Fixed Costs

Summary/Use Case

Report Summary

The Fixed Costs report provides an overview of fixed costs associated with vehicles in a fleet, categorized by customer, department, and/or class. Fleet managers can use this report to track expenses such as depreciation, insurance, licensing, and administrative fees, ensuring accurate budgeting and financial planning.

Use Case

  • Monitor and analyze fixed costs associated with each vehicle in the fleet

  • Identify trends in recurring expenses to optimize budgeting and financial decision-making

  • Ensure accurate allocation of costs to customers, departments, or classes for reporting and billing purposes

  • Compare costs across different vehicle classifications to assess financial efficiency

  • Identify discrepancies in fixed cost reporting and ensure compliance with accounting practices

Location: Where to Find It

Reports > RTA Standard Reports > Vehicle > Fixed Costs

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Data Filter Prompts

You will be prompted for filtering of the Data to specify and narrow down the data that will be pulled. See Data Filter List Below for Options.

Parameter List

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Parameter Name

Value (Default)

Value (Notes)

Please select Customer or Department for grouping (None to skip grouping)

Customer

Allows grouping by Customer or Department

If None is selected, Customer and Department groupings/sorts will be ignored and will move to sorting by either Class or Vehicle (dependent on the Class grouping option below)

Show totals only?

No

This will remove any detail and only include totals; group totals will be determined by the other parameter fields

Include Class grouping and totals?

False

Determines whether class-level grouping and totals are included

If False, the report will default to a list sorted by vehicle

If True, the report will contain groupings and totals by Class

Data Filter List

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Filter Name

Recommended Filter Condition(s)

Value (Options)

Value (Default)

Value (Notes)

Facility

Equal To

Any Facility Number

1

Single Facility

Customer Number

Is Between

Any Customer Number Range

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Filters by customer number range

Department Number

Is Between

Any Department Number Range

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Filters by department number range

Class Code

Is Between

Any Class Code Range

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Filters by vehicle class code range

Transaction Date

Is Between

Any Date Range

First to Last Day of Previous Month

Filters data by the transaction dates

Report Output and Data Elements

Report Output

The Fixed Costs Report provides a tabular summary of fixed costs per vehicle, categorized by customer, department, and class. The report includes columns for depreciation, capitalization, insurance, licensing, ER&R, overhead, revenue, admin fees, and total costs. It also contains a note clarifying that admin fees here do not include those set in the Recurring Charges report.

*If Customer / Department grouping IS included, Class grouping IS included, and Totals Only IS NOT Selected

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*If Customer / Department grouping IS included, Class grouping IS NOT included, and Totals Only IS NOT Selected

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*If Customer / Department grouping IS included, Class grouping IS included, and Totals Only IS Selected

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Report Data Elements

Column Number

Column Title

Data Notes

1

Vehicle

Unique identifier for each vehicle

2

Customer

Customer associated with the vehicle

3

Department

Department assigned to the vehicle

4

Class

Vehicle classification

5

Depreciation

Fixed depreciation cost of the vehicle

6

Capitalization

Capitalization cost associated with the vehicle

7

Insurance

Fixed insurance cost of the vehicle

8

License

Licensing fees for the vehicle

9

ER&R

Equipment Replacement and Renewal cost

10

Overhead

Overhead costs assigned to the vehicle

11

Revenue

Revenue generated from the vehicle

12

Admin

Administrative fees associated with the vehicle

13

Total

Sum of all fixed costs for the vehicle