How to price a transport job without guessing at mileage
How to price a transport job without guessing at mileage
Most small transport operators price jobs the same way — an educated guess at the mileage, a rough hourly rate, and a number that feels about right. It works until you undercharge a long run, lose a job because your quote took two days, or realise a customer never even saw it.
This guide explains how LoadHub handles quoting — from calculating the route to getting the customer's answer — and what you need to set up before your first quote goes out.
See how it works
This short video shows the full quoting process from start to finish — route calculated, price applied, quote sent.
Getting the customer's answer — without the phone calls
Once the quote is ready, LoadHub sends the customer an email with two buttons: Approve or Reject. They click their choice, confirm on a secure page, and the status updates in your dashboard automatically. No printing. No scanning. No calling to chase an answer you sent three days ago.
Setting your rates — do this once, use it forever
Before LoadHub can price a job automatically, you set up a cost matrix — a pricing profile for each vehicle type you run. Once configured, pricing a job takes one click. Same formula, every time.