Quote freight with confidence. Enter the lane, the kilometres and your running costs, and this transport rates calculator returns the rate you need, the margin you'd make and the profit per hour behind it — before you commit the truck.
Freight rates move with diesel, tolls, waiting time and how far you run empty to get to the pickup. Pricing off memory means you find out you underquoted after the fuel card statement arrives. Costing the lane takes under a minute and protects the whole job.
A rate that only covers diesel isn't a rate, it's a donation. A complete freight rate covers fuel, tyres, servicing and repairs, registration and insurance, finance repayments, administration, a wage for the driver and a margin that funds replacement of the truck. TruckProfit tracks all of it so your quote holds up under scrutiny.
When a broker pushes back, the calculator shows exactly what the rate needs to be for the load to work — including a target-margin and target-hourly view. That turns a haggle into a straightforward conversation about the number.
Take the total kilometres for the job including empty running, multiply by your cost per kilometre, add any job-specific costs such as tolls, permits or waiting time, then apply your target margin. TruckProfit's freight rate calculator does this instantly and shows the resulting profit, margin and hourly return.
Most sustainable single-truck operations aim for 20–30% net margin after all running costs and a wage. Below about 12% a single breakdown or a fuel spike wipes out the job.
A fuel levy is meant to move your rate as diesel moves. If your base rate was set at $1.75/L and diesel is $2.10, the levy should cover that gap. The calculator lets you enter today's actual fuel price so you can see whether the levy is keeping up.
Yes. Enter the offered rate and the real kilometres — including the deadhead to pick up — and you'll see immediately whether the backload is profit or just movement.