Load Revenue Per Mile Calculator — Profitability by Load
Analyse revenue per mile across multiple loads to identify your most profitable lanes and customers. Compare loaded RPM, total RPM and net margin side by side.
💵 Load Revenue Per Mile Calculator
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter load revenue — all-in rate including FSC.
- Enter loaded miles — pickup to delivery.
- Add deadhead miles — to get a true total-mile picture.
- Enter load costs — optionally for net margin — fuel + driver + fixed for this specific run.
Worked Example
A carrier hauls a $3,100 load over 600 loaded miles with 80 miles of deadhead. Total load cost is $2,050.
- RPM (Loaded): $3,100 ÷ 600 = $5.17/mi
- RPM (Total): $3,100 ÷ 680 = $4.56/mi
- Net RPM: ($3,100 − $2,050) ÷ 680 = $1.54/mi
- Margin: $1,050 ÷ $3,100 = 33.9%
Strong load — 33.9% net margin with $1.54 net per total mile. This is a lane worth protecting and repeating.
Frequently Asked Questions
Owner-operators typically need $1.75–$2.20/total mile to cover all operating costs and earn a salary. Anything above $2.50/total mile is generally strong. Company carriers operate at lower revenue thresholds but have higher fixed overheads.
Both. Lane RPM tells you which routes are structurally profitable. Customer RPM tells you which relationships deliver value. Some customers have great lanes but poor freight characteristics (high class, excessive deadhead, detention issues) — lane and customer analysis together give the full picture.
Use a simple spreadsheet with columns for date, origin, destination, loaded miles, deadhead, revenue, and costs. Calculate RPM in a formula column. Review monthly to identify trends, lane improvements and underperforming freight.