How to Calculate Trip Profitability
Last Updated: August 2026
Trip profitability is freight earned minus the costs that trip actually burned. If you only look at bank balance, loss-making routes hide inside “busy” months.
Summary
Trip profit = trip revenue − trip costs (diesel, driver bhatta, toll, hire/market vehicle, and other trip expenses).
Formula
Trip profit = Freight / hiring revenue − (Diesel + Driver bhatta/advances settled + Toll + Market hire / broker payout + Other trip expenses)
Example
Freight billed ₹45,000. Diesel ₹12,000, bhatta ₹3,500, toll ₹2,000, other ₹500. Trip profit = 45,000 − 18,000 = ₹27,000 before overheads.
What to include next
For vehicle-level truth, roll trips up and add maintenance/tyre allocations—see transport profitability software.
Related product: Transport profitability software
Frequently asked questions
Is trip profit the same as company profit? No. Trip profit ignores office overheads. It still shows which loads earn.
Should toll be in trip cost? Yes—if the trip used the highway. Otherwise vehicle P&L is fiction.