Trucking calculators
Free trucking calculators for carriers: no sign-up, nothing to download, and they run in your browser. Each one shows its formula and lets you change every assumption, so the answer is built from your numbers, not an average. Results can be printed or shared with a link.
They are grouped by the question you are asking: does this load pay, what will fuel cost, will the freight fit, and what does the paperwork need. Rather have someone run these numbers on every load? That is what our dispatchers do. See our dispatch fees.
DOCK 02RATES AND PROFIT
- Rate per mile calculator
What a load pays per loaded mile and per mile driven.
- Cost per mile calculator
Your true cost per mile, floor rate and target rate.
- Break-even rate calculator
The lowest rate per loaded mile and per load that covers your costs.
- Load profitability calculator
Profit, true rate per mile and profit per hour on one load.
- Counter-offer calculator
Your floor, target and opening ask before you call the broker.
- Deadhead miles cost calculator
What empty miles cost and how they cut your real rate.
- Box truck business profit calculator
Monthly profit from your loads, rates and costs.
- Dispatch ROI calculator
What a dispatcher would cost or save you each week.
- Dispatcher fee calculator
Percent vs flat weekly vs flat per-load fees on your week.
DOCK 03FUEL AND ROUTES
- Trip fuel cost calculator
Gallons and fuel cost for a trip, reefer burn included.
- Fill-up cost calculator
Gallons and cost to fill your tanks from where they are now.
- Fuel range and stop planner
Miles before your reserve and stops needed on a route.
DOCK 04TRUCK AND LOAD
- What size truck do I need?
The smallest box truck for your pallets, and whether it needs a CDL.
- Max payload calculator
Legal payload from your ratings and empty weights.
- Trailer cube calculator
Cubic feet and payload used: will it cube out or weigh out?
DOCK 05COMPLIANCE AND COSTS
- DOT and MC number checker
Which federal registrations your truck and freight need.
- Split sleeper berth calculator
Whether a 7/3 or 8/2 split qualifies, and hours left.
- IRP fee estimator
Your mileage split by state and a rough apportioned fee.
- Truck insurance cost check
A per-mile benchmark for your miles and a check of your quote.
- Lease-purchase vs own calculator
Net cost of a lease-purchase against buying on a loan.
Rather have a dispatcher run the numbers on every load?
We check every load against your costs and negotiate before it reaches you. You approve every one.