Every haul contract is a business decision. Before you dispatch your truck, you need to know exactly what’s left after:

• fuel
• driver allowances
• tolls
• contingencies

This tool lets you instantly work out any single trip, or a round‑trip with a back‑load so you only accept work that puts real money in your pocket.

Why Checking Trip by Trip Profitability Matters

Many operators focus only on top‑line revenue and forget that a $2,000 load can easily turn into a $50 loss once all costs are accounted for.

By forcing yourself to input every expense, no matter how small, you’ll quickly see which routes and clients are worth keeping, and which ones are quietly draining your business.

Quick tips:

• Always include a wear‑and‑tear contingency of at least 10% of revenue.
• Treat driver pay as a fixed trip cost, not an afterthought.
• The most profitable trips are often the ones where you can find a back‑load, use the return‑trip feature to see the difference it makes.

Do you want to evaluate the whole truck investment? Use our Commercial Truck Break‑Even & ROI Calculator to see how many trips it takes to recover your landed cost.

1. Enter the contract revenue for your outbound journey
2. Add the realistic costs you’ll incur on that leg
3. If you’ve secured a return consignment, toggle the “Include Return Trip” checkbox and fill in the extra fields.
4. The calculator will instantly show your total revenue, total costs, net profit, and profit margin for the entire round trip.