Trucking cost calculator

TRUCKING CHARGE FOR SHIPPINGS

To get your truck transport costs, you have to decide, how to transport your goods. You have the possibility of Pathway Courier, which are the equivalents of FCL and LCL containers. This means that you can load exclusively your goods or share the space with another client.

FTL freight is usually more expensive, but therefore offers more space. Moreover, the goods are protected better, which makes the transport safer and therefore does not have a negative effect on your truck transport costs. LTL shipping is by contrast a little cheaper. The stowage space is shared, which cuts the costs for you, as well.

We can calculate, which is the cheaper option for your truck transport costs by using the breakpoint calculation.

Breakpoint Calculation

The breakpoint calculation ascertains the exact value which determines, which is the more favourable option – FTL or LTL, since a whole container is not necessarily more expensive than a consolidated container. Hence, we can help you, keeping your truck freight charge as low as possible.

CALCULATING TRUCK TRANSPORT COSTS

The truck transport costs calculation consists of various expense factors. When inquiring the price, however, you will most likely get one price, which includes all the following steps during the transport and its expenses. To get an insight in the truck transport costs calculation, we have compiled a list with the single steps:

• Truck freight rates +
• Pick Up +
• Handling +
• Main leg +
• Delivery +
• Customs clearance =
• Gesamtkosten LKW Transport

Truck freight rates

The truck freight rates are fixed by the trucking companies and are adjusted regularly to the market. They are depending on the route and demand. This means that routes that are frequently used are more likely to be cheaper than routes that are rarely used. Hence, the truck freight rate is an important factor in calculating the transport costs.

Pick-up

Usually, the goods are being picked-up right from the customer and brought to a storing place. This means that the drive to the client and back have to be considered – including e.g., the staff costs, fuel, and toll. All these factors have an effect on the truck transport costs.

Handling

If general cargo is being shipped, it will be brought to a storage place and handled there. The goods will be sorted by route and urgency, so that your and other goods can be loaded onto the right truck. Here, staff costs have to be considered, as this process of handling has to be planned and executed. When shipping a whole container, this handling does not take place and the truck will bring the goods directly to their destination.

Main leg

The main leg is the actual transport. The costs for this and therefore the total truck shipping rates are mainly calculated with the costs of the route and the incidental expenses, such as e.g., fuel, toll, regional and seasonal surcharges. Hence, the price is depending on the market and the respective trucking company.

Delivery

At the destination storage place, the goods have to be handled again to be carried to the actual destination. The costs for this are compiled of the handling, the transport to the client and the drive back.

Customs clearance

Customs clearance is also important for road transport. The costs for this and therefore for the overall truck transport costs consist of duty, tax, staff costs and of creating documents. To keep the costs as planned, you should make sure, your goods are being declared properly and thoroughly. To be on the safe side, you can use the service of our highly experienced customs agent.