Free tool

Hauling Bid Calculator

Enter the pit and the job — Dirt Truck finds the road miles and drive times. Add your load and dump times and truck costs to get a bid price per ton, per load and per hour. Free to use; sign in to save bids.

1 · Route Truck starting location / yard (optional — adds the drive to the pit and home at the end of each day) Pickup / pit Delivery / job site

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Loaded: pit → jobMilesDrive min

Empty: job → pitMilesDrive min

Start: yard → pitMilesDrive min

Finish: job → yardMilesDrive min

Truck time factor%Loaded trucks run slower than map times. Add 15–30%. Route type

You can also type miles and minutes in by hand.

2 · Job Job / customer name (for your saved bid)

QuantityUnitTons per yardOnly used for yards

Payload per loadtonsTrucksWorkdayhrs

Pre-trip, fuel-up & post-trip per truck per daymin

3 · Load & dump times Equipment

Load timeLoad minutes

Dump timeDump minutes

Scale, ticket & wait per loadmin

Starting points only — use what your pit and your trucks really do.

4 · Truck costs (per truck)

Driver

Driver pay$PaidPayroll taxes & workers comp%

Tires & repairs

Daily allowance per truck$/dayTires, repairs, maintenance set aside each dayPlus per mile$/mileOptional — extra wear on long haulsOther hourly cost$/hr

Fuel

Fuel economympgDiesel price$/gal

Truck & overhead

Insurance$/yearTruck payment / depreciation$/monthWorking days/year

Other daily cost per truck$/dayPermits, plates, phone, yard rent…Overhead & admin%

5 · Your price

Profit margin%Margin on the bid price, not markup on costMinimum billed hours per truck-dayhrsOptional — e.g. 4 hr minimum

Planning estimate only — confirm truck routes, restrictions, weights, pit hours and your real costs before you bid. Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors.