# Profit Engine: Load-Level Profit, Live and Automated

Version 0.29.0, released 2025-10-20. Source: https://vektortms.com/releases/profit-engine-load-level-profit-live-and-automated

> Know what’s making money - and what’s not.  
Profit Engine brings real-time, per-load profitability into every workflow in Vektor. Automatically.  
No spreadsheets. No guesswork. Just one clear number: Estimated Net.

![Profit Engine: Load-Level Profit, Live and Automated](https://storage.googleapis.com/vektor-public-storage/changelog/c45fddf0-f38c-4279-b848-4a4891d96b43.webp)

### 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

[Watch the walkthrough](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fz6hJNcZIC8)

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## What’s new

**Estimated Net (per load):**  
The headline number - updates live as stops, routes, fuel, driver pay, and rates change

![Profit Engine: Load-Level Profit, Live and Automated](https://storage.googleapis.com/vektor-public-storage/changelog/4525d629-fc5b-4ca7-a7af-53d421a8f631.webp)

**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.

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## How Profit Engine Works

1. Calculates fuel and tolls using the most efficient truck route.
1. Applies your driver pay rules - percent, CPM, or day rate - against load revenue
1. 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.

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## Setup Your Profit Engine

![Profit Engine: Load-Level Profit, Live and Automated](https://storage.googleapis.com/vektor-public-storage/changelog/4737fb0c-80e6-4c5c-8942-6384b07820b9.webp)

- 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

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### Where to view profit

![Profit Engine: Load-Level Profit, Live and Automated](https://storage.googleapis.com/vektor-public-storage/changelog/210cf1e9-625e-46bb-9f20-efade10ca788.webp)

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.

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**Watch the walkthrough video** or **head to Settings → Profit Engine** to start.  
Have questions? [Email ](mailto:support@vektortms.com)[support@vektortms.com](mailto:support@vektortms.com) or ask your CSM for a 15-minute setup review.

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