Free Tool · Load Profitability Calculator
Estimate whether an individual load may generate a profit based on the rate, miles, and expenses you enter.
Estimate whether a load may be profitable after loaded miles, deadhead miles, fuel, fees, and extra trip costs.
Use the result from the Cost Per Mile Calculator above, or enter your known cost per mile.
Enter the load details and tap Calculate to see the estimated profit for this load.
Clear To Roll subscribers can save calculations, reopen them later, and access saved calculations from My Worksheets — alongside records, reminders, packets and other business tools. With a Clear To Roll subscription, the paid version of this calculator can also connect to your Load Files.
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Explore Paid ToolsEnter your load details in the fields below, then tap Calculate. Each section is explained here.
Enter the dollar amounts for linehaul pay, fuel surcharge, accessorials, and other revenue.
Enter loaded miles and deadhead miles. Total miles is calculated automatically (loaded + deadhead).
Enter your cost per mile — either from the Cost Per Mile Calculator or your own known figure.
Enter tolls, parking, scale ticket, permits, lumper, washout, trailer washout, additional fuel or reefer fuel, factoring fee (enter 3 for 3%), dispatch fee (enter 5 for 5%), and other trip costs.
Enter the estimated trip days (decimals are accepted, e.g., 1.5).
1. Total Revenue = Linehaul pay + Fuel surcharge + Accessorials + Other revenue.
2. Total Miles = Loaded miles + Deadhead miles.
3. Revenue Per Loaded Mile = Total revenue ÷ Loaded miles (when loaded miles are greater than 0).
4. Revenue Per All Miles = Total revenue ÷ Total miles (when total miles are greater than 0).
5. Operating Cost = Cost per mile × Total miles.
6. Trip-Specific Costs = Tolls + Parking + Scale ticket + Permits + Lumper + Washout + Trailer washout + Additional fuel + Other trip costs.
7. Factoring Fee = Total revenue × (Factoring fee % ÷ 100).
8. Dispatch Fee = Total revenue × (Dispatch fee % ÷ 100).
9. Total Estimated Cost = Operating cost + Trip-specific costs + Factoring fee + Dispatch fee.
10. Estimated Net Profit = Total revenue − Total estimated cost.
11. Profit Margin = Net profit ÷ Total revenue (when total revenue is greater than 0).
12. Profit Per All Miles = Net profit ÷ Total miles (when total miles are greater than 0).
13. Profit Per Day = Net profit ÷ Trip days (when trip days are greater than 0).
14. Break-Even Rate Per All Miles = Total estimated cost ÷ Total miles (when total miles are greater than 0).
15. Deadhead Percentage = Deadhead miles ÷ Total miles (when total miles are greater than 0).
This is a hypothetical example to show how the calculator works. It is not a typical, average, recommended, or profitable trucking rate.
This calculator provides an estimate based only on the information entered. Actual load results may differ because of route conditions, fuel use, deadhead miles, delays, tolls, maintenance, insurance, taxes, fees, payment terms, and other operating costs. Clear To Roll does not recommend whether a driver or carrier should accept, negotiate, or reject a load and does not provide financial, tax, legal, accounting, safety, or regulatory advice.
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Estimate how much to reserve for maintenance and repairs based on the mileage and values you enter.
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