Extra amount to recover per loaded mile.
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Fuel Surcharge Calculator
Estimate a fuel surcharge from current diesel price, base price, MPG, and loaded miles.
Use this whenUse it when diesel has moved and you need to check whether the fuel add-on covers the spread.
Fuel recovery
Use the common base-price method to estimate a fuel surcharge.
Estimated fuel add-on for this load.
Current price minus your base fuel number.
Common method
Base-price surcharge math is simple.
(current diesel - base diesel) / MPGThe result is the surcharge per loaded mile before multiplying by trip miles.
Data source
Use one diesel reference consistently.
Many contracts reference weekly EIA on-highway diesel prices. Keep the index source consistent when comparing lanes.