Cost a trip
Estimate fuel and driver time across both legs of a trip. See which inputs the estimate uses and change uncertain assumptions.
For the industry, by the industry.
Freight planning
for your next job.
Understand the trip cost before you commit. Coordinate shared and return loads with carriers you choose.
What does the round trip cost?
Compare an empty return with a return-load detour. This sample includes fuel and driver time.
Melbourne to Sydney and backIllustrative route
Fictional inputs. Fuel and driver time only.
No freight rates, customer price or revenue included.
Sample trip estimateInteractive example
Melbourne Sydney
- Total travel
- 1,760 km
- Estimated fuel cost
- $1,126
- Estimated driver cost
- $990
Estimated trip cost AUD · rounded$2,116
The truck returns empty. The estimate includes both legs of the journey.
Inputs and assumptions
880 km each way, 32 L/100 km, fuel at $2.00/L and 22 driver hours at $45/hour. The return-load example adds 80 km and 2 hours at the same fuel use.
Only fuel and driver time are included. No tolls, waiting, maintenance, ownership costs or revenue. A return load may bring revenue, but it does not remove travel costs. Route distances are illustrative.
What we're building
Freight4Now is in development for small Australian carriers. These are the decisions we're building it to support.
Combine compatible loads
Check capacity, pickup and delivery windows, vehicle requirements and extra travel before you take on another load.
Coordinate with chosen carriers
Share loads with selected partners. Both carriers approve an arrangement before it is confirmed.
Keep control of your business
You choose the work, the partners and the information you share. Freight4Now is designed to support those decisions.
- Explain the numbersEstimates show their inputs. You decide whether a job works.
- Keep records privateSharing a load does not open access to your business records.
- Confirm work togetherA suggested match is not a commitment. Both carriers must accept.
About Freight4Now
Who is Freight4Now for?
Freight4Now is being developed for Australian carriers moving customers' freight, with an initial focus on small transport businesses where the owner makes pricing and capacity decisions.
How does the freight trip-cost example work?
The trip-cost example combines distance, fuel use, fuel price and driver hours for the outbound and return journeys. It uses fictional inputs and includes fuel and driver time only. It is an estimated operating cost, not a customer quote.
Does a return load reduce the trip cost?
A return load can bring revenue, but collecting and delivering it may add travel and driver time. Our example shows those extra costs separately. Suitability depends on capacity, timing, vehicle requirements and the extra journey.
Is Freight4Now a freight marketplace?
No. Freight4Now's direction is trusted carrier coordination. Carriers choose their partners and sharing audience, and both parties approve an arrangement.
Can I use Freight4Now for live jobs today?
The product is in development, and the first-release scope is still being defined. This page offers a browser-local trip example. Live bookings, tracking and carrier workflows are not available here yet.
Start with the trip.
Try the example above. It runs in your browser and does not save or share business information.
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