Free trucking calculators for the numbers that decide your week
By Evan DavidsonUpdated Sources checked
Every tool here is free, needs no sign-up and works on a phone at the truck stop. Put in your own numbers and get an answer you can use before you call a broker, buy a truck or plan a run.
Turn the knob or pick a category. Each tool shows its math, so you can check it, and rules tools link the federal regulation they are based on. They are planning aids: your own costs, your state and your paperwork are the final word.
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Pay and business
- Rate per mileYour all-in rate per mile, deadhead counted.
- Cost per mileWhat each mile costs your truck to run.
- Is this load worth it?Profit or loss on a load before you say yes.
- Counter-offer target rateThe rate to ask for, with your margin built in.
- Dispatcher feeA dispatch fee in dollars per load and per week.
- Load board vs dispatcherYour time on the boards against a dispatch fee.
- Truck driver salaryYearly pay by job type and pay model.
- Detention payWhat waiting at the dock should pay you.
- Quarterly estimated taxA rough quarterly tax set-aside.
- Semi truck valueA ballpark range for a used tractor.
- Company name generatorName ideas for a new authority.
Fuel and speed
Rules and CDL
- Do I need a CDL?A yes or no from weight, trailer and hazmat.
- Hours of serviceDrive time left on your 11, 14 and 70.
- Weight limit checkerAxle and gross limits against your load.
- Dimension fit checkerWhether freight fits your trailer, and legally.
- Stopping distanceHow far a loaded truck needs to stop.
- Hazmat endorsement costThe steps, fees and weeks to an H endorsement.
- Paper log gridA printable 24-hour log grid.
Culture
Where to start
New owner-operator? Work out your cost per mile first. Every other number, from the rate you accept to the counter-offer you ask for, depends on it. Then run a real load through the load profitability calculator and see what is left after fuel and deadhead.
Want to learn the trade behind the numbers? Our semi trucks 101 guides cover the rig, the job and the rules in plain words.
Let someone else chase the rate
We find loads, negotiate the rate and bring each one to you to approve. The fee comes off the gross, and only on loads you haul.
- Gross
- $6,000
- Dispatch fee
- -$300
- You keep
- $5,700
Before fuel, insurance and your other costs.