Commercial Truck ROI Calculator

Table of Contents
1. General Considerations When Exporting A Truck
2. Interactive Break Even & Return On Investment Calculator
3. Interactive Trip Profitability Calculator

General Considerations When Exporting A Truck

Exporting a commercial truck to Africa isn't just a purchase, it's buying a business. Too many investors stop at the sticker price and overlook the real costs that eat into margins: 

  • shipping
  • port clearance
  • duties
  • driver allowances
  • contingencies

The ROI calculator forces you to account for every dollar so you can pinpoint your true break even point before committing capital. If you're already operating the Profitability calculator helps to evaluate specific haul contract or trip profitability.

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Commercial Truck Break‑Even & ROI Calculator
1 Initial Investment – CAPEX (Landed Cost)

Every dollar spent before the truck turns a single wheel.

2 Trip Economics – OPEX (Per Trip)

What a single trip earns versus what it costs to run.

3 Utilization

How hard will this asset work each month?

Real‑Time Results
Total Landed Cost
$62,700
Net Profit / Trip
$1,240
Monthly Net Profit
$9,920
Months to Break Even
6.3
+ Math.round(n).toLocaleString('en-US'); const months = n => isFinite(n) && n >= 0 ? n.toFixed(1) : 'N/A'; function recalc() { const landed = getVal('vehiclePrice') + getVal('shippingCost') + getVal('estimatedDuty') + getVal('portClearance') + getVal('initialServicing'); const opex = getVal('fuelCost') + getVal('driverPay') + getVal('tollsBorders') + getVal('wearTearContingency'); const netPerTrip = getVal('revenuePerTrip') - opex; const trips = getVal('tripsPerMonth'); const monthlyNet = netPerTrip * trips; let breakEven = monthlyNet > 0 && landed > 0 ? landed / monthlyNet : (landed === 0 ? 0 : Infinity); document.getElementById('resultLandedCost').textContent = usd(landed); document.getElementById('resultNetPerTrip').textContent = usd(netPerTrip); document.getElementById('resultMonthlyNet').textContent = usd(monthlyNet); const card = document.getElementById('cardBreakEven'); const valEl = document.getElementById('resultBreakEven'); const warn = document.getElementById('warningBreakEven'); card.className = 'tey-result-card'; warn.classList.remove('visible'); warn.textContent = ''; if (!isFinite(breakEven) || (breakEven <= 0 && landed > 0 && monthlyNet <= 0)) { valEl.textContent = 'N/A'; card.classList.add('state-red'); warn.textContent = 'Critical: Monthly net profit ≤ $0. This truck will never break even.'; warn.classList.add('visible'); } else if (breakEven === 0 && landed === 0) { valEl.textContent = '0.0'; card.classList.add('state-green'); } else if (breakEven < 12) { valEl.textContent = months(breakEven); card.classList.add('state-green'); } else if (breakEven >= 12 && breakEven <= 24) { valEl.textContent = months(breakEven); card.classList.add('state-orange'); } else { valEl.textContent = months(breakEven); card.classList.add('state-red'); warn.textContent = 'High Risk: Wear‑and‑tear may exceed lifespan before breaking even.'; warn.classList.add('visible'); } } ['vehiclePrice','shippingCost','estimatedDuty','portClearance','initialServicing','revenuePerTrip','fuelCost','driverPay','tollsBorders','wearTearContingency','tripsPerMonth'].forEach(id => { const el = document.getElementById(id); if (el) { el.addEventListener('input', recalc); el.addEventListener('change', recalc); } }); recalc(); })();
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Trip Profitability Checker

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