Why it matters
Margins are tight. But with Vektor, your operation can now:
- See true profit per load - before or after it moves
- Track margin across trucks, dispatchers, and customers
- Act on what pays and cut what doesn’t
What’s new
Estimated Net (per load):
The headline number - updates live as stops, routes, fuel, driver pay, and rates change
Fuel & Tolls (auto):
Calculated from the most efficient truck route - no manual math
Driver Pay:
Auto-applies based on revenue type (percent, CPM, day rate, etc.)
Per-Mile & % Expenses:
Your default cost template translates monthly spend (e.g., maintenance, insurance, office) into accurate $/mi or % costs per load
Example: If maintenance averages $10,000/month and fleet mileage is 50,000 mi/week → monthly miles ≈ 50,000 × 52 weeks / 12 months = 216,667 monthly mile average.
Per‑mile maintenance ≈ $10,000 / 216,667 ≈ $0.046/mi. Repeat for office expenses, insurance, tires, etc.
How Profit Engine Works
- Calculates fuel and tolls using the most efficient truck route.
- Applies your driver pay rules - percent, CPM, or day rate - against load revenue
- Your mapped expense items to get true $/mi or percentage costs, then roll everything up into Estimated Net - refreshed live as details change.
Dynamic by design: Any change (rate con, stop edits, route tweaks, driver assignment, new $/mi inputs) reflows straight into the profit line.
Setup Your Profit Engine
- Included in your TMS - no add-on fees
- Navigate to Settings → Profit Engine
- Click “Import Vektor Template” to load default cost categories, based on Vektor’s thorough market analysis.
- Adjust any values - factoring percentages, dispatch fees, maintenance, insurance, and more
- Changes automatically apply to all future profit calculations
Where to view profit
Estimated Net isn’t just a one-off number - it’s available across the platform to help you spot trends and act fast:
- Orders Page: See load-by-load profit in context with dispatch
- Truck Schedule: View total profit grouped by truck or dispatcher
- Database Page: Analyze profit by truck, dispatcher, or customer with full filtering and export options
- Rate Per Mile Report: Includes Net along with other data you need to get reports on - so you can compare real performance along with other detailed reporting.
Every view ties back to the same live logic - no manual syncs or exports needed.
Watch the walkthrough video or head to Settings → Profit Engine to start.
Have questions? Email [email protected] or ask your CSM for a 15-minute setup review.
New to Vektor? Schedule Demo - https://calendly.com/vektortms
