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Load Profitability Calculator
Compare the offered rate with the real miles you will drive — including deadhead. Check expected trip profit, profit margin, break-even rate and the linehaul needed for your target margin.
Pre-tax planning estimate
Your load economics
The target linehaul calculation assumes accessorial revenue is collected and keeps trip costs unchanged. Confirm broker payment terms and equipment availability before dispatch.
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What the numbers mean
Total trip miles = loaded miles + deadhead miles. Estimate operating cost by multiplying all trip miles by your total-mile cost per mile, then add trip-specific costs excluded from that rate. Subtract total cost from linehaul and reasonably expected accessorial revenue.
This is a fully allocated decision estimate, not an accounting profit-and-loss statement or a promise of collection. An incremental backhaul decision can have a different cost floor, but the full-cost view helps test business sustainability. Never combine depreciation and the full loan payment in the same cost basis without reconciling the difference.