Skip to main content

Default Trip Costs

Many of the Routing APIs return estimated trip costs for each leg of a route (stop to stop) as well as for the entire trip. The costs are calculated using:

  • Toll costs, which are based on toll data in the Trimble Maps database and the route path generated by the API.

  • Other trip costs, which include fuel costs, distance-based costs, time-based costs, and stop costs. These are based on parameter values that you assign , and the route path generated by the API. If you don’t assign values, default values are used. The table below includes the current defaults (dataVersion: Current). These values change with every new version release of PC*MILER.

Default trip costs (U.S. dollars)

ParameterDescriptionDefault Value - U.S. CustomaryDefault Value - Metric
GET: fuelEconLoad
POST: FuelEconomyLoaded
The fuel efficiency (distance units per fuel units) when loaded.6.7 miles-per-gallon10.78 kilometers-per-gallon
GET: fuelEconEmpty
POST: FuelEconomyEmpty
The fuel efficiency (distance units per fuel units) when empty.6.7 miles-per-gallon10.78 kilometers-per-gallon
GET: costPerFuelUnit
POST: PricePerFuelUnit
The cost per fuel unit of fuel.$5.01 per gallon$1.32 per liter
GET: costGHG
POST: GreenHouseGas
Greenhouse gas emissions in pounds or kilograms of carbon dioxide (CO2) per gallon.22.4 pounds/gallon10.16 kilograms/gallon
GET: costMaintLoad
POST: OtherCostPerDistUnitLoaded
The maintenance cost per distance unit when loaded.$0.19 per mile$0.12 per kilometer
GET: costMaintEmpty
POST: OtherCostPerDistanceUnitEmpty
The maintenance cost per distance unit when empty.$0.19 per mile$0.12 per kilometer
GET: costTimeLoad
POST: CostTimeLoaded
The labor cost per hour when the vehicle is loaded.$45.17$45.17
GET: costTimeEmpty
POST: CostTimeEmpty
The labor cost per hour when the vehicle is empty.$45.17$45.17
Last updated March 7, 2023.