Are you actually making money on that load?
Most yard owners price by gut feel and rule-of-thumb. The trick is that delivery cost compounds with distance — what looks like a healthy quote on paper can lose money the moment the truck rolls more than 12 miles. Plug your numbers in below and see your real margin per load.
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Math: revenue = (tons × quote) + delivery fee. Delivery cost = (one-way miles × 2 ÷ 40 mph) × truck hourly cost. Total cost = (tons × material cost) + delivery cost. Assumes 40 mph average loaded speed — adjust if your routes are unusually urban or rural. Industry-typical gross margin range for landscape & aggregate yards: 25–35%. Below 20% on regular loads usually means either under-priced delivery, over-priced material, or both.
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