Free Trucking Calculators for Owner-Operators

These free trucking calculators answer the money and compliance questions owner-operators deal with every week: what a mile costs you, which load pays more, what a dispatcher or factor really takes, what you owe on IFTA and the 2290, and whether you can make an appointment legally. Each one runs in your browser, works on a phone, and shows the formula and the rule it uses, with a link to the source.

No signup and no email. Nothing you type leaves your device.

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Which tool answers your question?

Most questions about money on a load come back to three numbers: what it costs you to run, what the load pays per mile you drive, and what you hand to others along the way. Here's where to start.

A good order to use them in

If you're new to your own authority, run them in this order. Each answer feeds the next.

1. Check your rig. Before you buy a trailer or take your first hotshot load, confirm which license it needs. A trailer rated 1,000 lbs too heavy can change your whole plan.
2. Budget your startup. If you haven't filed yet, add up the filings, insurance and the cash you'll need before brokers pay.
3. Find your cost per mile. It's the base for every rate decision after this. Use real numbers, or careful estimates if you're just starting.
4. Turn it into a rate floor. The cost per mile calculator does this when you enter your share of empty miles.
5. Judge offers all-in. Put real offers into the rate per mile calculator and compare them against your floor.
6. Count your costs per load. Fuel surcharge, dispatch and factoring fees all change what a load is worth to you. The load profit calculator puts them together.
7. Check your clock. A load that pays well but can't be delivered legally on time isn't a good load. The trip planner tells you before you book.

Our guide to your first 90 days with a new MC covers the steps around these numbers: authority, insurance, broker setup and your first loads.

How we build these tools

A calculator is only useful if you can trust the math. Every tool here follows the same rules:

• The formula is on the page. You can check every result with a pencil.
• Rules are cited. Where a tool applies a federal rule, it links to the regulation on the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations or to FMCSA guidance, not to someone's summary.
• Examples are labeled as examples. Default numbers are there to show the math, never to suggest what you'll earn or pay.
• Data has a date. Each tool page shows when its figures and rules were last checked. Tools that rely on tax tables or rates are rechecked on a schedule.
• Nothing is collected. The math runs in your browser. There's no account, no tracking of your inputs and no email gate.
• It works without the calculator. With JavaScript off, each page still shows a full worked example and the formula.

We also test each tool at phone and desktop sizes and run an automated accessibility check, so every input has a label and results are announced to screen readers. Results update as you type. When an input is missing, the result box says so or shows n/a instead of a wrong number.

If you spot a wrong number or a rule that changed, email us at info@protrucksolutions.com and we'll fix it.

What these tools can't do

They give you numbers, not decisions. A rate floor doesn't tell you whether a load sets up a good reload. A fee calculator can't tell you whether a dispatcher negotiates well or answers the phone on Sunday night. And a CDL check doesn't replace your state licensing agency. For rules, the official sources are the final word: FMCSA for federal trucking rules, and your state for intrastate work.

For the background behind each number, our guides go deeper. Start with how to calculate cost per mile, then how much truck dispatchers charge. National rates by trailer type are on our monthly rates page, and short definitions of every term are in the trucking glossary.

Where dispatch fits

We built these tools because they're the same numbers our dispatchers check on every load. If you'd rather spend your time driving, your dispatcher can run them for you: rate floor, deadhead, fuel and broker checks, before you hear about a load. We charge a flat 6% or 8% of weekly gross, with no upfront fees and no long-term contract, and loads picked up in your first 3 days are free. See our pricing.