Three calculators and a readiness check
Enter your own figures. Every result shows the all-in total, a per-unit cost and the horizon it covers.
Shipment cost estimator
Build a shipment charge the way a carrier builds it — linehaul, fuel and accessorials — then see the total per shipment and per month at your volume.
Assumptions this uses
- The base rate you enter is treated as per mile for truckload, per 100 lb for LTL, and per 50 lb increment for parcel.
- Fuel is applied as a percentage of linehaul only, not of accessorials.
- Accessorials are entered as a single figure and assumed to occur on every shipment.
- Freight class and density are not modelled — a class correction changes the base rate you enter.
Limitations: it is arithmetic on figures you supply, not a rate lookup. It cannot know current market rates, your carrier's tariff, or whether your shipment will be re-rated on inspection.
Runs entirely in your browser.
Weigh it, measure it, photograph it
Three minutes at dispatch removes most of the arguments that follow. Weigh the shipment rather than estimating it. Measure it wrapped and on the pallet, including any overhang. Photograph the loaded pallet with the bill of lading visible. Carriers measure what is presented to them, and the party with a dated record wins the re-rate conversation.
Dimensional weight check
Find out whether you are billed on what the shipment weighs or on the space it occupies — and what the gap costs.
Assumptions this uses
- Dimensions are in inches and weight in pounds, measured as the shipment is presented.
- The divisor is the one in your own carrier contract; divisors differ by carrier and service.
- Chargeable weight is the greater of dimensional and actual weight.
- The rate per 100 lb is the one you enter, before fuel and accessorials.
Limitations: it does not know your carrier's measuring practice, and it cannot account for a freight class correction, which is priced separately from the weight itself.
Runs entirely in your browser.
The Freight Cost & Documentation Worksheet
A one-page cost structure, a shipment readiness checklist and the claim file contents, in a PDF you can hand to a dock.
Get the free guide →Cost per mile
The number every rate conversation depends on: what a mile actually costs you to run, against what you are being offered.
Assumptions this uses
- Fixed costs are monthly and include payments, insurance, permits and overhead you carry regardless of miles.
- Fuel is calculated from your miles, mpg and fuel price.
- Maintenance and driver pay are entered per mile.
- All miles entered are treated as run; empty miles are not separated out.
Limitations: it does not model empty miles, deadhead or seasonal variation. If a quarter of your miles are unpaid, your true cost per paid mile is roughly a third higher than this shows.
Runs entirely in your browser.
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Compare live rates on your lane
We publish no rates, because nobody can keep them current honestly. When you want real numbers, a freight marketplace or broker prices your specific lane against live capacity.
See marketplace options →Shipment readiness check
Six things that decide whether the invoice matches the quote. Work through them before the truck arrives, not after.
Assumptions this uses
- Every item is something you can verify yourself before dispatch.
- Nothing here is scored against a carrier's requirements — it is your own preparation.
Limitations: a checklist prepares your paperwork and your questions. It does not price a shipment and it does not tell you a carrier or a rate is suitable.
Runs entirely in your browser.
Weigh it, measure it, photograph it
Three minutes at dispatch removes most of the arguments that follow. Weigh the shipment rather than estimating it. Measure it wrapped and on the pallet, including any overhang. Photograph the loaded pallet with the bill of lading visible. Carriers measure what is presented to them, and the party with a dated record wins the re-rate conversation.