Your cost baseline on the left. Every load decision on the right.
1
Set your cost baseline (left panel)
Enter your weekly miles, monthly overhead (truck payment, insurance, permits), maintenance reserve, fuel MPG + price, and daily expenses. Do this once in the morning — your costs don't change load-to-load.
2
Set your profit margin goal
In the CPM output box, enter the profit margin % you want to earn on top of break-even. 20% is the default. This becomes your Target Rate — the number a load must beat to be worth taking.
3
Evaluate each load (right panel)
Enter the load miles, deadhead, gross revenue, days on load, and any deductions (dispatch, factoring, driver pay). Hit Calculate and read your verdict instantly.
4
Read your verdict
🟢 Take it — rate meets or beats your target
🟠 It's thin — profitable but below your target
🔴 You're paying to work — below break-even
5
New load? Hit ↺ New Load
Clears the load fields while keeping your cost baseline intact. You're ready for the next evaluation in seconds.
⚙ My Cost Per Mile Set once · reuse all day
Weekly Miles
Your Monthly Overhead ?
Maintenance Reserve ?
A consistent monthly amount for tires, oil, filters — whether or not anything breaks this month.
Fuel
Live Diesel PricePRO
Pull this week's average diesel price for your region from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
This is a Pro feature.Start your free 28-day trial to auto-fill diesel price from EIA each week, or keep entering it manually below.
Fuel cost: Enter MPG and price above
Daily Costs ?
Converted to per-mile using your driving days and weekly miles
$—
Enter your weekly miles and costs above
Fixed CPM
Overhead + maintenance per mile
$—
Fuel CPM
Price per gallon ÷ MPG
$—
Daily Cost CPM
$/day × days/week ÷ weekly miles
$—
Total CPM
What every mile actually costs you
$—
%
Set your CPM above to see your target rate
📋 Evaluate a Load
Using your cost baseline: Set CPM on the left →
Load Details
Miles from pickup to delivery
Miles to drive empty to reach the pickup
Total pay for this load (gross)
Affects daily costs & per-day driver pay
Deductions
% of gross
Pay type
Load Rate
Net revenue ÷ load miles
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True Rate
After deadhead · net revenue ÷ total miles
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What You Keep
After all costs
—
Enter your load details above to see a verdict.
Track This Load — Free 28-Day Trial
Free trial members can confirm this load to feed their SSR score (Score the System Respects — your real per-load profitability over time), log every load in your dashboard, and run FMCSA-compliant DVIR inspections with one-tap PDF for roadside stops.