---
title: "Deadhead Percentage & Revenue Per Mile Calculator | MCC"
description: "Enter loaded and empty miles and the load pay to see deadhead percentage, revenue per loaded mile and per total mile, and profit if you add a cost per mile."
url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/bookkeeping/deadhead-percentage-and-revenue-per-mile-calculator"
---

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# Deadhead percentage and revenue per mile calculator

## Overview

See what a load pays per mile once the empty miles to get there are counted.

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Loaded miles

Deadhead (empty) miles to reach and leave the load

Linehaul pay ($)

Fuel surcharge ($)

Accessorials ($)

Your cost per total mile ($, optional)

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How it works

## How it works

Deadhead percentage is empty miles divided by total miles (loaded plus empty). Revenue per loaded mile is the pay divided by loaded miles, while revenue per total mile divides the same pay by every mile you drove for the load. A load with a high rate per loaded mile can still be poor per total mile if you had to drive far to pick it up. Enter your cost per total mile to see profit on the load.

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FAQ

## About this calculator

**What counts as deadhead?**

Miles driven empty, such as to the pickup and from the delivery to the next load.

**Which is the better number, per loaded mile or per total mile?**

Per total mile, because it includes every mile you paid for to get the load.

**Where do I get my cost per mile?**

Use the owner-operator cost per mile calculator.

**Is anything saved?**

No. The math runs in your browser and nothing you enter is sent to us.

Related: [owner operator cost per mile calculator](/bookkeeping/owner-operator-cost-per-mile-calculator), [deadhead miles and revenue per mile explained](/bookkeeping/guides/deadhead-miles-and-revenue-per-mile-explained), [owner operator trucking tracker](/toolkits/owner-operator-trucking-tracker). See [all free tools](/free-tools). More free tools: [EBITDA calculator](/bookkeeping/ebitda-calculator), [Employee cost calculator](/bookkeeping/employee-cost-calculator), [Price per unit calculator](/bookkeeping/price-per-unit-calculator), or [see all free tools](/free-tools).

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### Owner-Operator Trucking Income, Expense and Fuel-Tax Log

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