Route Profit Calculator

Calculate route costs, dead miles and the minimum profitable price.

Route Points

Current Location / Start

Not resolved yet

Pickup / Collection

Not resolved yet

Delivery / Drop-off

Not resolved yet

Return / Base

Not resolved yet

Uses live UK road data to fill total miles, return miles and driving hours.

Distances & Rates

Total route miles

Direct home miles

Rate per mile (£)

VAT (%)

Vehicle MPG

Fuel £/litre

Driver £/hour

Est. hours

Tolls / charges (£)

Waiting time (hours)

Price offered / agreed (£)

Distance

136.0 mi

Total Time

2 h 52 min

Fuel Cost

£36.90

CO₂

42.6 kg

Route Overview

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Return Route Working (Dead Miles)

Total route miles (A→B→C→D)136.0 mi

Final empty leg (last drop → base)95.4 mi

Dead miles = final empty leg95.4 mi

95.4 ÷ 2 × £1.50£71.55

This is the minimum operational profitability threshold — the cost of sending the driver on this job versus running straight back to base.

Route Summary

Profitable

AEN4 9SHNot resolved

BSG1 2BGNot resolved

CPE28 2DHNot resolved

DLE4 1AWNot resolved

Cost Breakdown (Est.)

Fuel cost£36.90

Vehicle running cost£19.04

Driver cost£41.90

Tolls / charges£0.00

Total cost£97.84

Cost per mile£0.72

Recommended minimum price

£204.00

ex. VAT · £1.50 per mile × 136.0 mi

VAT @ 20%£40.80

Total inc. VAT£244.80

Estimated profit (vs recommended minimum)£106.16 (52.0%)

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Return Route Insight

Dead miles (final empty leg back to base): 95.4 mi

Your cost to send the driver (Est.): £71.55