A concrete mixer truck (cement truck) is effectively two different assets in one machine: a truck chassis and the mixer unit mounted on it. Each component has its own market and its own wear logic, so a credible appraisal is impossible without analyzing both separately. The Kanzas company appraises truck-mounted concrete mixers as well as stationary concrete batching plants located in Ukraine — individually or as part of an equipment fleet.
What we appraise
Truck-mounted mixers on various chassis types, stationary concrete batching plants, and mixing units within larger batching complexes. The equipment type dictates the analysis: a mobile machine on a chassis is appraised differently from a stationary plant tied to a production site — the former against the vehicle and equipment market, the latter as production plant with installation and dismantling economics factored in.
Why a mixer truck is appraised as two components
The value of a concrete mixer truck is formed by two parts that wear independently:
- The chassis — appraised against the same benchmarks as a commercial truck: make, year, mileage, condition of the engine and undercarriage.
- The mixer unit — the drum, its drive and rotation mechanism, the discharge chute. The class-specific factor is abrasive wear of the drum and its liner: concrete gradually erodes the internal walls, and the depth of that wear directly determines the unit's remaining life.
A machine with a relatively fresh chassis but a worn drum is priced differently from an outwardly similar mixer with the opposite ratio — which is exactly what a superficial "by year of manufacture" estimate misses.
Typical engagements
Mixer trucks are operated by construction companies and ready-mix concrete producers, so the usual settings are leasing and collateral packages for fleets, purchase and sale of used units, contribution to charter capital, IFRS fixed asset revaluation and litigation. For international lenders, lessors and buyers we prepare reports under Ukrainian statutory standards consistent with the International Valuation Standards (IVS), issued in English where required — including engagements where the mixer fleet is valued within the acquisition or financing of a Ukrainian concrete producer.
Valuation approaches
The market approach is applied where comparable machines are on offer; value is derived from comparable sales with separate adjustments for the condition of the chassis and the condition of the mixer unit. The cost approach suits two-component assets particularly well: the chassis and the mounted unit are each valued through reproduction or replacement cost less their own depreciation — and it gains weight for non-standard configurations or thin comparables. The income approach is used in limited cases, when the machines earn income within a business, typically inside the valuation of a concrete producer's integral property complex.
Inspection arrangements and documents
Physical inspection and identification is a mandatory stage under Ukrainian valuation law. The valuer examines the chassis and the mixer unit separately — above all the drum, its liner and the rotation drive. For international clients we arrange inspections at the fleet's base in Ukraine and coordinate access with the operator. For the engagement we will need the technical passport, the registration certificate for truck-mounted units, mileage and operating-hours data and, where available, the maintenance history.
Questions and answers
Is a concrete mixer truck appraised together with its chassis? Yes — the machine is appraised as a single asset, but the two components are analyzed separately: the chassis and the mixer unit wear independently, and splitting the analysis produces a materially more accurate value.
How does drum wear affect the value? Substantially. Abrasive wear of the drum and its liner shortens the remaining life of the mixer unit, so deep wear reduces the machine's value even when the chassis is sound. The drum's condition is assessed during the physical inspection.
Do you appraise stationary concrete batching plants as well? Yes. Batching plants are appraised as production plant and machinery, taking into account their configuration, capacity, condition and the economics of relocation — separately or within the asset base of a concrete producer.
To commission an appraisal of a concrete mixer truck, a mixer fleet or a batching plant in Ukraine, contact the Kanzas company at [email protected] — send the equipment specifications, and we will assess the scope and agree the terms.
Related services: Fixed asset revaluation · War damage assessment
