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Rate Per Mile Calculator

See the loaded and all-in rate per mile for any load, with deadhead counted so the number is honest.

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Loaded rate per mile

$3.00

All-in rate per mile

$2.70

Loaded plus deadhead miles.

How this is calculated

Rate per mile is what a load pays divided by the miles you drive for it. The catch is which miles you count.

Loaded rate per mile uses only the miles with freight on the trailer: load pay divided by loaded miles. It looks the best, which is why brokers quote it. All-in rate per mile divides the same pay by loaded plusdeadhead miles, the empty run to the pickup included. That is the number that tells you what the trip was actually worth per mile turned.

Put the all-in figure next to your cost per mile and the difference is your profit. iTrucked tracks the pay and the miles on every load, so your real rate per mile is already sitting in your dashboard.

Common questions

What is a good rate per mile?
It depends on lane, equipment, and fuel, but the number that matters is your all-in rate after deadhead. A load that looks strong on loaded miles can be thin once the empty miles to pick it up are counted.
What is the difference between loaded and all-in?
Loaded rate per mile divides the load pay by only the miles with freight on the trailer. All-in divides the same pay by loaded plus deadhead miles, so it reflects what you really earned for every mile you turned.
What are deadhead miles?
The empty miles you drive to reach the pickup. Nobody pays you for them, but they burn fuel and hours, so they belong in any honest rate.
Should I compare this to my cost per mile?
Yes. Rate per mile only means something next to what it costs you to run a mile: fuel, payments, insurance, maintenance. The gap between them is your margin.

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