diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/StateUpdates.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/StateUpdates.java
index ed3e85a8..7bd07b42 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/StateUpdates.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/StateUpdates.java
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class StateUpdates {
 			
 			totalOperationCost += transportCost;
 			totalOperationCost += actCost;
-			totalOperationCost += getFixCosts();
+//			totalOperationCost += getFixCosts();
 			
 			states.putRouteState(vehicleRoute, StateTypes.COSTS, new StateImpl(totalOperationCost));
 			
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java
index b86be126..6f891a0d 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import basics.algo.VehicleRoutingAlgorithmListeners.PrioritizedVRAListener;
 import basics.algo.VehicleRoutingAlgorithmListeners.Priority;
 import basics.io.AlgorithmConfig;
 import basics.io.AlgorithmConfigXmlReader;
+import basics.route.Vehicle;
 import basics.route.VehicleRoute;
 
 
@@ -536,10 +537,16 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithms {
 			public void calculateCosts(VehicleRoutingProblemSolution solution) {
 				double costs = 0.0;
 				for(VehicleRoute route : solution.getRoutes()){
-					costs += stateManager.getRouteState(route, StateTypes.COSTS).toDouble();
+					costs += stateManager.getRouteState(route, StateTypes.COSTS).toDouble() + getFixedCosts(route.getVehicle());
 				}
 				solution.setCost(costs);
 			}
+
+			private double getFixedCosts(Vehicle vehicle) {
+				if(vehicle == null) return 0.0;
+				if(vehicle.getType() == null) return 0.0;
+				return vehicle.getType().getVehicleCostParams().fix;
+			}
 		};
 		return calc;
 	}
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/algorithms/GendreauPostOptTest.java b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/algorithms/GendreauPostOptTest.java
index f8234d6e..c130af57 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/algorithms/GendreauPostOptTest.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/algorithms/GendreauPostOptTest.java
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ public class GendreauPostOptTest {
 		routes.add(route);
 //		routes.add(new VehicleRoute(getEmptyTour(),getDriver(),getNoVehicle()));
 //		routes.add(new VehicleRoute(getEmptyTour(),getDriver(),getNoVehicle()));
-
-		VehicleRoutingProblemSolution sol = new VehicleRoutingProblemSolution(routes, states.getRouteState(route, StateTypes.COSTS).toDouble());
+		
+		VehicleRoutingProblemSolution sol = new VehicleRoutingProblemSolution(routes, states.getRouteState(route, StateTypes.COSTS).toDouble() + getFixedCosts(routes));
 		
 		assertEquals(110.0, sol.getCost(), 0.5);
 		
@@ -209,10 +209,16 @@ public class GendreauPostOptTest {
 		assertEquals(80.0,newSolution.getCost(),0.5);
 	}
 	
+	private double getFixedCosts(Collection<VehicleRoute> routes) {
+		double c = 0.0;
+		for(VehicleRoute r : routes){ c += r.getVehicle().getType().getVehicleCostParams().fix; }
+		return c;
+	}
+
 	private double getCosts(VehicleRoutingProblemSolution newSolution, StateManagerImpl states) {
 		double c = 0.0;
 		for(VehicleRoute r : newSolution.getRoutes()){
-			c += states.getRouteState(r, StateTypes.COSTS).toDouble();
+			c += states.getRouteState(r, StateTypes.COSTS).toDouble() + r.getVehicle().getType().getVehicleCostParams().fix;
 		}
 		return c;
 	}