Free trucking calculators and CDL checkers
Quick answers you can work out yourself: what a load really pays, which license a truck needs, what a dispatcher costs per mile. No sign-up. Every rule and default comes from a named, dated source, and every example is labeled.
Pay and career
Paychecks, offers, per diem and whether a CDL school pays off.
Licensing and rules
Which license, endorsement, number or exemption applies to you.
- CalculatorDo I Need a CDL? Checker
- On-page toolBox truck CDL lineEnter the GVWR from the door label; see if the truck needs a CDL.
- On-page toolHotshot license checkTruck and trailer ratings in; Class A, Class B or no CDL out.
- On-page toolFirst-year testing budgetDrivers and start month in; DOT testing costs for year one out.
- On-page toolTiedown count checkMinimum tiedowns for one article under the federal securement rules.
Running a truck
Cost per mile, load math, fuel and the truck itself.
- CalculatorTrucking Cost Per Mile Calculator
- On-page toolBox truck weekLoads, rates and costs in; gross, fee and what you keep out.
- On-page toolReefer weekTruck fuel plus reefer fuel, lumpers and the fee.
- On-page toolPower only vs own trailerFirst-truck monthly costs with and without a trailer.
- On-page toolCash timelineOne invoice paid on broker terms vs factored.
Dispatch
What a dispatcher costs and what it's worth to you.
- CalculatorDispatch ROI Calculator (Dispatcher vs DIY)
- CalculatorDispatcher Fee Calculator
- On-page toolFee per mileTurns a percentage dispatch fee into cents per mile.
- On-page toolFee and keep, one weekPick your fee tier, set the gross, see what you keep.
- On-page toolFee by authority ageDrag the months on your MC; watch the fee step down at 6.
- On-page toolLoad board vs dispatcherThe same EXAMPLE week two ways, with the break-even rate.
How these tools work
Federal rules come from the regulation text and FMCSA, market figures from named publishers such as DAT, EIA and ATRI with the month they cover, and partner prices from the partner's own published page with the date we checked. Anything we assume is marked EXAMPLE, and you can change it. Results are estimates for planning, not legal, tax or financial advice.
New to the words? The trucking terms glossary explains them. Deciding whether to run your own truck? Read first year owner-operator.
Numbers check out? Let's put the truck to work.
Dispatch for owner-operators with their own authority. 7% while your MC is under 6 months, 5% after, 4% for 2+ trucks (limited time).
- Gross booked
- $5,600
- Dispatch fee 5%
- −$280
- You keep (before costs)
- $5,320
Fee is charged only on loads you haul. No haul, no fee.