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:
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Toll costs, which are based on toll data in the Trimble Maps database and the route path generated by the API.
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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)
(For Current and PCM38)
| Parameter | Description | Default Value - U.S. Customary | Default Value - Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET: fuelEconLoad POST: FuelEconomyLoaded | The fuel efficiency (distance units per fuel units) when loaded. | 6.74 miles-per-gallon | 10.85 kilometers-per-gallon |
| GET: fuelEconEmpty POST: FuelEconomyEmpty | The fuel efficiency (distance units per fuel units) when empty. | 6.74 miles-per-gallon | 10.85 kilometers-per-gallon |
| GET: costPerFuelUnit POST: PricePerFuelUnit | The cost per fuel unit of fuel. | $3.85 per gallon | $1.02 per liter |
| GET: costGHG POST: GreenHouseGas | Greenhouse gas emissions in pounds or kilograms of carbon dioxide (CO2) per gallon. | 22.4 pounds/gallon | 10.16 kilograms/gallon |
| GET: costMaintLoad POST: OtherCostPerDistUnitLoaded | The maintenance cost per distance unit when loaded. | $0.24 per mile | $0.15 per kilometer |
| GET: costMaintEmpty POST: OtherCostPerDistanceUnitEmpty | The maintenance cost per distance unit when empty. | $0.24 per mile | $0.15 per kilometer |
| GET: costTimeLoad POST: CostTimeLoaded | The labor cost per hour when the vehicle is loaded. | $54.14 | $54.14 |
| GET: costTimeEmpty POST: CostTimeEmpty | The labor cost per hour when the vehicle is empty. | $54.14 | $54.14 |