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STOP HAULING CHEAP FREIGHT

See what your load really pays after real-world time and costs.

Takes about 5 seconds.

Use the 3 numbers that matter first.

Enter load basics fast, then check your real pay.

Know your profit before your wheels turn.

Use this on every load. This is the difference between guessing and running your business.

Built by a driver with 40+ years of real trucking experience.

Fast Guided Entry

Use the 3 numbers that matter first.

Keep Screen Active Helps keep this load visible while you're working.

Let the system walk you through why each number matters before you run the load.

Deadhead Miles ?

Loaded Miles ? ZIP

Revenue ?

Fuel Price ($/gal) * ?

Fuel price can turn a good-looking load into weak hourly profit fast.

National diesel average unavailable — enter fuel price manually.

Source: EIA diesel average

Use national average

Tolls ($) ?

Toll roads quietly reduce real hourly profit faster than most drivers realize.

* Required fields

Loaded miles move the truck — but loaded miles alone do not determine real hourly profit.

Gross revenue is not what you keep. Real hourly profit starts after the road takes its share.

Edit the example values, then tap SHOW MY REAL PAY.

Business Reality Setup Start with suggested numbers or adjust to fit your reality.

Household Personal/family bills per day Your load is not only supporting the truck — it is supporting life at home too. $150/day

Business Truck/business overhead per day Your load must support the business behind the truck — not just the trip itself. $250/day

Total Protection % Covers taxes + breakdowns + slow weeks Protection money is not extra money — it is what keeps the business alive when the unexpected happens. 35%

More details (optional)

Reposition / Return % ?

Loaded miles multiplied by your expected reposition percentage.

The load does not end where the freight stops — it ends where the truck recovers.

25%

MPG Used6.5

MPG means miles per gallon. Lower MPG raises fuel cost and can shrink real hourly profit fast.

LOAD RESULT

CHECK THIS LOAD

RED = BAD LOAD

You’re at $0.00/hr

This load is moving in the right direction.

This next load decision affects today’s money.

O.T.R.A.F.F.

$0/hr

Your truck moves by the mile. Your life moves by the hour.

UNSUSTAINABLE

Business Reality Check: Based on suggested or adjusted daily cost settings.

Using: $150/day household • $250/day business • 15% reserve

Most drivers never calculate this. That's why they run cheap freight.

This includes fuel, time, and real operating cost.

What revenue would make this load sustainable?

Current Better Green

Status

UNSUSTAINABLE

OTRAFF at this rate

$0/hr

Keep Screen Active Keeps this load visible while you work.

Make better decisions -> better loads follow.

Why Your Pay Looks Like This

This is not gross pay. This is what is left after real-life costs.

What the load pays $0 Revenue before real-world costs.

What this load costs

Fuel cost: $0
Operating/business cost effect: $0
Time-Away Cost for This Load: $0 Based on your Household + Business setting and the estimated total hours away for this load.
Taxes set-aside: $0
Reserve set-aside: $0

True Take-Home $0 After fuel, operating, household, business, taxes, and reserve.

What's left after all required allocations = Debt Crusher Money.

What your time away is worth $0/hr This is what your time away from family is worth on this load.

Most drivers never see this number clearly. That is why cheap freight hides in plain sight.

This Does Not Stop Here

Accepted load becomes a Pre-Trip.

You checked the load
You found the real rate
Accept creates a Pre-Trip
Trip tracks what really happened
Invoice and actual results close the loop

This is not just a calculator. This is how a load becomes a tracked business event.

THIS IS NOT A CALCULATOR

This is a negotiation tool.

Run the load first. Get your number. Then call the broker with the number that actually works.

Most loads look good... until you run them.

Why your number is higher than the broker's

Your rate is not just miles. It has to cover everything behind the load:

Fuel cost (every mile you move)
Your time away from home (ELD clock)
Truck payments, maintenance, repairs
Shop labor rates and breakdown risk
Insurance and operating costs
Household money (real life outside the truck)
Reserves for when something goes wrong

If the load does not cover all of this... it is not profit.

See What This Load Does To Your Business

The system keeps thinking after the first answer.

Real week impact$0

Time away from family$0/hr

If detention hits$0/hr

If fuel rises$0/mi

Fuel Impact

Plan for fuel movement before it hits the truck.

Fuel Increase

$0.00

Original Fuel Price

$0.00

Adjusted Fuel Price

$0.00

Gallons Needed

0.00

Original Fuel Cost

$0.00

Adjusted Fuel Cost

$0.00

Extra Fuel Cash Needed

$0.00

Fuel change impact: $0.00/hr

Current Offer

Reposition Miles

Total Miles

Fuel Cost

Tolls

Hours Away

0.0 hrs

True Take-Home

Current Offer

Required Rate to Reach Green

$0.00/mi

Target Green starts at: $60/hr

Driver Pay Feasibility

Could this load support a paid driver and still leave owner profit?

Would not support hiring a driver

Assumed Driver Pay

$0/hr

Estimated Driver Cost

Remaining Owner Profit

Negotiation Session

Share the real business math during a live rate conversation.

