Practice Introduction to the Off Highway Truck - 1.2 | 13. Estimating Equipment Cost Using Two Methods | Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

What does the term 'off-highway truck' refer to?

💡 Hint: Think about where these trucks operate.

Question 2

Easy

What is depreciation?

💡 Hint: Consider how the value of machines changes with usage.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is an off-highway truck primarily used for?

  • Public road transport
  • Construction and mining
  • Personal vehicle

💡 Hint: Think about where heavy equipment is necessary.

Question 2

True or False: Off-highway trucks can be operated on public roads.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider the name and its implications.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

An off-highway truck costs 3 crores, runs 1600 hours/year with a salvage of 0.2 of the price. Calculate total operating and ownership costs if operational cost factors are 3209/hour and operator wages are 200/hour.

💡 Hint: Combine all components and correlate to use hours.

Question 2

Using Peurifoy guidelines, if an off-highway truck’s salvage value is 20% and running life is estimated based on 20000 hours, determine effects on operational budgeting.

💡 Hint: Think of how salvage value changes the overall estimate.

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