According to the survey report on the current situation of the transportation industry in 2021, the average monthly transportation income of transporters generally exceeds 10,000, and the proportion of transporters with an average monthly transportation income of more than 10,000 yuan has reached 56.34%. Although it seems that the income is good, the transporters have not really got their hands on it as much as expected.
In the process of transportation, the cost of transporters is not small. According to the survey, transporters generally said that vehicle fuel consumption and tolls are the main costs on the road, accounting for 60.43% and 49.88% respectively; 31.40% of transporters believe that vehicle maintenance costs are important costs in the process of vehicle operation; 23.88% of transporters need to spend more costs to buy insurance; 22.81% of transporters Road violation fines are also a big expense; and for drivers with multiple vehicles or long-distance transportation, The cost of hiring a driver is also quite high, accounting for 13.98%,, in addition, 10.14% of transporters said that the cost of handling related operational procedures is also quite large.
In the high-risk and high-intensity working state, the income level of transporters is gradually equal to that of ordinary industries, and cost reduction and efficiency increase have become the most core demands of the transport people's hearts.
Control vehicle fuel consumption
Fuel costs can be said to be an important cost expenditure for the operation of transporter vehicles. The survey results show that transporters will give priority to the fuel consumption level of vehicles when purchasing new cars, accounting for 60.67%, which shows the attention of transporters to the cost of vehicle fuel.
Especially in today's market environment with high oil and gas prices, if the fuel cost of the vehicle can be controlled, on the one hand, it is conducive to catering to the development concept of green environmental protection in the market, and on the other hand, it is also conducive to increasing the profit space of transporters.
In the current fierce market competition pattern, the product strength of various commercial vehicle companies is equal, and enterprises continue to verify their product performance to transporters through diversified events.
In addition, at the moment of the fiery development of new energy vehicles, commercial vehicle companies have begun to turn to the new energy track, compared with fuel and gas, more environmentally friendly and energy-saving pure electric technology and the use of hydrogen fuel cells, but also for transporters to reduce costs and increase efficiency provides a new choice.
In addition to working the vehicle, the transporter's own fuel-saving driving skills also need to be improved. The survey results show that 49.30% of transporters hope to improve their fuel-saving skills.
Transporter Xie Tiantian relies on years of "foot work" to train, under the premise of the total weight of 30 tons of vehicles and goods, the fuel consumption is usually 22L/100km, and the fuel saving reward of more than 10,000 yuan can be obtained every year.
He shared, "Fuel saving should be based on personal disposition and driving habits, but also to achieve 'people and vehicles in one', without good cooperation, driving a good car can not save fuel." My usual speed is controlled at 75-80km/h, when going up and downhill, I must make a good prediction in advance, control the speed according to the road conditions, and do not frequently increase or decrease gears, so that fuel consumption will naturally stabilize at a certain level. ”
Reduce car repair costs
The survey results show that 31.40% of transporters believe that vehicle maintenance costs are necessary expenses for work, which is indeed beyond doubt. However, through a certain method, the maintenance cost of the vehicle can also be reduced.
First of all, the transporter must have an understanding of the product strength of the driving vehicle, and the reliable and safe product can enable the transporter to achieve efficient transportation.
Transporter Liu Jiqiang said: "My car is in good condition, the details are very solid, and the three major pieces are reliable. Weichai's engine has sufficient horsepower, and there is no lack of energy to run the mountain road. My friend was driving another brand of heavy trucks, and not long ago the car broke down on the road, which not only increased maintenance costs, but also reduced transportation efficiency. ”
Secondly, in terms of car maintenance, it is necessary to rely on "three points of repair and seven points of maintenance", and the transporter also needs to do enough work. Liu Wenxiang usually maintains the vehicle once in about 70,000 kilometers of operation, he said, "I have seen many drivers never maintain, the vehicle is damaged very quickly, in the short term it seems to save maintenance costs, but the vehicle failure rate is high, the stability is poor, resulting in higher losses." ”
In addition, the transporter also needs to correct some bad habits when using the car. For example, in order to save money, many transporters will choose to add small oil to save costs, and Wang Chao, a transporter, is very disapproving of this behavior and has never tried.
In his view, "the small oil added is actually stealing the driver's oil, there is no harm without buying and selling, if we resist this behavior together, no one will steal the oil." "Greed for a momentary small profit, the final harm may still be their own."
Reduce spending from yourself
For transporters, having food, clothing, shelter and transportation on the bus has become the norm of their lives, which is actually one of the ways to save costs.
The cab is the second home of the transporter, eating and living in the car can not only save costs, but more importantly, save time, and run one more trip on the road. At the same time, the transporter is always guarding the car, which can avoid the occurrence of stealing goods, stealing oil and other phenomena, which is also an unnecessary expenditure to reduce costs.
In order to reduce costs, drivers in Xinfadi, Beijing, rarely stay in surrounding hotels. Hu Yuguo and Zhang Deyong, lutong transporters from Shandong, carried a car refrigerator on the car, just to be able to cook some home-cooked side dishes anytime and anywhere and reduce the expenditure on the road. Hu Yuguo said: "What we are most afraid of on the road is traffic jams, one is that the time limit is delayed for the owner, and then we can only eat instant noodles and ham sausages on the car. ”
Deduct the cost of wages
According to the survey results, 13.98% of transporters believe that hiring a driver is an important cost expenditure in the operation of the vehicle. Specifically, 6.61% of transporters said that the driver's salary in 2021 increased by about 5% compared with 2020; 7.12% of the transporters said that the driver's salary increased by about 10%; 2.95% of the transporters said that the driver's salary increased by 15%; and 2.44% of the transporters reported that the driver's salary increased by about 20%.
As the wages of hired drivers became higher and higher, most transporters began to fight alone. In the 2021 survey results of the current situation of the transportation industry, 56.61% of the transporters chose to transport alone; and some transporters chose to pull their families into battle, accounting for 8.40%.
Forced by the environment, there are more and more couple cars, brother cars, and father and son cars today. Transporter Ma Junjie chose the working method of "husband and wife file" collocation. In his opinion, saving expenses is one reason, but more importantly, "sleepy with her to talk to me, hungry she can help me cook, feel that my transportation road is no longer lonely." Buy a better car and she'll follow me and it's not so uncomfortable. ”
The reason why transporters are meticulous in all aspects and achieve cost reduction and efficiency increase is to be able to earn more income. In the environment of the continuous downturn in freight rates in the freight market, cost reduction and efficiency increase is a protracted battle, and every transporter is looking for a better way out.