TOW·MATH // Cost-Per-Call Profit Calculator

▣ THE CALL

Revenue billed ($) Payment type Card processing % Extras & add-ons ($ winch, wait, after-hrs)

▣ WHEELS OUT — MILEAGE, PORT TO PORT

Base → scene (deadhead mi) Scene → destination (loaded mi) Return to base (deadhead mi) No return leg (queued for next call)

▣ FUEL BURN

Diesel $/gal MPG empty (deadhead) MPG loaded (with vehicle) Idle / winch gal per hour

▣ OPERATOR & TIME

Operator wage $/hr Payroll burden % (taxes, workman's comp) On-clock time for call (min) Dispatch → clear total (min, for reference)

▣ THE TRUCK — MAINT & DEPRECIATION

Truck class (loads presets) Maintenance $/mile (tires, oil, brakes, winch) Truck purchase price ($) Expected residual ($) Useful life (miles) Truck down for shop time this month (amortize down-days across calls) Down days this month

▣ OVERHEAD — THE PART EVERYONE FORGETS

Monthly fixed costs, split across your expected calls per month.

Insurance $/mo (liability, on-hook, garage keepers) Truck payment / lease $/mo Shop / lot rent $/mo Licenses, plates, DOT, software $/mo Marketing / lead-buy $/mo Calls per month (volume estimate)

▣ OTHER PER-CALL COSTS

Tolls / parking / permits ($) Pilot / escort car ($ this call) Overweight / oversize permit ($ this call) Cargo / damages reserve (% of revenue)

▣ THE VERDICT

REVENUE--

TOTAL COST--

PROFIT--

MARGIN--

COST PER CALL-MILE--

TRUE COST / TRUCK-MI--

BREAK-EVEN RATE--

CALL-MILES TO BREAK EVEN--

WHERE THE MONEY WENT

MARGIN vs DISTANCE (scale all legs 0×→3×)

RATE SENSITIVITY (profit at ± rates)

PROFIT BY CALL TYPE (at your cost profile, typical rates)

Full per-call breakdown

▣ FINE PRINT

Free public tool. All math runs in your browser — nothing is sent anywhere. Defaults are rough figures for a single-truck light/medium operation; replace them with your own numbers for real answers. Not tax or business advice.