Caribou Software

Did you know?

That if you are on the following grids:

(1)  Blocks / Tracts / Sales

(2)  Revenue Contracts

(3)  Pay Contracts

and you highlight a row and Right-Click that you can bring up your rates without plowing through the whole wizard?

Check it out!

Calculating your equipment cost is not only important for measuring your profitability,  it is also important because many mills spend a great deal of time estimating equipment costs in order to set logging rates.  Specifically, they estimate the costs per productive machine hour that a contractor should be able to achieve for each machine involved in harvesting a cut block.  This rate-setting exercise theoretically ensures that you as the contractor earn enough to cover your equipment costs and earn a decent return on your investment.

We now have an on line equipment cost caclulator that allows you to build up to the hourly cost of operating your equipment.  Here www.caribousoftware.com/MechEdge/EqCostWorkSheet.aspx  is the link to the calculator for the US and here www.caribousoftware.com/MechEdge/EqCostWorkSheet_CA.aspx  is the link for Canada.

Interesting Press release from Canfor:

"February 11, 2011 – Vancouver, B.C. – Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP) announced today that, following a review with its Board of Directors, the Company will be proceeding with capital improvement projects totaling $62 million at its Vavenby, Polar and Plateau operations in British Columbia.

The projects are part of a capital spending plan for 2011 totaling $145 million, and a three year strategic plan that calls for total investment in sawmill improvement projects of $300 million.

Following completion of the capital upgrades at its Vavenby mill, Canfor will be restarting this operation sometime in the third quarter and recalling approximately 140 employees including staff. When at full production, the mill will produce approximately 240 million board feet of SPF (Spruce-Pine-Fir) lumber on an annual basis.

"This continues our strategy to invest in our mills, creating efficient and low cost operations," said Jim Shepard, Canfor President and CEO.

Canfor also announced that Jim Shepard is retiring in May.

 

Did you know?

When you enter Loads in the Ticket window, you can use the F9 key to "click" the Save/Add button.

If you hate the mouse and love the keyboard, this tip is for you!