A 50-ton payload traveling 1,000 miles means that you have accomplished 50,000 ton-miles. Just figure out what it cost you to haul that load for that distance, divide the number by 50,000 , and you have your cost per ton-mile.
25 tons transported 55 miles = 1375 ton miles @ 15 cents per ton mile, that would be 1375*0.15 = 206.25 Euros or Dollars or whatever.
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The English system is inch, foot, yard, mile for length. Mass (like weight) is ounce, pound, and ton. 12 inches in a foot 3 feet in a yard 1,760 yards in a mile 16 ounces in a pound 2000 pounds in a ton
Lead is more dense than feathers. It doesn't matter how much you have of either one. A chip of lead is more dense than a 10-mile convoy of trucks loaded with feathers.
The number of inches in a mile is greater than the number of ounces in a ton. There are 63,360 inches in a mile and 32,000 ounces in a ton.
Cost per ton-mile indicates what it costs to ship 1 ton of a commodity 1 mile. The calculation is: (cost)/((# of tons) x (# of miles)).
To convert ton-miles to foot-pounds, you would use the fact that 1 ton-mile is equal to 2,000 foot-pounds. So, to convert, you would multiply the number of ton-miles by 2,000 to get the equivalent in foot-pounds.
To calculate revenue per ton mile, divide revenue (R) by the product of the weight in tons (T) and the distance in miles (M) traveled. Revenue per ton mile = R/(T x M)
There are eight eighths in 1 - whether it is a mile of a ton!
In 2011, the cost per ton per mile average was about $16.54. That was with an index rating of about 128 compared to 1975.
A 50-ton payload traveling 1,000 miles means that you have accomplished 50,000 ton-miles. Just figure out what it cost you to haul that load for that distance, divide the number by 50,000 , and you have your cost per ton-mile.
25 tons transported 55 miles = 1375 ton miles @ 15 cents per ton mile, that would be 1375*0.15 = 206.25 Euros or Dollars or whatever.
The "ton" is the 100 mile per hour mark. During the 60s when the cafe racer movement was started/prevalent, riders would race from cafe to cafe reaching the Ton on the way.
The two are not comparable. It's like asking which is more, a mile or a ton.
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The English system is inch, foot, yard, mile for length. Mass (like weight) is ounce, pound, and ton. 12 inches in a foot 3 feet in a yard 1,760 yards in a mile 16 ounces in a pound 2000 pounds in a ton