Net CPM is what you actually keep per mile after every cost — fuel, operating expenses, maintenance, and fixed payments. It's the number that tells you your floor rate: the minimum you can accept on any load and still make money.
Total mile Net CPM is the honest business number — it includes deadhead (empty) miles because those miles cost you money too. Loaded mile Net CPM is what you compare against broker rate sheets.
Use the floor rate to negotiate. If a broker offers $1.80/mi and your floor is $1.65/mi, you have room. If they offer $1.55/mi, you're losing money on that load.
All numbers are trailing 90 days. The monthly trend shows how your CPM is moving over time.
Where your revenue goes
Your floor rate
The minimum rate per loaded mile to break even. Quote above this.
per loaded mile · trailing 90 days
14-Month CPM Trend
Is your Net CPM improving month over month?
| Mo | Miles | DH %Deadhead % | Rev CPM | Fuel | Operating | Maint. | Fixed | Total Cost | Net CPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/26 | 2032 | 12.7% | $2.398 | $0.619 | $0.928 | $0.000 | $0.000 | $1.547 | $0.852 |
| 5/26 | 9197 | 7.6% | $2.273 | $0.652 | $0.297 | $0.111 | $0.340 | $1.399 | $0.874 |
| 4/26 | 7686 | 8.2% | $2.614 | $0.616 | $0.284 | $0.069 | $0.407 | $1.376 | $1.238 |
| 3/26 | 7598 | 8.7% | $2.435 | $0.656 | $0.419 | $0.041 | $0.412 | $1.527 | $0.908 |
| 2/26 | 9406 | 5.8% | $2.530 | $0.625 | $0.385 | $0.000 | $0.333 | $1.343 | $1.187 |
| 1/26 | 7324 | 8.1% | $2.515 | $0.679 | $0.357 | $0.035 | $0.427 | $1.499 | $1.016 |
| 12/25 | 9635 | 7.2% | $2.505 | $0.671 | $0.259 | $0.023 | $0.325 | $1.277 | $1.228 |
| 11/25 | 9988 | 8.7% | $2.527 | $0.615 | $0.276 | $0.000 | $0.313 | $1.205 | $1.322 |
| 10/25 | 11249 | 7.0% | $2.615 | $0.622 | $0.276 | $0.029 | $0.278 | $1.206 | $1.409 |
| 9/25 | 11437 | 9.0% | $2.447 | $0.673 | $0.243 | $0.022 | $0.274 | $1.212 | $1.235 |
| 8/25 | 10097 | 8.2% | $2.305 | $0.633 | $0.260 | $0.000 | $0.310 | $1.203 | $1.102 |
| 7/25 | 7904 | 8.8% | $2.340 | $0.636 | $0.349 | $0.052 | $0.396 | $1.433 | $0.907 |
| 6/25 | 11354 | 6.6% | $2.303 | $0.610 | $0.204 | $0.199 | $0.276 | $1.289 | $1.014 |
| 5/25 | 9614 | 9.2% | $2.279 | $0.649 | $0.330 | $0.000 | $0.325 | $1.304 | $0.975 |