Compare your surcharge with a fixed quote.
The same loads. Two ways to price them.
+$667more kept over 4 weeks with a fixed quote + Hedjee
- Week 1$6.38
- Week 2$6.88
- Week 3$7.38
- Week 4$7.38
Your customer’s bill stays at $1,500 a load: you saved them $1,250.
Review this route scenarioWho pays your $2,083 fuel riseThe rise in diesel on the gallons your loads burn over the 4 weeks. A surcharge bills part of it to your customer, a week behind diesel; holding the price leaves it all on you. Hedjee covers every gallon for a 5¢ fee each, paid upfront, then pays the rise in your 4-week average diesel price above today’s. Load pay left after fuel: $37,893 with a surcharge, $38,560 with a fixed quote + Hedjee.
Hold your price. When diesel jumps, Hedjee pays the difference.
No margin account, no cash deposit.
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FAQ
How is the surcharge worked out?
The common formula: the weekly diesel price minus $1.25, divided by your truck’s MPG, per loaded mile. At $6.00 diesel and 6 MPG that is about 79¢ a mile. The calculator updates it every week using the week before’s price, the way most shippers bill it. OOIDA fuel-surcharge guide ↗
What should I enter as my all-in rate?
What the customer pays you per mile today with fuel included: linehaul plus today’s surcharge. If you quote by the load, divide the load price by the miles. The fixed quote holds that same bill for all four weeks.
What does “you keep” mean?
The load pay left after fuel over the four weeks. Your other costs are the same either way, so they are left out. On the fixed-quote side it also adds what Hedjee paid you and takes off the fee.
How does Hedjee fit in?
The calculator protects every gallon your loads burn over the four weeks, at a 5¢ fee each, paid up front. If your four-week average diesel price ends above today’s price, Hedjee pays you the difference on those gallons after week 4. No margin account, no cash deposit.
Is this a forecast?
No. You pick how far diesel jumps, from 1¢ to $2.00, and the calculator shows both ways to price the same route. It is an illustration, not a quote.