Break-Even Rate Calculator
Is this load worth it? Enter the miles and the rate. You'll see the lowest rate that covers fuel, wear and your fixed bills for the days the load takes.
Filled in with an example load. Change it to yours.
The load
Your costs
Running cost is fuel, repairs, tires and driver pay per mile. Don't know yours? Work it out with the cost per mile calculator.
Break-even for this load
$1,007
- Days on this load
- 2
- Better than sitting at
- $584
- Rate per loaded mile
- $2.66
Leaves you $693
Covers fuel, wear and 2 days of fixed bills. The rest is yours.
Days assume 50 mph and 11 hours of driving a day.
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How the break-even rate works
Better than sitting is what the load's own miles cost to drive: your running cost per mile times loaded plus empty miles. Below this, the truck loses less money parked.
Break-even adds your fixed bills for the days the load takes. Monthly fixed bills are spread over your work days, so a two-day load carries two days of payments and insurance.
A rate between the two numbers loses money on paper, but less than an empty truck would. Take those loads only when nothing better is around.