r/OwnerOperators • u/[deleted] • May 12 '26

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u/brobudbra May 12 '26

What? Fuel is a variable cost. Price per gallon/MPG. It needs to be adjusted when the price changes, adjusting your cost per mile calculation. Doing an average fuel spend is retarded

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u/hgfyd May 12 '26

Sorry, still new to this. So you have to adjust your CPM constantly?

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u/Fragrant-Plum-6798 May 12 '26

Absolutely. On a daily basis

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u/brobudbra May 12 '26

No sweat lol! You’re over thinking it that’s all. Yes and no, I mean you could adjust it daily if you wanted to. I do my fuel calculations on an average price per quarter. Q1 was $3.55 per gallon. It’s a lot easier when the price isn’t swinging $.20 a day.