>>> miles/gal

22 Gallons per Engine Hour >>>>>> Gal/Eng hr.

23 Gallons per Cubic Yard >>>>>> Gals/Yd3

24 Fuel Costs per Cubic Yard >>>>>> $/Yd3


25A Mixer Parts Expense per Cubic Yard >>>>>> $/Yd3

(parts purchased solely for the repair of mixer chassis, body and drum assemblies)

25B Truck & Engine Parts Expense per Cubic Yard >>>>>> $/Yd3

26 Shop Expense per Cubic Yard >>>>>> $/Yd3

27 Outside Repair Costs per Cubic Yard >>>>>> $/Yd3

(parts and labor for repairs to truck mixers performed by an outside party)

28 Tire Expenses per Cubic Yard >>>>>> $/Yd3

(Includes new, used and recapped tires plus repairs, mounting, balancing and other related costs)

29 TOTAL (from questions 25-28) >>>>>> -$ $/Yd3

30 Wrecker Costs (per Cubic Yard) >>>>>> $/Yd3

or ($/Engine Hour) >>>>>> $/Engine Hour

31 Accident Repairs (per Cubic Yard) >>>>>> $/Yd3

or ($/Engine Hour) >>>>>> $/Engine Hour

32 Truck Wash Cleaning Chemicals & Detergents (per Cubic Yard) >>>>>> $/Yd3

or ($-per-Vehicle-per-Year) >>>>>> $/Truck/Year


33 Use Retreads on Steer Tires? (Yes or No) >>>>>>

34 . . .if yes, maximum # of recaps per casing >>>>>> recaps/tire

35 Use Retreads on Drive Tires & Liftable Axles? (Yes or No) >>>>>>

36 . . .if yes, maximum # of recaps per casing >>>>>> recaps/tire

37 Do you Capitalize the Cost of Tires on New Mixers? (Yes or No)>>>>>>

38 Typical Number of Road Calls per Month Due to Tire Problems?>>>>>>

39 Typical Time Lost per Tire-related Road Call? (Hours + 10ths) >>>>>> Hours

40 Typical Cost of a Tire-related Breakdown (Not Including Tire Cost )? $/breakdown

41 How often is tire pressure checked? >>>>>>

42 Who checks tire pressure? (Driver, Mechanic or Tire Serv ice) >>>>>>


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44 Who Performs Drum Chipping? >>>>>>

45 How Often are Drums Chipped/Cleaned, on Average? (Months)>>>>>> months

46 Average Drum Chipping Cost (per cleaning) >>>>>> $/per cleaning

or per Truck Mixer-per-Year >>>>>> $/truck per year

47 Do you Capitalize the Cost of Replacement Drums? (Yes or No)>>>>>>

48 Average Drum Serv ice Life: (Years + 10ths, e.g., 8.5) >>>>>> Years

Average Drum Serv ice Life: (Cubic Yards) >>>>>> Yd3

Front End Loaders

(Information in this section pertains to front-end loaders only . Try to isolate loader costs, from the other equipment in fleet)

49 Total # of Front-end Loaders >>>>>> # Loaders

50 Average Loader Age (Years) >>>>>> Years

51 Do you Capitalize Loader Engine Rebuilds/Overhauls? (Yes or No)>>>>>>


52 Parts Expense (per Cubic Yard) >>>>>> $/Yd3

or ($/Engine Hour) >>>>>> $/Eng. Hr.

(Front-end Loader parts ONLY)

53 Shop Expense (per Cubic Yard) >>>>>> $/Yd3


(All Costs Charged to Loader, including Internal Labor )

54 Outside Repair Costs (per Cubic Yard) >>>>>> $/Yd3


(Parts & Labor for Repairs Performed by Outside Party)

55 Tire Expense (per Cubic Yard) >>>>>> $/Yd3


(Includes Tires + Repairs, Mounting, and Related Costs)

56 TOTAL - per Cubic Yard (from questions 53 - 56) >>>>>> -$ $/Yd3

TOTAL - per Engine Hour (from questions 53 - 56) >>>>>> -$ $/Eng. Hr.


57 Gallons per Engine hour >>>>>> Gal/Eng Hr.

58 Gallons per Cubic Yard >>>>>> Gals/Yd3

59 Loader Fuel Costs per Cubic Yard >>>>>> $/Yd3


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Additional Benchmarking Items

60 Driver Availability % (Available Drivers/Total Drivers) >>>>>> % Annually

61 Fleet Availability % (Available Mixers / Total Mixers) >>>>>> % Annually

62 Fleet Utilization % (Available Drivers/ Available Mixers) >>>>>> % Annually

63 Cubic Yards Delivered per Truck Mixer >>>>>> Yd3/Year

64 Dispatch Efficiency

(Drivers Hours Worked - Standby Hours/Drivers Hours Worked) >>>>>> Disp. Eff %

65 Number of Rollover Incidents in 2011(on or off road) >>>>>> # Rollovers

66 Number of Truck Mixer Backing Accidents in 2011 >>>>>> # Back. Acc.

67 Does Fleet include any Volumetric Mixers? >>>>>>

68 If Yes, How Many? >>>>>> # Volumetrics

69 If Yes, how Many Cubic Yards per Volumetric Mixer per Year >>>>>> Yd3/Year

Submitted by:

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Company:

Address:

City

State

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Phone:

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e-mail address:

Please e-mail completed form to NRMCA's Operations Staff by April 1, 2012 to: [email protected]

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