Box Truck Rate Calculator
Box truck rates come from two very different places — a load board spot rate that changes daily, or a contract rate locked in with a shipper or broker for months at a time. Both only mean something once you compare them to your real cost per mile. Check a specific load below, or find the floor rate per loaded mile that covers your deadhead.
Will this load make money?
profit = gross − (total miles × cost per mile) − factoring fee
Your break-even rate
break-even per loaded mile = cost per mile ÷ (1 − deadhead %)
FAQ
Load board rate or contract rate — which is better?
Contract rates are steadier and easier to plan around, but they can lag the spot market when freight tightens. Load board rates move with demand and can pay better in a hot market, but leave you exposed when it softens. Run both through the load profit calculator above using your real cost per mile — the steadier income isn't automatically the better deal if it's quietly running thin.
How do I know if a box truck rate is too low?
If the rate per loaded mile sits below your break-even number from the calculator below, you're paying to move that freight — no amount of volume fixes a rate that's under your floor. Compare every offer to that number before you accept, not after.