📋 Your Numbers
Enter your monthly fixed costs, the dispatch fee you earn per load, and the variable cost you incur per load. The tool returns contribution per load, break-even loads per month, and break-even dispatch revenue.
Software, phone, rent, salaries, and other costs that do not change with load count.
Monthly fixed costs must be 0 or more.
The fee you earn on a typical dispatched load.
Enter a dispatch fee per load greater than 0.
Per-load costs such as load board fees, processing, or factoring tied to each load.
Variable cost per load must be 0 or more.
Estimates only. This calculator provides estimates for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, accounting, or business advice. Results are based solely on the values you enter.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is the dispatch break-even point calculated?
Each load contributes the dispatch fee per load minus the variable cost per load — that is the contribution per load. Break-even loads per month is your monthly fixed costs divided by that contribution, and break-even dispatch revenue is the break-even loads multiplied by the fee per load. It tells you how many loads cover your fixed costs before any profit.
What happens if contribution per load is zero or negative?
If the variable cost per load is equal to or greater than the dispatch fee per load, each load contributes nothing toward fixed costs, so there is no break-even point at those inputs. The calculator does not divide in that case — it shows an explanation that the fee per load needs to exceed the variable cost per load before a break-even can be reached.
Are these results a recommendation about pricing or volume?
No. The figures describe the arithmetic of covering fixed costs at the numbers you enter. They are not advice on what to charge or how many loads to take — those depend on your service level, client mix, and capacity. The results here are estimates for your own planning only.
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