Cost per mile · trucking

Trucking cost per mile calculator

Put in what your truck costs you each month. See what every mile costs, the rate that breaks even, and what you keep.

Miles

Miles per month

Fixed costs per month

Truck payment Trailer payment Insurance Permits and platesa month's share Other fixed costsELD, phone, parking, accounting Driver pay per monthsalary or owner's draw; leave 0 if paid by the mile

Running costs

Fuel price, $ per gallonU.S. average diesel, week of Oct 5, 2026. Change it to what you pay. Truck MPG Maintenance, $ per mile Tires, $ per mile Driver pay, $ per mile Tolls per month

What you charge

Your rate, $ per mileoptional, to see profit per mile

Every number except the fuel price is prefilled as an example. Replace them with yours.

Every mile costs you $2.30.

That is $22,987 a month over 10,000 miles. Charge at least $2.30 a mile to break even.

Split	Per month	Per mile	Share
Fixed	$4,250	$0.43	18%
Variable	$18,737	$1.87	82%
Fuel alone	$9,537	$0.95	41%

How this is worked out

Figure	Formula
Fixed per month	Truck + trailer + insurance + permits and plates + other + driver pay per month
Fuel per mile	Fuel price per gallon ÷ MPG
Variable per month	Miles × (fuel per mile + maintenance + tires + driver pay per mile) + tolls
Cost per mile	(Fixed + variable) ÷ miles per month
Break-even rate	The same as cost per mile: the rate that pays every cost and nothing more
Profit per mile	Your rate per mile − cost per mile

Trucking cost per mile calculator

How this is worked out

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