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Six calculators for the arithmetic that decides whether a trucking business works. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is stored and nothing is asked of you.
Cost per mile
Your cost per mile is total operating cost divided by total miles driven, and it is the break-even figure every rate decision should be measured against.
Open calculatorProfit per load
Profit per load is what a single load left behind after every cost attributable to it — fuel for the empty miles as well as the loaded ones, the dispatch fee, tolls, unreimbursed lumpers, and the share of fixed cost the trip consumed..
Open calculatorDeadhead cost
Deadhead is any distance driven with an empty trailer, and it costs fuel and hours while earning nothing.
Open calculatorQuarterly tax
US self-employed carriers pay income tax plus self-employment tax in quarterly instalments, because no employer withholds on their behalf.
Open calculatorTake-home pay
Gross revenue is not pay.
Open calculatorFuel surcharge
A fuel surcharge is a separate per-mile charge added to the line haul to offset diesel price movement.
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These calculators are planning aids using figures you supply. The tax estimator applies a published statutory formula and is not tax advice — confirm your position with a qualified professional.
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Every figure on this page is one fleetchart computes automatically from the paperwork you already generate — per load, per lane, per truck, without a form to fill in.