Per-Load Net Profit
Net profit and profit per loaded mile for one specific load.
Example
You enter
- Linehaul revenue ($, incl. FSC) 2200
- Loaded miles 900
- Deadhead miles 150
- Diesel ($/gal) 4
- Fuel economy (MPG) 6.5
- Variable cost ($/mi) 0.2
- Fixed cost ($/day) 250
- Days tied up 2
- Tolls ($, optional) 40
You get
- Net profit $803.85
- Profit / loaded mi $0.89
- All-in break-even $1.33/mi
No published worked example is on file for this calculation. It is checked against a hand-worked derivation of its method and an independent reference test.
Details, formula, and sources
ScopeRevenue minus the fuel, variable, fixed, toll, and accessorial costs of these loaded-plus-deadhead miles, with the all-in break-even per mile.
Formula or tableNet = revenue - (total miles/MPG x fuel + total miles x variable cpm + fixed/day x days + tolls + other); profit per loaded mile = net / loaded miles.
Source and editionFirst-principles owner-operator load economics; consumes the cost-per-mile structure.
Free accessFirst-principles; no proprietary source reproduced.
What governsMath aid for personal verification. The ELD on the truck and the carrier tariff are the legal record. State limits may be lower than federal.
API field nameslinehaul_revenue, loaded_miles, deadhead_miles, fuel_price, mpg, variable_cpm, fixed_per_day, days, tolls, net_profit, profit_per_loaded_mile, all_in_cpm
- Target margin band ~$0.50-0.75 over all-in cost per mile (advisory)owner-operator practice