Know your costs.
Drive better
decisions.
Clear calculators and practical trucking knowledge. Understand what a trip costs, what a stop saves, and what your kilometres need to earn.
has a cost.
C$1.20 / total km + C$100 additional costs.
Before applicable taxes. Your costs will differ.
Start with a useful number.
Fuel-stop comparison
Put a value on detours and time. See the cash effect separately.
Open calculatorTrip fuel cost
Turn distance, consumption and price into litres and trip fuel expense.
Open calculatorOperating cost per kilometre
Bring your monthly costs together on one consistent basis.
Open calculatorBreak-even loaded-km rate
Account for empty running and see what the loaded leg needs to earn.
Open calculatorA little clarity goes a long way.
What a fuel stop really costs: price, detour and time
A pump price is only one part of a fuel-stop decision. Put the extra charge, avoidable time and cash effect on the same page.
Read guideHow to calculate a truck’s operating cost per kilometre
Build a monthly cost model that includes empty running, makes omissions visible and avoids counting the same expense twice.
Read guideEmpty kilometres and the rate a loaded trip needs to earn
See how an empty leg changes break-even revenue, and why a 20% margin is different from a 20% markup.
Read guideUnderstand the assumptions.
Then trust the arithmetic.
Useful examples, visible formulas and clear limits. We show how the numbers work, and where your own judgement comes in.
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