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Trucking Revenue and Rate Per Mile Calculator for Owner Operators

Work out your rate per loaded mile and per total mile, what each truck earns a week, month and year, and the loaded rate you need just to break even.

Your loads

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The numbers are examples. Change every one to match your loads and your costs.

Your rate per mile

Rate per loaded mile

$3.50

$1,750 a load

Rate per total mile

$3.04

counting the empty miles

Empty miles

13.0%

575 miles a load

Loaded rate to break even

$2.53

You are $0.97 a mile above it

What it adds up to

Revenue for one truck by week, month and year, and for the fleet by year
Per truckWeekMonthYear
Revenue$7,000$29,167$350,000
Profit$1,940$8,083$97,000

Miles a truck a year

115,000

Fleet revenue a year

$350,000

Fleet profit a year

$97,000

Profit margin

27.7%

Your empty miles are 13% of your miles, so every loaded mile has to pay for its own cost and for its share of the empty ones. At $2.20 a mile, that is $2.53 for each loaded mile.

To find your cost per mile, use the Cost Per Mile Calculator. To log each load's rate, use the RPM Tracker. To check one load, use Should I Take This Load?.

Rate per loaded mile is what a load pays divided by its loaded miles. Rate per total mile divides by loaded and empty miles. The break-even loaded rate is your cost per mile times all miles, divided by loaded miles. Yearly numbers use the weeks you enter. Profit is revenue minus cost per mile times all miles, before income tax. Your numbers stay in this browser.

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How do you calculate trucking revenue and rate per mile?

Rate per loaded mile is what a load pays divided by its loaded miles. Rate per total mile counts the empty miles too. Revenue per truck is loads a week times pay a load. The rate you need to break even is your cost per mile times all miles, divided by loaded miles.

  1. Enter your trucks, loads a truck a week, and loaded and empty miles per load.
  2. Enter the rate as dollars a load or dollars a loaded mile, and any extra pay per load.
  3. Enter the weeks you work a year.
  4. Enter your all-in cost per mile to see profit and your break-even rate.
  5. Read your rate per loaded mile and per total mile.
  6. Compare your loaded rate with the break-even rate.
How the numbers are worked out
NumberHow it is worked out
Rate per loaded mileRevenue per load / loaded miles
Rate per total mileRevenue per load / (loaded + empty miles)
Revenue per truck a weekLoads a week x revenue per load
Profit per truck a yearRevenue - cost per mile x all miles
Break-even loaded rateCost per mile x all miles per load / loaded miles

The example numbers on the page are for illustration, not market rates. The industry average cost per mile is from ATRI's 2026 Operational Costs of Trucking report (2025 data, released July 15, 2026): $2.336 a mile, or $1.854 without fuel, for fleets including driver pay. Your costs will differ. Profit is before income tax.

Last reviewed September 2026. Sources: ATRI: 2026 report on accelerating costs and low profitability; ATRI: Operational Costs of Trucking.

Frequently Asked Questions - Trucking Revenue and Rate Per Mile Calculator

How do I calculate rate per mile in trucking?
Divide what the load pays by its miles. For rate per loaded mile, use only the loaded miles. For rate per total mile, use loaded and empty miles together. A $1,750 load with 500 loaded miles and 75 empty miles is $3.50 per loaded mile and $3.04 per total mile.
What is a good rate per mile in trucking?
A good rate is one that beats your break-even loaded rate. That is your cost per mile times all your miles, divided by your loaded miles. At $2.20 a mile with 13 percent of miles empty, a loaded mile has to pay about $2.53 just to break even. The calculator shows your number.
Why is rate per loaded mile different from rate per total mile?
Because empty miles cost money but earn nothing. Rate per loaded mile looks good on the load board. Rate per total mile shows what the whole trip really paid, including the miles to get to the pickup. The gap between the two is your empty-mile cost.
How much revenue does a semi truck make per week?
It depends on your rate, your loads and your miles, so there is no single number. Multiply loads a week by what each load pays. Four loads a week at $1,750 is $7,000 a week, or $350,000 over 50 weeks. Enter your own loads to see yours, and your cost per mile to see what is left.
What should I count in my cost per mile?
Everything it costs to run the truck: fuel, truck payment, insurance, maintenance, tires, permits, tolls and your own pay if you count it. ATRI's 2026 report put the industry average at $2.336 a mile for 2025, or $1.854 without fuel, for fleets including driver pay. Use your own numbers. The Cost Per Mile Calculator can help.
How do I know my break-even rate per mile?
Multiply your cost per mile by your total miles per load, then divide by your loaded miles per load. With a cost of $2.20 a mile, 500 loaded miles and 75 empty miles, that is 2.20 x 575 / 500, or $2.53 per loaded mile. Any loaded rate above that makes money.
Should I include fuel surcharge in my rate per mile?
Yes, if you get it. The tool has an extra pay a load box for fuel surcharge, detention and other pay. It adds to the revenue for the load, so it raises your rate per loaded mile. The Fuel Surcharge Calculator can check that it covers your fuel.
How do I use this for a fleet?
Enter the number of trucks and the average loads and miles per truck. The tool multiplies one truck's revenue and profit by the number of trucks. Use averages across your trucks, and use the RPM Tracker to see which loads and lanes pay best.
Does this include taxes?
No. Profit is revenue minus cost per mile times all miles, before income tax. Use the Quarterly Tax Estimator for tax, and ask your accountant.

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