Industrial Gases & Cryogenic Systems worked example

Bulk Tank Delivery Cost at 72% charged delivery scope: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop charged delivery scope to 72%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate bulk cryogenic tank delivery cost from delivered liquid volume, freight and product cost per gallon, delivery scope, and fixed service charges.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Delivered cryogenic liquid volume: 4,500 gal (held at the documented default)
  • Delivered product and freight cost: 1.25 $ / gal (held at the documented default)
  • Charged delivery scope: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Fixed stop and service charge: 350 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable bulk tank delivery cost = delivered cryogenic liquid volume × delivered product and freight cost × charged delivery scope.
  • Total bulk tank delivery cost works out to 4,400 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Delivered product and freight cost works out to 0.98 $ / gal at these inputs.
  • Variable bulk tank delivery cost works out to 4,050 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed stop and service charge works out to 350 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where charged delivery scope sits at 100% and the headline result is 5,975 $, this scenario comes in 26.36% below the baseline at 4,400 $.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to charged delivery scope, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It does not account for tank rental, monthly facility fees, demand charges, fuel surcharge escalators, or product lost to transfer and boil-off after the meter reading.

Results at a glance

  • Total bulk tank delivery cost: 4,400 $ (headline result)
  • Delivered product and freight cost: 0.98 $ / gal
  • Variable bulk tank delivery cost: 4,050 $
  • Fixed stop and service charge: 350 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Bulk Tank Delivery Cost calculator, set charged delivery scope to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.