How much does it cost to transport a gallon of fuel to a retail gas station?

Depends. im guessing it was 1-2 cents PER POUND maybe? 6000 gallons would weigh about 45000 lbs. at 1-2 cents per gallon that would be 60 to $120.
45000 lbs at 1-2cents per pound would be $450 to $900 and a more likely rate

 

Our pricing for 100 miles was rack price (which included a margin) + .045/gal for 8500 to 11000 gallons of gasoline. Diesel, Kero or Lube oil were more. So about $ 750.00 to $ 1,000.00. Keep in mind this is a $ 250,000.00 truck and trailer hauling $ 35,000.00 to $ 45,000.00 worth of product.

 

This is comparable. I quote fuel transport (w/o price of fuel). We are just a carrier. There is a minimum gall charge. Then the customer is billed per gall of product. Granted, due to the min gall charge if a customer only wants 4,000 gall, they will be charged for a full load. Also other charges are added, extra stop, terminals, pumps, etc.

 

We used to have a 4,500 gal min on bunker, 6,500 gal min on #2 and $7,500 gal min on gas. This came from the old ratemaking bureau tarraffs and was based on the product density/ gal. as #2 was 7.1#/gal while gas was only 6.5#/gal.

 

Correct, normally you're hauling full loads. Super singles definitely help increase payload. Increased payload means more $$$.

 

The Major refiners already did all that. Eventually they found the ultimate cost control, sell the trucks and hire comon carriers!

Years ago the majors had all the weight shaved off, (1) small fuel tank, two batteries instead of 4, no landing gear on the wagon, just brackets to add temp legs when needed. optimal number of compartments, lightest hoses & more.

They had all that by the 70's!

 

There's so much that go into the cost you'll never know the true amount. You have to consider pipe cost, terminal cost, transportation, and so on. I can tell you that at a major oil company like BP the transportation always operates at a loss. That's because they never figure sales into that department. They might now but for years it's always been at a loss. It's much different for a common carrier that buy at the rack. With them you might get into the ballpark with cost but they have cost also you don't see.