TruckProfitGuides
Methodology and decision frameworks behind the calculators — how to build your own numbers by hand, and how to use them once you have them.
How to Calculate Your Trucking Cost Per Mile
A step-by-step worksheet for building your real fixed-and-variable cost-per-mile figure from your own expenses, before you ever open the calculator.
Is This Load Actually Profitable? A Decision Framework
A 5-question pre-check and decision table for judging a load offer before you book it — not just the calculator, but how to think about the decision itself.
Fixed vs. Variable Trucking Expenses
Why the fixed/variable split matters beyond bookkeeping — how fixed cost per mile shrinks as you drive more, and how to think about marginal load decisions.
How Deadhead Miles Affect Load Profitability
How empty miles compound across a week or month, not just one trip, plus practical ways to reduce deadhead without just accepting worse loads.
How to Calculate Your Owner-Operator Break-Even Rate
How to turn two calculator outputs into one standing rate-per-mile floor you can check any offer against, and how to set a target above it.