What’s left after rent, fuel and tolls
What a driver earns working independently is margin, not a fixed salary — the difference between the freight and your costs. Below are three different months broken down in full, so you can see how that plays out. The bottom line is margin before tax — your own income tax and contributions come out of it.
An ordinary month — 12 000 km a month
4 745 €
That is what is left after rent, fuel and tolls
It is margin before tax: income tax and contributions come out of it. Each bar's length is its share of the freight.
- Freight
- + 16 320 €
- Tractor and trailer rent
- − 3 250 €
- Fuel
- − 4 535 €
- Tolls
- − 3 240 €
- Admin
- − 550 €
- Your profit
- 4 745 €
A quiet month
10 000 km a month
A quiet month — 10 000 km a month Freight + 13 600 € Tractor and trailer rent − 3 250 € Fuel − 3 779 € Tolls − 2 700 € Admin − 550 € Your profit
3 321 €
The most realistic of the three scenarios
An ordinary month
12 000 km a month
An ordinary month — 12 000 km a month Freight + 16 320 € Tractor and trailer rent − 3 250 € Fuel − 4 535 € Tolls − 3 240 € Admin − 550 € Your profit
4 745 €
A good month
13 000 km a month
A good month — 13 000 km a month Freight + 17 680 € Tractor and trailer rent − 3 250 € Fuel − 4 912 € Tolls − 3 510 € Admin − 550 € Your profit
5 458 €
What these numbers don’t show
The figures are approximate and assume a MAN 18.520 with a Krone Profi-liner trailer. They are margin before tax — your income tax and social and health contributions come out of it.
- All three columns come off one set of rates: 1.36 € of freight per kilometre, 0.268 l of fuel per kilometre at 1.41 € a litre, and 0.27 € of tolls per kilometre.
- The 3 250 € rent is the whole set. Another make changes it by the price list, and the deposit is paid separately.
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