Trip cost and quote

What a trip really costs to run, line by line, and the price to quote so it makes the margin you want. Fuel is costed after fuel tax credits at today's ATO rate.

Rules checked 29 Sept 2026 against ATO fuel tax credit rates for business. Official pages are watched weekly for changes.

The figures start as an example. Replace them with your own; they are remembered on this device. Enter prices without GST.

The trip

Loaded distance

Empty distance (return or repositioning)

Driving time

Loading, waiting and breaks paid

Tolls

Other trip costs (permits, escorts, meals)

Fuel

Fuel use

L/100 km

Diesel price, ex GST

$/L

AdBlue use, as % of diesel

AdBlue price, ex GST

$/L

Take off fuel tax credits (heavy vehicle on public roads): 21.3 c/L at today's ATO rate. The rate already has the road user charge taken out.

Truck and driver

Driver cost per hour, incl. super and on-costs

$/h

Tyres

$/km

Maintenance and repairs

$/km

Fixed costs per year (rego, insurance, finance)

Kilometres per year

Pricing

Margin (share of the price)

Payload

Pallets

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