TOWPROFIT

Know what’s left
after the call.

The loaded miles are only part of the story.

Use your own costs to model a call, including the empty miles, paid operator time and a share of monthly expenses.

Your numbers.

USD · US units

Example numbers—not industry averages or typical results. Replace them with your own.

01 The call

Revenue per call ($)

Loaded miles

Deadhead miles

Include the return trip and other unpaid miles.

02 Running costs

Fuel economy (MPG)

Fuel price ($/gallon)

Use your own price. Zero is allowed for a what-if scenario.

Paid operator hours per call

Include deadhead, hookup, waiting and return time.

Loaded labor cost ($/hour)

Include applicable payroll costs. Count each expense only once.

Maintenance allowance ($/mile)

Other costs per call ($)

03 Monthly allocation

Monthly overhead ($)

Insurance, rent, dispatch and admin. Exclude truck payment and all wages, fuel, maintenance and other costs already entered per call.

Monthly truck payment ($)

Enter 0 if there is no payment. This is only a business cost assumption.

Calls per month

Target operating cash margin (%)

YOUR SCENARIO

What’s left after the call.

Operating cash per call: $140.00
Modeled cash cost per call: $210.00
Variable contribution per call (before fixed costs): $210.00
Operating cash margin: 40%
Total miles per call: 80 mi
Fuel per call: $40.00
Labor per call: $60.00
Maintenance allowance per call: $28.00
Other costs per call: $12.00
Allocated overhead + truck payment per call: $70.00
Modeled cash cost per mile: $2.63
Call revenue at your 25% target margin: $280.00

Fixed allocation includes only overhead and truck payment. Exclude all expenses already entered per call. This is modeled operating cash, not accounting net profit.

Calculations use unrounded inputs. Displayed results are rounded.

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How the numbers work.

Total miles = loaded miles + deadhead miles. Fuel = total miles ÷ MPG × fuel price. Labor = all paid operator hours × loaded hourly cost. Maintenance = total miles × maintenance allowance per mile.

Variable contribution per call = revenue − fuel − labor − maintenance − other per-call costs. Allocated fixed costs = (monthly overhead + truck payment) ÷ calls per month. Overhead excludes all costs already entered per call; count every expense once.

Operating cash per call = variable contribution − allocated fixed costs. Operating cash margin = operating cash ÷ revenue. Cash cost per mile = modeled cash cost ÷ total miles. Zero revenue or zero miles makes the corresponding ratio not applicable.

Target call revenue = modeled cash cost ÷ (1 − target margin). This is your hypothetical scenario, not a recommended towing rate. This operating cash model includes truck payments and excludes depreciation, income tax and unentered expenses. It is not accounting net profit or an earnings guarantee.

Your entered assumptions

Revenue per call ($): 350
Loaded miles: 50
Deadhead miles: 30
Fuel economy (MPG): 8
Fuel price ($/gallon): 4
Paid operator hours per call: 2
Loaded labor cost ($/hour): 30
Maintenance allowance ($/mile): 0.35
Other costs per call ($): 12
Monthly overhead ($): 5000
Monthly truck payment ($): 2000
Calls per month: 100
Target operating cash margin (%): 25