Price the work
Freight Broker Margin Calculator
Gross margin is not profit. Test shipper rate, carrier cost, operating cost, and load count without relying on a “standard” margin.
Scenario model
This shows the arithmetic only. Actual rates, costs, accessorials, collections, claims, and taxes vary by transaction and business.
Gross spread
$360
15.0% of shipper charge
Monthly gross margin
$3,600
10 modeled loads
After listed costs
$1,100
Not tax or profit advice
How to use this tool
Calculate the shipper-to-carrier spread and see how expenses change the amount left after a load. Enter assumptions that match your situation, save the result for your own planning, and verify anything that could change a filing, payment, contract, or load decision.
What this tool does not replace
This is educational planning content. It does not create FMCSA authority, quote a surety bond, provide legal or tax advice, verify a carrier, forecast income, or guarantee a customer, load, rate, or operating result.
Continue with the operating sequence
The paid course connects the same decisions across authority readiness, shipper sales, carrier due diligence, pricing, documents, and load operations.
Review the $39 course