Trucking Load Profitability Calculator

Range: at least 0.01 mi

Enter the distance carrying this shipment. This calculator uses loaded miles as the revenue-rate denominator.

Range: at least 0 mi

Enter empty or otherwise unpaid miles attributable to this load, including repositioning before or after it where applicable.

Range: at least 0.01 $

Enter the offered linehaul amount before separately entered fuel surcharge or other revenue. A positive amount is required to compute the current profit margin.

Range: at least 0 $

Enter separate revenue such as a fuel surcharge. Do not also include it in linehaul revenue; it offsets the linehaul needed to break even or meet a target.

Range: at least 0 $/mi

Use your variable cost for every mile, loaded and deadhead. Exclude monthly fixed costs entered separately below.

Range: at least 0 $/month

Enter fixed costs for the truck assigned to this load, such as insurance, equipment payment, and permits. Avoid including costs already counted in variable cost or load-specific costs.

Range: at least 0.01 mi/month

Enter the same truck's expected monthly miles, including loaded and deadhead miles. Used only to allocate its fixed costs across miles.

Range: at least 0 $

Enter trip costs not already included in variable cost, such as tolls, lumper charges, factoring, or dispatch fees. Count each cost once.

Range: at least 0 $

Enter the desired profit after the operating costs included here. The result is a required linehaul amount after other revenue.