Free trucking calculators and broker checks
Twenty-two free tools for owner operators and small fleets: check a broker, price a load, read a rate con, claim detention, build your packet. They run in your browser, need no sign-up and send nothing anywhere unless a tool says it looks up public data. Three of the most used are live right here.
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Change any number and the result updates. Each has a full version with more options, explanations and the sources behind every figure.
Rate per mile
- Loaded rate per mile
- $2.76
- All-in, with empty miles
- $2.56
Detention owed
- Billable hours
- 2
- Detention to claim
- $100
MC 6+ months, 1 truck
5%of rate con gross
- Gross / week
- $6,000
- Our fee
- $300.00
- You keep
- $5,700.00
Same rate for every truck type. No setup fee. No haul, no pay. month-to-month, 30 days notice.
All tools, by job
Broker checks
- DOT / MC Number Lookup
Returns the authority status and details FMCSA's public data shows for a DOT or MC number.
- Rate Confirmation Template / Checker
Flags missing or risky lines on a rate confirmation you paste in.
- Broker Margin / Rate Check Calculator
Shows the margin between a shipper rate and your rate, and what a fair split looks like.
Rates and pay
- Rate Per Mile Calculator
Gives loaded and all-in rate per mile, with empty miles counted.
- Counter-Offer / Target Rate Calculator
Turns your cost per mile and profit goal into a counter-offer for a load.
- Load Profitability Calculator
Shows what a load leaves you after fuel, costs, fees and deadhead.
- Dispatcher Fee Calculator
Compares percentage, flat and per-load dispatch fees on your real weeks.
- Dispatch ROI Calculator
Weighs a dispatcher against self-dispatch or hiring in-house.
- Quick Pay vs Factoring Calculator
Compares a broker's quick pay fee with factoring on the same invoice.
- Detention Pay Calculator
Works out billable detention from your timestamps and the rate con terms.
- Accessorial Charges Calculator
Adds tarp, stop-off, layover and TONU to a base rate.
Paperwork
- Carrier Packet Builder / Checklist
Lists the documents brokers ask for in setup, with a printable checklist.
- Trucking Invoice Generator
Builds a clean invoice from your load details, ready to send with the POD.
Costs and fuel
- Trucking Cost Per Mile Calculator
Totals your fixed and running costs into a cost per mile.
- Fuel Surcharge Calculator
Calculates a fuel surcharge from a base price and the current diesel average.
- Trip Fuel Cost Calculator
Estimates fuel cost for a trip from miles, MPG and price.
- Fuel Card Savings Calculator
Estimates what a fuel card discount saves at your monthly gallons.
- Freight Shipping Cost Estimator
Gives a rough shipping cost range for a lane and freight type.
- Freight Rate per CWT / per Pound Calculator
Converts a freight rate to per hundredweight and per pound.
Compliance and planning
- Truck Weight Limit Checker
Shows federal and state weight limits to check a load against.
- Brake Adjustment Limit Checker
Looks up the brake adjustment limit for a chamber type and size.
- Produce Season Finder
Shows when major produce ships from each region, from USDA data.
Every tool that uses a rule or a published figure shows its source and the date we checked it. Calculators use your inputs only; they don't store them. For the reasoning behind the numbers, see our broker guides.
Rather not run the numbers on every load?
We price, check and negotiate each offer before it reaches you. You confirm every load.
- Rate con, sent to you$2,150
- Pickup, delivery, POD
- Broker pays you$2,150
- Our fee (5%)-$107.50
- You keep$2,042.50