Empty Kilometres Are Killing Your Profit — Here Is How to Calculate the Real Cost
Empty kilometres are the hidden profit killer for Australian owner-drivers. Here is how to calculate the real cost of driving without a load and what to do about it.
Stop hauling for free. Know your true profit before accepting any load.
Most truckies know their revenue. Few know their real profit after fuel, empty kms, tolls, tyres, maintenance and finance. TruckProfit shows you in 30 seconds.
Helping Australian owner-drivers avoid unprofitable loads before they hit the road.
This is the rate brokers offer every single day. Most drivers accept it without running the numbers. Here is what actually happens to that $1,800 once every real cost is stripped out.
For 11 hours of work. That is $14.82 per hour.
Would you have accepted this load? Most drivers do — every single day. TruckProfit shows you the real number in 30 seconds before you turn the key.
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True profit after all 8 costs including empty km fuel that other apps ignore. Answer in 30 seconds.
Enter your km and saved fuel rate and the app calculates fuel cost instantly. No manual entry needed.
Enter your target margin or dollars per hour and get the exact figure to quote. Never undersell again.
Green, amber or red on every load. No score out of 100. Instant answer in the cab or at the port.
Automatically tracks GST on every job and shows your BAS estimate. No nasty surprise at quarter end.
No signal out west? No problem. Full calculator works anywhere and syncs when back in range.
"First week using TruckProfit I turned down a run I would have done. It showed me I was going backwards by $140 after empty kms. That alone paid for a year's subscription."
"The quote calculator is what got me. I used to just guess. Now I put in the job and it tells me exactly what I need to charge to hit my $65 per hour target. No more underselling."
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Enter your load rate, distance, fuel costs, tolls and other expenses into TruckProfit and it calculates your real take-home profit in under 30 seconds.
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Yes TruckProfit automatically calculates the GST component on every job and shows your estimated BAS liability for the quarter.
Yes the TruckProfit calculator works with no internet connection and syncs your data when you are back in range.
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