Rate per mile calculator
By Fernandez · Updated October 2026
Turn any load into a rate per mile you can compare with your costs.
All-in rate per mile (loaded + empty)
$2.82
Loaded rate per mile
$3.18
Linehaul only, per loaded mile
$2.57
All-in divides everything the load pays by every mile it takes, empty miles included. That is the number to compare with your cost per mile.
This load pays $2.82 a mile all-in. We negotiate every load against your floor rate, and you approve it.
Our dispatchers find and negotiate the loads; you approve each one and sign the rate con. 5% of gross for one truck with an MC 6 months or older, no setup fee.
Start dispatchHow it is calculated
- Total pay = linehaul + fuel surcharge + accessorials.
- All-in rate per mile = total pay / (loaded miles + empty miles).
- Loaded rate per mile = total pay / loaded miles.
- Linehaul rate per loaded mile = linehaul / loaded miles.
Worked example
| Item | EXAMPLE |
|---|---|
| Linehaul | $1,800 |
| Fuel surcharge | $350 |
| Accessorials | $75 |
| Loaded miles | 700 |
| Empty miles | 90 |
| All-in rate per mile | $2.82 |
| Loaded rate per mile | $3.18 |
| Linehaul per loaded mile | $2.57 |
EXAMPLE load, not a market rate.
Reading the result
Brokers quote rate per loaded mile, and that is the number that looks best. Your truck runs every mile, so judge the load by the all-in figure. Ninety empty miles turned a $3.18 load into $2.82 here. If the all-in rate does not clear your cost per mile, the load loses money however good it sounds on the phone.
Use the linehaul-only figure when you compare with published national averages, which usually exclude fuel surcharge.
Trucking rates calculator: next steps
Know your floor first with the trucking cost per mile calculator, and price the fuel on a trip with the trip fuel cost calculator. Before you counter a broker, the counter-offer calculator gives you a walk-away number and a target. Higher mileage also wears the truck; see semi truck depreciation by age and mileage.
Rate per mile mistakes to avoid
Rate per mile is simple arithmetic, which is why the mistakes are about inputs, not math. Each one below makes a load look better than it is:
- Comparing loaded rate per mile with your all-in cost. Compare all-in with all-in, empty miles included, or every load looks better than it is.
- Mixing fuel in and out. National averages often exclude fuel surcharge; compare them with linehaul-only rate per mile.
- Trusting the posted miles. Check the practical route miles yourself; posted miles can be shorter than the road.
- Forgetting accessorials you will not get. Count detention or stop pay only if it is written on the rate con.
Every load priced against your floor
We negotiate each load and bring it to you to approve. A dispatcher calls you back.