Trucking & Fleet calculators

49 USC Chapter 311 (commercial motor vehicle safety) and 49 USC Chapter 137 (motor carrier registration / operating authority)

Owner-Operator Rate-Per-Mile Breakeven Calculator

Compute the all-in breakeven rate per loaded mile for a single-truck owner-operator from the actual cost stack: diesel price and miles-per-gallon, maintenance + tires accrual, annual commercial insurance premium, monthly truck payment, dispatch fee (10-15% of gross if leased to a carrier; 0% with own authority), net IFTA quarterly assessment, and the empty-miles ratio that converts cost-per-total-mile to cost-per-loaded-mile. Reports cost per total mile, cost per loaded mile, the breakeven rate per loaded mile after the dispatch fee, and the required rate to clear a target annual net income — benchmarked against the OOIDA / ATRI industry typical band of $1.80-$2.20 per loaded mile. Tool, not advice — commercial trucking taxation (IFTA reconciliation, federal HVUT, state apportioned registration, per-diem election under IRC § 274(n)(3)) requires a CPA familiar with the motor-carrier industry; commercial insurance shopping requires a transportation-focused broker.