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Truck Driver Pay Calculator

Estimate gross driver pay for a trip using a per-mile rate, percentage of revenue, or flat-load amount.

Inputs

Trip pay and waiting-time assumptions

Range: at least 0.01 mi

Enter miles eligible for pay, not automatically all route or loaded miles.

Range: at least 0 $/mi

Used when pay method is per paid mile.

Range: at least 0 %

Used when pay method is percentage of load revenue. Enter 25 for 25%.

Range: at least 0 $

Used only for percentage pay. Confirm whether fuel surcharge and accessorials are included by the agreement.

Range: at least 0 $

Used when pay method is flat amount per load.

Range: at least 0 hr

Enter total detention time under the applicable pay agreement.

Range: at least 0 hr

Enter the waiting hours not eligible for compensation under the agreement; do not assume a standard free-time period.

Range: at least 0 $/hr

Enter the agreed detention rate.

Range: at least 0

Enter layover days eligible for payment under the agreement.

Range: at least 0 $/day

Enter the agreed layover rate.

Result

Equivalent gross pay per paid mile ($/mi)
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Base gross trip pay
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Estimated gross trip pay including waiting time
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Detention and layover pay
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Pay interpretation
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Pay formulas

Base gross trip pay
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Billable detention hours after unpaid wait
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Estimated gross trip pay including waiting time
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Equivalent gross pay per paid mile ($/mi)
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Estimates depend on the inputs and assumptions shown on each tool. Verify important figures against your records, contracts, and current official requirements.