Miles & Revenue
Your typical month
Monthly Miles
Total miles / month Loaded + empty combined
mi
Loaded miles / month Miles with freight only
mi
Gross Revenue
Avg gross revenue / month Total broker pays you
$
Variable Costs
Cost per mile
Fuel
Diesel price / gallon Current price in your area
$
/gal
Truck MPG Flatbed avg: 6.0–6.5
MPG
Driver Pay
Driver pay / mile 0 if you are the driver (O/O)
$
/mi
Fixed Monthly Costs
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Equipment
Truck payment / month
$
Insurance
Liability insurance / month Primary + cargo
$
Physical damage / month
$
Operations
Maintenance & tires / month
$
Tarps, chains, binders / month Flatbed specific
$
ELD & TMS software / month
$
Compliance & Fees
IFTA & permits / month
$
Factoring fee % of gross 0 if not factoring
%
Dispatch fee % of gross H&S rate is 6%
%
Other monthly expenses
$
Your Results
Live calculation
Total CPM
Cost per mile — every mile, loaded or empty
$0.00
Revenue Per Mile (RPM)
Gross ÷ loaded miles
$0.00
Break-Even RPM
Min rate/mi to cover all costs
$0.00
Profit per Mile
Net rev/mi − CPM (on total miles)
$0.00
Total Monthly Costs
All expenses combined
$0
Deadhead %
Empty miles ÷ total miles
0.0%
Est. Monthly Profit
After all costs incl. dispatch fee
$0
Cost Breakdown
Where your money goes
01 — CPM EXPLAINED
What is cost per mile?
CPM is the total cost to operate your truck for each mile driven — loaded or empty. It combines every fixed and variable expense into one number that tells you exactly how much money you spend per mile.
CPM = Total Monthly Costs ÷ Total Miles
02 — BREAK-EVEN RPM
Why break-even RPM is higher than CPM
Your CPM applies to every mile — including empty miles where you earn nothing. Break-even RPM adjusts for that. If you run 10,000 total miles but only 8,500 are loaded, your break-even RPM is your CPM multiplied by the ratio of total to loaded miles.
Break-even RPM = CPM × (Total Mi ÷ Loaded Mi)
03 — THE FLOOR RULE
Never accept below your floor
Every load you accept below your break-even RPM costs you money — you are paying to haul that freight. Your break-even RPM is the absolute minimum. Your target RPM should be at least $0.80–1.00 above it to build real profit margin.
Target RPM = Break-even RPM + $0.80 minimum