Free freight and logistics calculators
Small tools for the sums that come up in shipping. Each one has a short guide underneath explaining the formula, a worked example and the details that are easy to get wrong. They run in your browser and do not send or store what you enter.
LTL Density Calculator
Turn a pallet’s size and weight into cubic feet and pounds per cubic foot, using the method NMFTA publishes.
Federal Bridge Formula Calculator
Find the maximum legal weight for a group of axles from the number of axles and the distance between the outer ones.
Rate Per Mile Calculator
Compare a load’s pay per loaded mile with its pay per total mile, and see what is left after your running costs.
Dimensional Weight Calculator
See whether a parcel, air or sea shipment is billed on its size or its weight, and find its chargeable weight.
Fuel Cost Calculator
Estimate the fuel needed and the cost of a trip in miles and gallons or kilometres and litres.
Detention Fee Calculator
Turn time on site, free time and an hourly rate into a billable time and a detention charge.
Results are estimates for planning. Your carrier, broker or contract decides the final charge.