Own it, lease it or hand it off.
Run the same deliveries through three fleets: one you own, one you lease and one you outsource. You see the monthly cost and the cost of one delivery for each. Depreciation, financing, running cost and drivers are all counted.
What the calculator shows before you change a number
These panels use the starting figures in the calculator above. Replace them with yours and the answer moves.
Same deliveries, three costs
Owning and leasing cost the same whether your vans are full or empty. Outsourcing follows your volume, a flat charge on every delivery. The order changes when your volume does.
8.05
One delivery from a fleet you own
Leasing costs 8.66. Outsourcing costs 9.00.
Cost of one delivery from your own fleet as deliveries fall
- 8.0514,000
- 9.3912,000
- 11.2710,000
- 14.098,000
- 18.786,000
Cost of one delivery, three ways
Where your owned fleet's 112,700 goes
- 70,000Drivers
- 22,500Running cost
- 16,000Depreciation
- 4,200Financing
- 112,700Own, every month
- 121,250Lease, every month
- 126,000Outsource, every month
- 12,522Deliveries a month, below which outsourcing wins
Read the three cost lines first
Compare the three cost-per-delivery lines first. Owning shows depreciation spread evenly over the vehicle's life, plus interest on the average capital tied up in it, plus running cost and the driver. Leasing swaps depreciation and interest for the lease payment. Outsourcing replaces the fleet with a charge on every delivery and carries no driver or vehicle cost of its own.
The three options are priced at the same monthly volume. Own and lease costs follow the number of vehicles and barely move when deliveries fall, while the outsourced cost follows your volume. Test a lower and a higher figure for deliveries to see where the order changes.
The calculator counts depreciation, financing, running cost, driver cost, the lease payment and the outsourced charge, for the fleet size you enter. Replace the starting figures with your own.
Settle the fleet question with your capital in view
Fleet lease-versus-own analysis builds the same comparison on your vehicles, routes and facilities, with the financing options you hold. The Control Diagnostic sets the fleet decision beside your position on the Control Matrix.
Related
- Fleet profitabilityWhat each vehicle earns you in a day, and whether to lease, own or outsource.
- Delivery cost calculatorThe true cost of each successful delivery, and the volume needed to break even.
- Vehicle and rider unit economicsContribution per vehicle-day and rider, modelled by type, shift and zone, so capital goes where the fleet earns.
Bring last month. Leave with a score.
Sit down with Qasim Abbas. One table, your numbers, and a clear read on where you stand against par.