| Description (optional) | Amount ($) |
|---|---|
Pricing your dispatcher fee? Use the Canadian Dispatcher Fee Calculator to see exactly what the dispatcher costs you per load.
Factoring this load? Use the Canadian Freight Factoring Cost Calculator to work out the factoring fee before entering it above.
Calculating fuel surcharge? Use the Canadian Fuel Surcharge Calculator to price the FSC from diesel price and distance.
Checking detention? Use the Canadian Detention Pay Calculator to calculate your billable detention hours and charge.
Evaluating whether the load makes money? Use the Canadian Load Profitability Calculator for the full profit view including operating costs.
How a freight settlement breakdown works
A settlement is what a carrier, owner-operator, or dispatched driver receives after a load has been delivered and all charges and deductions are applied. Understanding the breakdown means knowing what added to the gross and what was taken off before the net arrived.
The gross settlement is the total amount the load generated in your favour: the linehaul rate, plus any fuel surcharge, plus every accessorial charge billed. The total deductions are everything removed from that gross: advances taken before the load settled, the dispatcher fee if you use one, a factoring fee if you factored the load, and any other deductions. The result is the net settlement — what you actually receive.
The effective deduction percentage tells you what share of the gross settlement was removed before the net reached you. A 25% effective deduction on a $3,000 gross settlement means $750 came off before you received the remaining $2,250. Tracking this figure across loads lets you see whether your deduction mix is rising or shifting over time.
| Figure | Formula |
|---|---|
| Fuel surcharge amount ($ mode) | entered dollar amount |
| Fuel surcharge amount (% mode) | linehaul × fuel surcharge % |
| Accessorial total | sum of up to 5 line items you entered |
| Gross settlement | linehaul + fuel surcharge + accessorial total |
| Dispatcher fee (% mode) | gross settlement × dispatcher fee % |
| Dispatcher fee ($ mode) | entered flat dollar amount |
| Factoring fee | gross settlement × factoring fee % (if entered) |
| Total deductions | advances + other deductions + dispatcher fee + factoring fee |
| Net settlement | gross settlement − total deductions |
| Effective deduction % | total deductions ÷ gross settlement × 100 |
| GST/HST estimate | user-entered rate × selected base (labeled estimate only) |
Use fuel surcharge % mode when a dispatcher or broker quotes the FSC as a percentage of linehaul — for example, 12% FSC on a $2,500 linehaul produces $300. Use $ mode when the FSC is stated as a flat dollar amount on the rate confirmation. The same toggle applies to the dispatcher fee: switch between % of gross and flat $ to match however your agreement is written.
The GST/HST field is entirely optional and has no hardcoded default. If GST/HST is relevant to your settlement, enter the rate yourself and select the base it applies to. The result is labeled as an estimate only and does not constitute a tax determination or filing.
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