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QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)

Operational Processes in transport industry (Professional Stage)

You have instructed by the CEO of the company to setting up a new haulage office at Changlun Kedah Kedah. Your task is to secure the haulage market at the BKHs Industrial zone, Alor Setar, Padang Besar and Kangar. Explain to the CEO on significant matters related to procedure in setting up an entire haulage office from initial planning until the effect of its operations. Use diagram or drawing to illustrate the understanding of the whole concept and related transportation processes. The details are as follows;

a. Elaborate the TEN (10) steps in setting up a haulage company (4 marks)

b. In the first assignment, you have received a request form customer to haul one (1) forty-footer laden container from Changlun to Tanjong Pelepas Port Johor. The same vehicle with laden container will be transported back to Changlun (round trip). Calculate the haulage rates and you are required to send a quotation to the respective customer and CEO as soon as possible (Table 1 and 2).

1. Calculate the rate using the governments rate table (4 marks)
2. Calculate the rate with own calculation(basic calculation) (8 marks)

3. Compare the rate between government and your basic calculation.

Which one of the rate shall benefited to your company and why (4 marks)

Table 1; The details of assignment

LO PHONG HAULAGE AND TRUCKING SERVICES SDN BHD
No	The Details	Remarks
1	Load (two ways) full load containers	40 footers
2	Distance (one way) to Tanjung Pelepas	890 km
3	Fuel target km/liter	2.3
4	Diesel price (liter) RM	2.10
5	Toll price (km) RM	0.08
6	Insurance cargo (one way) cargo - RM 250 ,000	0.03 %
7	Vehicle insurance, road tax ,licensing, permit/year	5000
8	Terminal charges export (one time)- P.Gudang Port	40
9	Loading unloading at client premises (stuff/un-stuffing)	40
10	Duration of movement- 2 days	48 hours
11	Two driver (salary and allowance) /day	40
12	Driver incentives (per/person)/day	100
13	Life insurance for driver (per/person)/year	140
14	Admin costs- monitoring /tel /billings/ month	2000
15	Prime mover (installments) - flat rate 6% (5 years)	350,000
16	Trailers installment flat rate 6% (5 years)	35,000
17	Depreciation (vehicles) /year	20%
18	Marketing costs from value of cargo	0.05%
19	Maintenance/repairs (wear and tear)	15%
20	Profit	12%
21	GST/SST	10%
Note : Transport calculation - One month 30.5 days

Table 2: Government Rate Table

NO	THE ROAD PRICINGS FOR CONTAINER HAULAGE
1	a. Short haul (96 km) from the port zone and rates for 20 footer containers.
	i. First 32 km of part RM 0.18 /ton ii. Every km than 32 km RM0.125/ton. iii. Every km thereafter- RM0.07 /ton
2	b. Long haul (exceeding 96 km from the port) for 20 footer containers
	i. First 60 km - 0.20sen ii. Next 60 km - 0.12 sen iii. Next 60 km - 0.06 sen
	c. The 40 footer container rate will twice of 20 footer container
	Rates are charged on a round trip basis comprising one way laden and one way empty where by the charge for transportation of an empty container is half of laden rate)