Lane model EXAMPLE VALUES
Lane cost map: change the assumptions and watch every lane re-rank
A fleet of 8 invented trucks on 15 invented lanes. Filter by equipment or truck, color lanes by profit per mile or empty-mile share, then open a lane to see how its cost is built up. Every lane, rate and load here is made up. None of it is a market rate.
Lines on the map join an origin city and a destination city. They are straight arcs for readability, not routes. Diesel starts from the latest EIA U.S. weekly retail average in a dated snapshot.
By truck
EXAMPLE VALUESUses the assumptions set above. Choose a truck to filter the map. Sort by any column.
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Diesel input
EIA U.S. weekly retail, retrieved , not live
Latest week : per gallon. A regional pump average, not a freight rate and not specific to any lane.
Method
How every number is built
No black box. These are the formulas behind the map. The inputs are invented, or typed in by you with the sliders.
Profit per mile
(revenue - fuel - tolls - driver pay - truck time - maintenance) / (loaded miles + empty miles)
Empty miles count. A lane that pays well per loaded mile can still lose money.
Empty-mile share
empty miles / (loaded miles + empty miles)
Empty miles are the ones driven to reach the pickup of this load.
Truck time
(wait hours for next load + dock hours) x truck time cost per hour
The hourly cost is an assumption you can change in the model.
Billing check
dock hours beyond free time x assumed rate per hour
A prompt to check documents, not a claim that money is owed.
What this page is not
- Not a source of freight rates. The per-mile rates on the lanes are invented.
- Not a statement about any real lane or broker. Brokers do not appear at all.
- Not a recommendation to haul, or avoid, any lane.
What the audit does with the same idea
The free audit ranks the lanes in your own file that have at least three loads by revenue per all mile and empty-mile share. It uses your rates and your miles, and only says what your loads show.
Questions
Are these lanes real?
The city pairs are real places, but the loads, rates, wait times and tolls on them are invented to show how the model behaves.
Can I enter my own lanes?
Not on this page. The audit does it with your file. The minimum rate and deadhead tools handle one load at a time.
Is the map geographic?
The state outlines come from public U.S. Census Bureau boundary data. Lines are drawn city to city for readability and do not show roads.
Want real flows instead of invented lanes?
The freight corridors page uses the 200 largest official state-to-state truck flows and the current regional diesel average, and lets you enter your own cost per mile. The lanes above are invented to show the method.
See what your last 20 loads show.
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