Negotiation Code

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Session Status

Waiting to start

Expires In

Starts when broker opens

Generate a short code and broker-ready share link after a valid calculation. The broker view stays read-only.

Money Breakdown

What this load pays out

Final True Take-Home

$0.00

Driver Gets

$0.00

Owner After Driver Pay

$0.00

Fuel Requirement

How much fuel money this trip needs

Gallons Needed

0.00

Estimated Fuel Cost

$0.00

Extra Fuel Cash If Price Moves

$0.00

REAL PROFIT CHECK

This load is paying you $0/hr

That's below a sustainable rate

Most drivers never calculate this. That's why they run cheap freight.

This includes fuel, time, and real operating cost.

YOUR RATE SURVIVAL RATE GREEN RATE ESTIMATED TRIP RESULT

O.T.R.A.F.F. Business Status

O.T.R.A.F.F.: —

Drag the marker to explore the business zones. Calculation math stays locked.

Losing Ground Surviving Near Green Owner-Operator Green Fleet Green

Status: Neutral

Enter load details to see O.T.R.A.F.F. business status.

Load Explanation

Rate Comparison

YOUR RATE SURVIVAL RATE HEALTHY RATE O.T.R.A.F.F.

O.T.R.A.F.F. Explanation

This load is paying you $0/hr.

Trip Math

YOU ARE BELOW GREEN BY PAY PER HOUR AWAY FROM HOME ESTIMATED HOURS AWAY MPG USED LOADED MILES DEADHEAD MILES REPOSITION MILES TOTAL TRIP MILES

Fuel and costs are calculated on deadhead, loaded, and reposition miles together.

No overnight reset required

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WHAT TO ASK THE BROKER

SURVIVAL RATE TARGET GREEN RATE ASK THE BROKER FOR

Use Survival Rate as your bare minimum. Use Green Rate as your real negotiation target.

Fuel Breakdown

Fuel Swing Effect

Fuel Price Entered Estimated Fuel Cost Fuel Cost if Fuel Was $1 Lower Fuel Swing Difference

Fuel increases raise your required rate and can turn a profitable load into an unprofitable one.

FUEL COST FOR THIS TRIP

Estimated Fuel Cost Gallons Needed Fuel Price Fuel % of Revenue

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MPG Used: 6.5

Includes fuel, truck costs, household, and Total Protection

How this is calculated

Fuel
Maintenance
Repairs
Insurance
Household expenses
Reserve savings

If the load does not cover these, you are working for free.

Warnings / Pressure Points

Trips

Track actual trip performance and history.

Locked

Actual

Compare estimated vs actual results.

Locked

Loads

Save and review loads over time.

Locked

Invoice

Generate clean broker-facing invoices.

Locked

What does this calculate?

It shows what the load really pays you per hour after the truck’s time is counted.

Why hourly instead of just per mile?

The ELD puts you on the clock. Time matters just as much as miles.

Why do deadhead miles matter?

Because if the truck moves, it costs money. Deadhead still burns time and fuel.

Game Mode

OFF / ON

Full Analysis

FULL LOAD ANALYSIS

Fuel Breakdown

MPG Used Loaded Miles Deadhead Miles Reposition % Reposition Miles Total Trip Miles Estimated Gallons Fuel Price Total Fuel Cost Tolls Fuel Cost / Mile Fuel % of Revenue

Time Breakdown

Driving Time Fuel Stop Time Load/Unload Extra Time DOT 30-Minute Break DOT 10-Hour Break Total Time Away

O.T.R.A.F.F. Breakdown

True Take-Home / Loss Total Hours Away O.T.R.A.F.F.

How much this load pays per hour away from home

Survival / Green Breakdown

Survival Rate Find My Green Rate Entered Rate Difference / Mile Suggested Broker Ask

Fuel Impact Breakdown

Fuel Increase Impact

Every $0.10 increase in fuel adds $0.00 to this trip

Cost Explanation

Includes fuel, truck costs, household, and Total Protection

How this is calculated

Fuel
Maintenance
Repairs
Insurance
Household expenses
Reserve savings

If the load does not cover these, you are working for free.

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STOP HAULING CHEAP FREIGHT

Use the 3 numbers that matter first.

Use the 3 numbers that matter first.

LOAD RESULT

Run this load inside Trip

Know your number.

This is not gross pay. This is what is left after real-life costs.

Accepted load becomes a Pre-Trip.

The system keeps thinking after the first answer.

You’re seeing the result… but not the reason.

Plan for fuel movement before it hits the truck.

Could this load support a paid driver and still leave owner profit?

Share the real business math during a live rate conversation.

What this load pays out

How much fuel money this trip needs

How fuel movement affects booked loads

REAL PROFIT CHECK

Rate Comparison

O.T.R.A.F.F. Explanation

Required rate to negotiate this load

WHAT TO ASK THE BROKER

Fuel Swing Effect

FUEL COST FOR THIS TRIP

Game Mode

Suggested Broker Message

FULL LOAD ANALYSIS

Fuel Breakdown

Time Breakdown

O.T.R.A.F.F. Breakdown

Survival / Green Breakdown

Fuel Impact Breakdown

Cost Explanation

Before you call your next broker… keep this one tap away.