Total Cost of Ownership Calculator
Eucalyptus vs. Mixed Hardwood · Freight · True-to-Size · Coverage-Adjusted Price · Longevity · All values update live
❓ How to use this calculator
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🪵 Step 1 — Select Mat Type
Mixed Hardwood (MH)
vs.
Eucalyptus (WFG)
⚡ Strength-Adjusted Eucalyptus: A 6″ Euc mat delivers approximately the same bending strength (Fb) as an 8″ MH Powerline mat. The thinner mat loads 30/truck vs. 18 for MH — the maximum freight advantage configuration. MH width comparison still uses nominal 48″ vs. your actual MH width setting below.
📥 Step 2 — Program Variables
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Prices
Your actual or quoted MH mat cost
Euc price = MH + premium · slide left of center for discount · typical range −$50 to +$200
Fleet size — used for fleet-level totals
True-to-Size — MH Actual Width vs. Euc True 48″
Industry range 40–48″. MH mats are often delivered undersized vs. nominal 48″. Set to 48″ to disable this driver.
Eucalyptus mats are manufactured true to 48″ nominal spec
Long-Haul Freight (Mob / Demob)
Cost per truckload inbound + outbound to jobsite
Mob/demob round trips per year — long-haul only, not ROW moves
Standard spec — adjust if your supplier differs
Within-ROW Repositioning Freight
Long-haul is one move in, one move out. Contractors also reposition mats repeatedly within the ROW during the job. Euc loads more mats/truck, so each ROW move costs less — and that advantage multiplies across all moves.
Within-ROW repositioning cost per truckload — typically less than long-haul
One-way repositioning moves per year — independent of long-haul trip count
Longevity
Typical field service life for MH
WFG field-documented range 4–7 years
Direct cost to dispose of each mat
Inflation
Applied to replacement mat costs over program life
📊 TCO Results per mat · over Euc lifespan
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Where the savings come from
— per mat breakdown
🚛 Long-Haul Freight
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per mat
📍 ROW Moves
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per mat
📐 True-to-Size
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per mat
⏳ Longevity
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per mat
Fleet savings — 1,000 mats
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total across all mats
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📋 Detailed TCO Breakdown Per mat · over Euc lifespan · expand sections below
| Cost Component | Mixed Hardwood | Eucalyptus (WFG) | Euc Saves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase Price | |||
| Mat purchase price | — | — | — |
| 📐 Coverage-adjusted effective price MH must buy more mats to cover the same area — effective price per ROW length is higher from day one | — | = list price 48″ true width |
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| Total Cost of Ownership (per mat) | — | — | — |
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🚛 Freight Detail
— long-haul mob/demob · within-ROW repositioning
| Freight Component | Mixed Hardwood | Eucalyptus (WFG) | Euc Saves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long-Haul Mob / Demob | |||
| Mats per truck (long-haul) | — | — | — |
| Lifetime long-haul transport cost per mat | — | — | — |
| Within-ROW Repositioning — — moves/yr × — yr horizon | |||
| Mats per truck (ROW moves — same as long-haul loading) | — | — | — |
| Cost per mat per ROW move | — | — | — |
| Lifetime within-ROW transport cost per mat | — | — | — |
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📐 True-to-Size Detail
— actual width · coverage ratio · cost penalty
| Coverage Component | Mixed Hardwood | Eucalyptus (WFG) | Euc Saves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual mat width | — | 48″ (full spec) | — |
| Effective mats needed to cover same area | — | 1.00× (baseline) | — |
| Coverage cost penalty | — | $0 | — |
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⏳ Longevity Detail
— lifespan · replacements · repurchasing · inflation · disposal
| Longevity Component | Mixed Hardwood | Eucalyptus (WFG) | Euc Saves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mat lifespan | — | — | — |
| Replacements over Euc lifespan | — | 0 replacements | — |
| Repurchasing cost | — | $0 | — |
| Inflation on replacement mats | — | $0 | — |
| Disposal cost | — | — | — |